(Students program Lego Mindstorms after AP exam)

Current Responsibilities:

High School Teacher - Introduction to Computer Science

AP Computer Science

Oracle Academy (Database Design and Programming, Database Programming with PL/SQL)

(In Los Angeles - Oracle Academy closing ceremony.)

Previous Experience:

• Webmaster - Davidson County Schools (1999-2006)
• Web Design Teacher - Davidson County Schools (2000 -2004)
• ITS - Davidson County Schools supporting Middle and High Schools (1999 - 2000)
• Programmer/Analyst - Duke Power Company, Wachovia Bank, Sara Lee Corporation (1981 - 1997)

Software we use in my classes:

Macromedia (now Adobe) Dreamweaver
Macromedia (now Adobe) Flash
Macromedia (now Adobe) Fireworks
JCreator (JAVA)
JKarel
Legos MindStorms
HTML DB (Oracle 10g/SQL)
Adobe Photoshop
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access)
Inspiration
Swish

Neat stuff we have:

A web server for our projects
Windows XP computers
Smart Board
Scanner
Digital camera
Drawing tablets

(Programming in JKarel)

Programming:

Highlights:
Percent of my AP Computer Science students scoring >=3 on the AP exam:
77% - 2003
100% - 2004
91%- 2005
91%- 2006
80%- 2007
91%- 2008
100%- 2009
81%- 2010
In 2001 - my students won 1st place in MultiMedia Mania Competition (international competition) for their project on Roman Architecture

Education:
B.A. Mathematics, Salem College

Master of Education,
UNCG

National Board Certified Teacher

Previous Employment :
Wachovia Bank, Systems Development

Sara Lee Corporation, Systems Development

Duke Power Company , Systems Development

Stuff other teachers might be able to use:A resource for high school math teachers here.
Within this resource is a Flash movie on the Pythagorean Theorem - check it out!
Science teachers - studying cells? Here is an interactive cell I made for your classes.
Click here for resources for AP Computer Science teachers.

***NOTE: These all open in a blank window. Close that window to return here! A thanks to NCCAT:

During the summer of 2004 I was lucky enough to participate in the NCCAT seminar titled "Caught Up in the Current". We traveled to Montana and paddled the Missouri River, learning and living the Lewis and Clark adventure first hand. It was an incredible journey, as you can tell from the scenes in the collage at the top of this page.