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John E. McDermott
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Experience
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Directed programs
Coached basketball and football
Organized Community Days
1976-1979 McDonell Central High Chippewa Falls WI
High School Social Studies
American History and World History
Organized and participated in Liturgy Planning
Coached basketball, football, and track
1979-1985 Northglenn Junior High Northglenn CO
Junior High Social Studies and Accelerated Algebra
Various courses
Coordinated Gifted Program
Organized Community Days
Began Masters program
1985-1988 Thornton High School Thornton CO
High School Social Studies
Various courses
Coordinated Gifted Program
Coached Basketball
Completed Masters in Gifted Education
1988-2005 Horizon High School Thornton CO
High School Integrated Curriculum and Team Teacher
Various courses
Curriculum Committee Chair
Team Teaching Coordinator
CSAP Coordinator
Staff Developer
Student Achievement Coach
Super Saturday Coordinator
Professional Learning Community Co-coordinator
Professional Development Courses Facilitator
Golf Coach
1997-2002 University Of Northern Colorado Lowry Campus
Associate Professor
Team Teaching and Integration Class
Meeting the Needs of the Gifted in the Regular Classroom Class
Raising the Level of Learning for all Learners Class
2006-2010 University Of Colorado Denver Auraria Campus
Senior Instructor
IPTE 5020 Initial Teacher Preparation Education
SPED 5021 Initial Teacher Preparation Education
IPTE 5121 Negotiating the Classroom Culture with Children
IPTE 5910 Teacher Candidate Internship
IPTE 5911 Teacher Candidate Internship
IPTE 5912 Teacher Candidate Internship
IPTE 5913 Teacher Candidate Internship
SECE 5800 OL5 Motivation in Education
1990-2010
Educational Consultant: Steamboat Springs School District; Grand County
School District; Denver Public Schools; Fort Morgan School District;
Adams County School District#12, Hayden High School; Clark County
Public Schools Las Vegas Nevada; Public Education and Business
Coalition; Florence High School, Pueblo School District #60, Front Range
BOCES, Arvada West High School, Manual High School, Montbello High
School, Weld County Junior High, Colorado State English Teachers
Convention, National Staff Development Convention, National Council for
Teachers of English Convention, Grand Junction School District,
Motivation and Engagement Workshop Denver, and Nebraska Teacher
Education Convention
Differentiated Classroom
Team Teaching and Integration
Gifted Education
Social and Emotional Needs of Learners
Motivation and Engagement
Successful Teaching and Learning
Block Scheduling
Professional Learning Community Planning Committee
Literacy Coach
2005-2010
Motivation and Engagement Consultant
Horizon High School
Manual High School with PEBC
Pueblo District #60
Arvada West High School
Keynote Speaker/Facilitator at University of Southern Colorado
Educational Conference
Signed book contract with Heinemann Publishing for Its About M.E.
(Motivation and Engagement)
1969-1973 Lycoming College Williamsport Pa
Education
B.A., Broad Field Social Studies Secondary Education
1985-1987 University of Northern Colorado Greeley Co
M.A., Special Education Gifted and Talent
International Education Conference Honolulu Hawaii
References Dr. Stevi Quate Professor UCD
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Dr. Stan Hesting Assistant Superintendent Adams County School District #12
Stan.Hesting @adams12.org
Susan Sparks Director BOCES
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Joan Watson District Staff Developer Adams Co. School District #12
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Dr. Deidre Magee Senior Instructor University of Colorado Denver
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Dr. Lynn Rhodes Dean of the School of Education and Human Development
University of Colorado Denver
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Dr. Donna Sobel Professor University of Colorado Denver
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