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KATIE M. CHRISTO Please check out my website for lists of projects and trainings I have done! |
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WORK EXPERIENCE |
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American International School - Chennai, Chennai, India |
July 2008 |
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Perform Instructional Technology role for the Middle School. Collaborate with teachers and other instructional staff to integrate technology into the curriculum. Conduct staff development. 7th Grade Advisory Teacher. Co-coordinator and chaperone for the 7th Grade Week Without Walls trip. Member of the Middle School Coordination Team and Student Led Conferences Team. Led the Middle School Geek Squad (student computer club).
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Burke County Public Schools, Morganton, NC |
Jan. 2007 - June 2008 |
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Performed Instructional Technology role for six elementary schools in the district. Collaborated with teachers and other instructional staff to integrate technology into the curriculum. Conducted staff development. Project Lead for Moodle, Technology Thursday Trainings, Film Festival, Community Outreach, Summer Technology Conference, and HP Purchasing Decisions.
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Burke County Public Schools, Morganton, NC |
Sept. 2004 - Dec. 2006 |
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| Technology Facilitator | ||
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Performed both Instructional Technology and Engineering roles at a middle school in the district. Responsible for 300+ machines. Taught professional development workshops. Aided in the purchase of equipment.
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Buncombe County Schools, Barnardsville, NC |
Aug. 2003 - Sept. 2004 |
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| Technology Associate | ||
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Aided teachers in integration of technology into all areas of curriculum. Taught professional development workshops. Maintained hardware and software throughout school.
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Sylvan Learning Center, Asheville, NC |
Sept. 2002 - Oct. 2003 |
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| Director of Education and Teacher | ||
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Management of teachers and curriculum. Scheduling of class times, coordination of new enrollments, inquiries, and conferring with parents on their child's instruction.
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South College, Asheville, NC |
Sept. 2002 - Apr. 2003 |
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Taught Introduction to Computers for the Computer Department and Automated Office Applications for the Business Department.
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Nashoba Regional School District - Center School, Stow, MA |
Sept. 2001 - June 2002 |
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| SPED Tutor and .1 Computer Teacher | ||
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Taught and implemented technology in a special education multi-age language disability classroom.
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SmarterKids.com, Needham, MA |
Sept. 1999 - May 2001 |
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| Graphic Designer, Product Image Manager, Instructor | ||
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Instructed employees in photo manipulation software. Managed and hired employees. Processed and updated product images using PhotoShop and other graphic packages. Assisted the design team with a wide range of projects.
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Presentation Development and Design Studio - Salem State College, Salem, MA |
Sept. 1998 - Sept.1999 |
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Assisted and instructed collegiate staff in creating their own presentations.
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EDUCATION |
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Northeastern University, Boston, MA, Aug. 2001 - June 2003 |
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MEd in Curriculum and Instruction in Instructional Technology - |
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Oxford Brookes University, Oxford, UK, Aug. 1997 - Dec. 1997 |
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Salem State College, Salem, MA, Sept. 1995 - May 2000 |
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CERTIFICATIONS |
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Elementary (MA, NC)
Instructional Technology Specialist (MA, NC) |
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RELATED EXPERIENCES |
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Member At Large Officer for ISTE's SIGILT June 2009
http://sigilt.iste.wikispaces.net/ ISTE is the International Society for Technology in Education and the SIGILT is the Special Interest Group Innovative Learning Technologies. This is a 2 year elected position. SIGILT has over 6000 members. Presentations at Summer Technology Conference June 2008 Burke County Public Schools http://stc08.wiki.burke.k12.nc.us/ Concurrent Sessions: Digital Cameras and Picasa, Digital Storytelling, Flickr, Google Custom Search Engine, Google Reader, iTunes, Visual Communicator, When the Best is Free, and You Can Take it With You - Portable Free Software. Presentations at North Carolina Association for Educational Communications & Technology (NCaect) Conference March 2008 http://www.ncaect.org/ Preconference Session: ITS Time to Shift into High Gear: CONNECT.....SHARE.....EXPLORE! Concurrent Session: How Do You Get Staff to Connect...Share...Explore? Co-Chair of the Planning Committee for North Carolina Association for Educational Communications & Technology (NCaect) Conference March 2008 http://www.ncaect.org/ Presentations at Summer Technology Conference June 2007 Burke County Public Schools http://stc07.pbwiki.com Concurrent Sessions: Digital Cameras and Picasa, Elementary Interactive Websites, Google Reader, iTunes, PhotoStory and Google Video, and Podcasts. |
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