Jeff Cooper                                                                                                                  

2315 16th Avenue Forest Grove, OR 97116

503-357-3577

jbcoops@gmail.com                                                                                           

                                                                                                                                                

 

OBJECTIVE

Work in collaborative supportive environment with professionals, academics,  and students

 

Provide sustained support for all end-users with wide-ranging technical capabilities

 

SKILL AREAS

Curriculum Development

& Instruction

 

·          Ten years experience performing secondary and adult instruction in: English, ESL, Drama, Computer Applications, Desktop Publishing, Internet, MS Office

·          Curriculum development tailored to various student skill and motivation levels ranging from At-risk, ROP, core and standard to Honors and AP

·          Theory and practice of a wide range of instructional techniques from direct instruction to student-centered & project oriented, focus on engaged learning and constructivism

·          Language Development Specialist

·          Cross-cultural Language Academic Development Certification (CLAD)

 

Internet Proficiencies

·          Web Design: GoLive, HTML, Word, Powerpoint, Online template driven systems

·          Synchronous communication systems: MOO, Palace, Instant Messengers, ICQ

·          Online audio/visual systems: Horizon, ASAP, Talking Communities, Inspiration, Kidspiration, PictureTel

·          Listserv management: Manage six education related lists, subscribe to dozen

·          Mentor to hundreds of students and educators from grade school to doctorate

 

Software Proficiencies

 

 

 

 

 

Technical Writing,

Help Menus , Tutorials &

Publications

·          Macintosh: MS Office 98-X , OS 8-X,  OSX Server, Airport Administration, iLife  Suite,  Photoshop, GoLive, Filemaker Pro, Virtual PC,  Timbuktu, AtEase, , TechTool, Disk Warrior, Netscape, Mozilla, Firefox,  Safari, Chimera, , Acrobat, Inspiration, Hyperstudio, Fetch, Quicktime Pro, Various Internet Utilities

·          PCs: Windows 3.1-XP, Office 97-XP, Camtasia Studio, IE, PCAnywhere, NetMeeting, Publisher,  ASAP, Schoolkit, Thinkwave, TweakAll, TweakUI, Adaware, Spybot

 

·          Building 21st Century Collaborative Learning Communities

·          Educational MUVES: Virtual Learning Communities

·          Open Source Learning

·          EduTech InSites

 

·          Educational MUVE LInC Project

·          Educational MUVE Links

·          VSPO Tutorial  

·          Yahoo Groups Tutorial

·          Programs for Educators

 

EXPERIENCE         

                                                    8/2000 – 10/2003                        Pacific University College of Education          Forest Grove/OR

         

Education Technology Specialist     Supervisor: Mike Charles                                    503-352-3167

 

Support College of Education  students, faculty and staff with technology and curriculum
Maintain and troubleshoot PC/Mac hybrid lab

Manage hardware and software checkouts

Supervise and train work study students

Develop software preview center
Consult with local school district on technology and curriculum decisions

Member: Staff Steering Committee and University Technology Committee

 

 

9/2000 – Present                                        Forest Grove School District              Forest Grove/OR

Consultant & Community Activity Leader   Supervisor: Rob Thomason          503-359-8110 ext. 275

                                                                  Supervisor: Conrad Seibert          503-359-8131 ext. 300

 

Deliver workshops for inservice teachers on educational software and educational uses of the Internet

Facilitate after school and summer Internet programs for middle school students

 

 

12/1999 – 6/2000                                          Solano Middle School                                 Vallejo/CA

English Teacher                                                                                                           707-556-8600

Teach 7th Grade English to students ranging from at-risk to honors level

 

 

1/1999 – 8/1999                                            Thinkwave                                       Sebastapool/CA 

Consultant & End User Support Specialist   President:: Ilya Poluekpov                      707-824-6200

 

Provide end-user customer to teachers, administrators, parents and students
Consult with staff regarding system development

Prepare bug reports

Create FAQ pages

Manage support and trainer email list

 


1/1999 - 8/1999

                Napa Adult School

Napa/CA

 

Internet Facilitator

 

Beginning and Intermediate Internet classes
Web page creation, file management, multi-tasking, distance education,

multi-user virtual environments

 

 

9/1998 - 12/1999

Portola Middle School

El Cerrito/CA

 

Computer Resource Specialist     Vice-Principal: Andrew Vavuris                              510-317-4019

 

Support 75 faculty  and staff 972 students integrating technology with curricula
Manage two computer labs
Manage budget and upgrade classroom computers for Internet use
Supervise Heald Institute of Technology interns in computer maintenance

 

 

9/1997 - 6/1998

Deer Valley High School

Antioch/CA

 

Computer Applications Teacher                                                                                 925-776-5555

 

Desktop Publishing and Computer Applications in a Macintosh environment

 

 

1/1993 - 6/1997

Richmond High School

Richmond/CA

 

English Teacher                              Principal: Al Acuna                                             925-672-5148

 

Adjunct Professor CSUH: Worked with fellow team leaders and administrators on whole school reform, conflict mediation, and developing BASRC Grant portfolio
House Leader Richmond High: Led cross-curricular team of teachers
Develop interdisciplinary studies and strategies for at-risk students, integrating "Choices" with core curricula and facilitating cross-curricular lesson planning
Grant recipient: Hiroshima Retrospective (student poetry anthology)
Grant recipient: Musical "The Wiz" (stagecraft-- set materials)

 

EDUCATION

Professional

2003

Ikarus Seminar:

Teaching and Learning in

 

6/2001 to Present

Ongoing Masters program

 

7/1999

 

University of Saarland

Online Moderator & Student

Virtual Learning Environments

 

 

Masters in Education

School of Education

 

Fermilab LInC Program Fellowship

 

Sweden

 

 

 

 

Pacific University

Forest Grove OR

 

US-Illinois-Batavia

 

Six month seminar and workshop in Engaged Learning techniques, applications, projects and mentoring of peers and administrators

 

 

1/1991

San Francisco State

Teacher Credential Program

US-CA-San Francisco

 

Professional  Clear Teaching Credential: English

 

 

6/1989

San Francisco State University

US-CA-San Francisco

 

Bachelor's Degree: Drama Education

 

 

1974-1982

University of California Berkeley

US-CA-Berkeley

 

Rhetoric Major
Also studies in  Philosophy, Political Science, Economics and Drama

 

Certifications

Cultural Language Acquisition and Development (CLAD)
Language Development Specialist Certification
Training and competence teaching of multi-cultural, bilingual and ELD students

Brainbench Transcript 5 Certifications

 

CONFERENCES

 

 

 

 

MEMBERSHIPS &

SUBSCRIPTIONS

NECC 2003

NCCE 2003

 

 

 

ISTE

World Association of Online Educators

Distance Educators Online Symposium

Mac Users Group

 

 

Seattle

Portland

Workshop Presenter:

Collaborative Internet Sites

 

MacAddict

MacWorld

PC Magazine

Maximum PC

T.H.E. Journal

Syllabus

Technology & Learning

Converge

e-learning

ENC for Math and Science

Computer Videomaker

Harper’s

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VOLUNTEER

Forest Grove School District

Member Technology Committee

    Subcommittee Chair:

    Staff  Development and Software

Webmaster Dilley PTO

Webmaster Cornelius PTO

 

 

PERSONAL

 

Separated with three wonderful and adorable children

 

Drama background with over thirty performances in community and collegiate theater and films; tournament bridge player, certified teacher and director; rock and roll karaoke; gonzo journalism

 

REFERENCES

Mark Bailey

Associate Professor of Education

Pacific University

503-352-2773

baileym@pacificu.edu

Online Letter of Recommendation

 

Additional references and letters of recommendation available upon request

 

Word Version of Resume

 

Seth Agbo

Seth A. Agbo, Ph.D.
Lakehead University
Faculty of Education
BL 2019
955
Oliver Road
Thunder Bay, ON P7B 5E1
CANADA

Phone: 807-343-8051 Seth.agbo@lakeheadu.ca

Online Letter of Recommendation

 

 

 

Willard Kniep

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Pacific University

503-352-2215

Online Letter of Recommendation

 

Student and Inservice

Teacher Testimonials