Jeff Cooper
503-357-3577
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OBJECTIVE |
Work
in collaborative supportive environment with professionals, academics, and students |
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Provide
sustained support for all end-users with wide-ranging technical
capabilities |
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SKILL AREAS Curriculum
Development &
Instruction |
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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) |
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Internet
Proficiencies |
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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 |
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Software
Proficiencies Technical
Writing, Help
Menus , Tutorials & Publications |
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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 |
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EXPERIENCE
8/2000 – |
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Education
Technology Specialist Supervisor:
Mike Charles
503-352-3167 |
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Support
Manage
hardware and software checkouts Supervise
and train work study students Develop
software preview center Member:
Staff Steering Committee and University Technology Committee |
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9/2000
– Present
Forest Grove School District
Forest Grove/OR Consultant
& Community Activity Leader Supervisor:
Rob Thomason
503-359-81
Supervisor: Conrad Seibert
503-359-8131 ext. 300 |
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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 |
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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 |
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1/1999
– 8/1999
Thinkwave
Sebastapool/CA Consultant
& End User Support Specialist President::
Ilya Poluekpov 707-824-6200 |
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Provide
end-user customer to teachers, administrators, parents and students Prepare
bug reports Create
FAQ pages Manage
support and trainer email list |
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1/1999
- 8/1999 |
Napa Adult School |
Napa/CA |
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Internet
Facilitator |
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Beginning
and Intermediate Internet classes multi-user
virtual environments |
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9/1998
- 12/1999 |
Portola
Middle School |
El
Cerrito/CA |
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Computer
Resource Specialist Vice-Principal:
Andrew Vavuris
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Support
75 faculty and staff 972 students
integrating technology with curricula |
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9/1997
- 6/1998 |
Deer
Valley High School |
Antioch/CA |
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Computer
Applications Teacher
925-776-5555 |
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Desktop
Publishing and Computer Applications in a Macintosh environment |
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1/1993
- 6/1997 |
Richmond
High School |
Richmond/CA |
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English
Teacher
Principal:
Al Acuna
925-672-5148 |
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Adjunct
Professor CSUH: Worked with fellow team leaders and administrators on
whole school reform, conflict mediation, and developing BASRC Grant
portfolio |
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EDUCATION |
Professional 2003 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 |
Sweden Forest
Grove OR US-Illinois-Batavia |
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Six
month seminar and workshop in Engaged Learning techniques,
applications, projects and mentoring of peers and administrators |
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1/1991 |
San
Francisco State Teacher
Credential Program |
US-CA-San
Francisco |
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Professional Clear Teaching Credential: English |
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6/1989 |
San
Francisco State University |
US-CA-San
Francisco |
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Bachelor's
Degree: Drama
Education |
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1974-1982 |
University
of California Berkeley |
US-CA-Berkeley |
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Rhetoric
Major Certifications Cultural
Language Acquisition and Development (CLAD) |
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CONFERENCES MEMBERSHIPS
& SUBSCRIPTIONS |
NECC
2003 NCCE
2003 World Association of Online Educators Distance Educators
Online Symposium |
Portland
Workshop
Presenter: Harper’s |
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VOLUNTEER |
Forest
Grove School District |
Member
Technology Committee Subcommittee Chair: Staff Development
and Software Webmaster
Dilley
PTO Webmaster
Cornelius
PTO |
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PERSONAL |
Separated
with three wonderful and adorable children |
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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 |
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REFERENCES |
Associate
Professor of Education 503-352-2773 Online Letter
of Recommendation Additional
references and letters of recommendation available upon request |
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Seth
A. Agbo, Ph.D. Online Letter of
Recommendation Willard
Kniep Provost
and Vice President for Academic Affairs 503-352-2215 Online Letter
of Recommendation |