Transforming Teaching
Resume
Laurie King
(623) 975-2603
Education/certification
M.Ed. Educational Technology, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, 2005
M.Ed. Educational Leadership, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, (In progress)
BA Elementary Education, Goshen College, Goshen, IN, 1994
Administrative and Leadership Experience
Assessment and Technology Coordinator,
Dysart Unified School District, Surprise, AZ, 2005-present
Project manager and co-designer for instructional management suite that includes an integrated assessment, curriculum, and professional learning application.
Designer of the educational technology website which includes instructional resources, exemplar videos, and program evaluation tools.
Designer and manager of educational technology program evaluation tool and process.
Co-designer of “real-time” student enrollment application that reports by demographic and program participation.
Designer and manager of district-wide technology professional learning communities, focused on project based learning for 21 K-8 schools, 4 high schools, and 1 alternative program.
Designer and manager of district-wide technology mentor program to support professional learning communities focused on project based learning for 21 K-8 schools, 4 high schools, and 1 alternative program.
Designer and facilitator of district-wide synchronous and asynchronous online professional development program utilizing webinar software, live video streaming software, and online course management software.
Co-facilitator of the implementation of a standards-based online grade book application.
Co-facilitator of the implementation of an electronic instructional observation protocol application.
Co-creator of math and reading benchmark assessments.
Manager of Title V and Title II-D budgets.
Supervisor and evaluator of five Technology Training Specialists.
Instructional Technology Teacher on Assignment,
Cartwright Elementary School District, Phoenix, AZ, 2002-2005
Designer and manager of the district website.
Designer and facilitator of district-wide technology mentor program for 20 schools.
Designer of a mobile, electronic instructional monitoring protocol tool.
Designer and facilitator of district-wide technology laboratory schools.
Manager of Title V and Title II-D budgets.
Manager of E-Rate.
Collaborative Peer Teacher,
Cartwright Elementary School District, Phoenix, AZ, 2001-2002
Provider of instructional support to middle school math teachers.
Presenter of district-level mathematics and technology professional development.
Team member of the instructional management suite design team.
Teacher on Assignment for Student Discipline, Davidson Elementary School
Cartwright Elementary School District, Phoenix, AZ, 2000-2001
Facilitator and manager of student discipline program.
Designer and facilitator of school-wide professional development.
Designer and manager of an electronic student discipline data collection tool.
Teaching Experience
Third Grade Teacher, Davidson Elementary School
Cartwright Elementary School District, Phoenix, AZ, 1999-2000
Implemented inquiry-based science instruction.
Implemented Cognitively Guided mathematics instruction.
Implemented flexible small-group reading instruction.
First Grade Teacher, Davidson Elementary School
Cartwright Elementary School District, Phoenix, AZ, 1998-1999
Implemented hands-on science instruction.
Implemented Cognitively Guided mathematics instruction.
Implemented Writer’s Workshop.
Sixth Grade Teacher, Heatherbrae Elementary School
Cartwright Elementary School District, Phoenix, AZ, 1996-1998
Implemented hands-on science instruction.
Implemented hands-on mathematics instruction.
Implemented Integrated Thematic Instruction.
Fifth Grade Teacher, Heatherbrae Elementary School
Cartwright Elementary School District, Phoenix, AZ, 1995-1996
Implemented hands-on science instruction.
Implemented hands-on mathematics instruction.
Implemented Integrated Thematic Instruction.
Professional Activities
Co-Chair, Arizona Technology Educators Association, West Valley Chapter, 2008-Present
Chair, Re-designing library media centers for the 21st Century Committee, Dysart Unified School District, Surprise, AZ, 2007
Member, Arizona Technology Educators Association Leadership Team, 2006-Present
Chair, Technology Planning Committee, Dysart Unified School District, Surprise, AZ, 2005-present
Member, Science Adoption Committee, Dysart Unified School District, Surprise, AZ, 2005-2006
Member, Information Management Systems Advisory Council, Cartwright School District, Phoenix, AZ, 2002-2005
Member, Strategic Planning Committee, Cartwright School District, Phoenix, AZ, 2004-2005
Member, School-Wide Planning Committee, Davidson Elementary School, Cartwright School District, Phoenix, AZ, 2000-2001
Chair, School Technology Planning Committee, Davidson Elementary School, Cartwright School District, Phoenix, AZ, 1999-2001
Presentations
A Computer in Every Pocket, Presented at the National Education Computing Conference, Washington, D.C., July 2009
Turning up the H.E.A.T., Presented at the ASSET Educator Summer Institute, Phoenix, Arizona, June 2009
Keynote Presenter: Exceeding Standards, Future Ready, Presented at the Highway 21 Conference, Thorton, CO, June 2009
Web 2.0 Snap! That’s Cool, Presented at the Highway 21 Conference, Thorton, CO, June 2009
Turning up the H.E.A.T., Presented at the Highway 21 Conference, Thorton, CO, June 2009
Confronting the Brutal Facts: Conducting Technology Walkthroughs, Presented at the National School Board Association’s Technology and Learning Conference, Seattle, WA., October 2008
Confronting the Brutal Facts: Conducting Technology Walkthroughs, Presented at the Arizona Technology Education Alliance’s Way Out West Conference, Glendale, AZ., May 2008
Web 2.0 Snap! That’s Cool, Presented at the Arizona Technology Education Alliance’s Way Out West Conference, Glendale, AZ., May 2008
Raising the Cognitive Level of Tasks Using Technology, Presented to Dysart Administrative Council, Surprise, AZ., April 2008
Student Email, a Ten Year Old Conversation, Presented to Dysart Administrative Council, Surprise, AZ., February 2008
Generating and Testing Hypothesis, Presented to the Dysart Facilitators’ Cadre, Dysart Unified School District, Surprise, AZ., September 2007
Nonlinguistic Representations, Presented to the Dysart Facilitators’ Cadre, Dysart Unified School District, Surprise, AZ., August 2007
Digital Storytelling, Presented to the Arizona Technology Educator’s Alliance, April 2007
Identifying Similarities and Differences, Presented to the Dysart Facilitators’ Cadre, Dysart Unified School District, Surprise, AZ., April 2007
Summarizing and Note Taking, Presented to the Dysart Facilitators’ Cadre, Dysart Unified School District, Surprise, AZ., February 2007
Cooperative Learning, Presented to the Dysart Facilitators’ Cadre, Dysart Unified School District, Surprise, AZ., January 2007
Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback, Presented to the Dysart Facilitators’ Cadre, Dysart Unified School District, Surprise, AZ., November 2006
Cues, Questions, and Advance organizers, Presented to the Dysart Facilitators’ Cadre, Dysart Unified School District, Surprise, AZ., October 2006
Generating and Testing Hypothesis, Presented to the Dysart Facilitators’ Cadre, Dysart Unified School District, Surprise, AZ., September 2006
Web 2.0 Snap! That’s Cool, Presented at the Arizona Technology Education Alliance’s Way Out West Conference, Glendale, AZ., May 2007
A Classroom of Bloggers, Presented at the Arizona Technology Education Alliance’s Way Out West Conference, Glendale, AZ., May 2006
But It’s Not On AIMS, Why Should I Care?, Presented at the Arizona School Services through Technology (ASSET) Leadership Seminar, Tempe, AZ., June 2006
Instructional Dialogue As A Professional Development Model. Presented at the National School Board’s Technology and Learning Conference, Denver, CO. October, 2004
Using Handheld Computers For Personal And Professional Productivity. Presented at the Cartwright School District Professional Development Conference, Phoenix, AZ. August, 2004.
Using Handheld Computers For Personal And Professional Productivity. Presented at the Cartwright School District Professional Development Conference, Phoenix, AZ. August, 2003
Cooperation In The Classroom. Cartwright School District, Phoenix, AZ. January, 2002.
Creating Classroom Web Pages. Cartwright School District, Phoenix, AZ. October, 2001.
Connected Mathematics Program. Cartwright School District, Phoenix, AZ. September, 2001.
Creating Classroom Web Pages. Cartwright School District, Phoenix, AZ. June, 2001.
Perceptual Control Theory and Classroom Management, Davidson Elementary School, Cartwright School District, Phoenix, AZ. August, 2000.
Structures Of Life; Full Option Science System. Cartwright School District, Phoenix, AZ. June, 1999.
Professional Affiliations
Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2003-present
National Staff Development Council, 2002-present
Arizona Technology Educator’s Alliance, 2002-present
International Society for Technology Educators, 2001-present
Technology Application Proficiency
Microsoft XP
Microsoft Vista
Macintosh OS X
Microsoft Office(Word, Excel, Power Point, Publisher, Outlook/Entourage) for Mac and PC
iWork (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)
Dreamweaver
The Google Suite (calendar, gmail, docs, spreadsheets, presentation, forms, sites, etc.)
Go To Meeting and Go To Webinar
Adobe Premiere Elements
Adobe Photoshop Elements
Final Cut Express
Corel Video Studio
iLife (iMovie, iWeb, iTunes, Garage Band, iDVD)
Pixie and Frames
Inspiration and Kidspiration
Comic Life
Awards
20 To Watch Leaders in Educational Technology, Awarded by the National School Board Association, 2007