Software Teacher

J'aime Holderbaum

Swartz Creek, MI

abpkpj@r.postjobfree.com

August 2012

Professional Objective

I will continue to increase my knowledge and skills in the areas of technology

and education. As I grow professionally, I

plan to share my knowledge with others and assist educators in solving

problems of practice through technology.

Professional Experience

1998-present

Elementary Teacher at Elms Road Elementary, Swartz Creek,

MI

Experience in teaching Kindergarten through fifth grade technology, third

grade, kindergarten, developmental kindergarten, and

Title I instructional specialist

for basic skills

1997-1998

Elementary Teacher at JeromeElementary

School, Saginaw, MI

Experience in teaching first grade

1996-1997

Educational Presenter at High Touch-High Tech, Langhorne PA

Presented hands-on science lessons

to preschool and K-5 students in various

schools in New

Jersey and PennsylvaniaProfessional Projects

~May 2010: I received my Master of Educational Technology degree from Michigan State University.

~December 2009: Lesson idea published in the Mailbox Magazine.

~November 2009: I was awarded the Michigan Council For History Education Teacher of the Year.

~January 2009: I was awarded a grant from

Target for $800 to pay for the third grade field trip to Crossroads

Village!

~Created an Online Reading Class: Click here to view the third grade online reading class!

~Tutorials

I recently

created a tutorial using screencast presentation software on how to

create a classroom website using Weebly.com.

I recently created a tutorial for the Swartz Creek teaching staff on how to use our online gradebook, Webgrader:

~Library of Congress: Working With Primary Sources

Recently worked with the Wayne County RESA under a grant to develop primary

resource lesson plans from resources from the Library of Congress:

~Teaching and Learning Online

Fall 2008: Completed a course at MSU titled "Teaching Online"

Summer 2008: Participated in an online class on how to teach an online course

View a sample of a TeacherTube video I created titled,"The Role of an Online Facilitator."

~Website Developer

Created and published a teacher resource website titled

~Member of GenNet Pioneer Teacher Group at Genesee Intermediate School District

Created a collaborative project, with a team of three teachers from

different districts, to create a webpage about various destinations and

landmarks in Michigan.

Technology SkillsJuly 2010 I attended training on how to set up a Blackboard CourseView samples of and Presently working on a webpage of that can be used for educationUsing Facebook to colaborate with community in the school districtWord, Works, Excel, Power Point:

Utilizing e-mail and the InternetNVU (free open source webpage software similar to Frontpage or Dreamweaver)Filezilla (ftp program)Weebly (free webpage software) Various Google Applications (Google Sites, Picasa, Docs. and

Google Earth) Podcasting (Gcast, PodBean, Audacity) Using the Interactive Television Room: I took part in the Read Across the Planet activity in 2008. Blogs: Used Edublogs in an online courseWebGrader: Piloted this online grade bookAccessing Blackboard and uploading digital materials Have taken an introductory class on setting up Blackboard coursesTeacherTube and YouTube Making Movies with the chroma key “green screen” Wikis: View a collaborative wiki I created on social and ethical issues in technology Zoho Applications: This is freeware that is similar to Word, Excel, and PowerPointWink: This is a freeware presentation program that is similar to Adobe CaptivateVarious

Web 2.0 applications such as ShcoolTube, Zoomit, Vokis, Slideshare, VoiceThread, ikeepbookmarks, Prezi

Special Skills

Serve on the GenNet ITV committee

Piloted WebGrader for Swartz Creek Schools

I direct multiple paraprofessionals in the classroom

Served on the science GLCE committee

Familiar with working and developing lesson plans with elementary Grade Level Content Expectations

Obtained special certification in MLPP (Michigan Literacy

Progress Profile)

Served on the Language Arts Curriculum and Materials

Committee

Prepared and presented lessons in all subject areas

Maintained student records

Administered

standardized tests and prepared spreadsheets to

report results

Instructed “at risk” students in the area of reading

Hold a bachelor’s degree in English

Education: I presently hold a Master of Educational Technology

from Michigan State University. I also have a Master of Arts in

Elementary Education.

Master of Educational Technology, May 2010

Michigan State University

Lansing, MI

Master of Arts in Elementary Education; December 18, 1999

Marygrove College

Detroit, MI

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education and English; December 20, 1996

The College of New Jersey

Trenton, NJ

Associate of Arts; May 12, 1994

Alpena Community College

Alpena, MI

Certification

Michigan Elementary Teaching Certificate

New Jersey Elementary Teaching Certificate

References Available Upon Request

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