SCHOOLING:
High School Attended: Carbon
Graduation Date: May 1970
Colleges & Universities Attended:
College of Eastern Utah
Graduation Date: June 1972
Degree Obtained: Associate of Arts
Utah State University
Graduation Date: June 1988
Major: Elem. Ed. -- Minor: Language
Arts
Degree Obtained: Bachelor of Arts
Utah State University
Graduation Date: June 1999
Degree Obtained: Masters - Educational Technology
CERTIFICATION:
I hold a standard Utah Teaching Certificate.
I also hold two endorsements: ESL from S.U.U. and
Gifted from U.S.U.
EXPERIENCE:
Teaching Employment History:
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Where
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Responsibility
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Year(s)
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Copper Hills Elementary
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Teaching 6th grade
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2000-present
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Sally Mauro Elementary
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Teaching 5th grade
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1993-2000
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Sally Mauro Elementary
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Teaching 4/5 grades
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1992-93
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Sally Mauro Elementary
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Teaching 2nd grade
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1991-1992
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Carbon School District
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Substituting in six schools
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1984-1991
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES:
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Institution
Attended
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Activity
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Year(s)
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Southern Utah University
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ESL Endorsement and various classes
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1989 to present
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Brigham Young University
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Classes taken
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1989 to 1999
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Utah State University
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Gifted & Talented Endorsement and
various classes
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1995 to present
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WORK AND RECOGNITION:
1.
I was the Outstanding Graduate of the Educational
Technology program at USU in 1999. The
focus of this program was on instruction, instructional design and strategies.
2.
I was chosen by the Utah State Office of Education
to represent my school at the National Showcase Schools in Washington, D.C. in the summer of
1999. Each state selected two schools.
3.
In January of 2000 at Utah’s Annual G/T Convention held at the SL Hilton, I
presented the Nicholas Greene Award (Most Gifted Student) to Nick Deeter – a boy who was my student for two years and who I
nominated for the award.
4.
Under the direction of my administrators, I have
taught other educators in weekly after-school classes.
5.
I have taught after school and summer gifted
classes to students since 1996.
6.
As a member of the Carbon School District’s G/T Committee,
I spent many hours visiting gifted classrooms in other districts such as Jordan
and Davis. I have observed outstanding
practice and have implemented much of what I have learned.
7.
I have always received outstanding marks on all
evaluations by administrators.
8.
I was selected as the Outstanding Educator several
times in my school and district.
9.
I began and directed a program where students at
my school produced and broadcast weekly news programs.
that were broadcast throughout the school's classrooms.
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIPS:
v
Member of UtahLINK and
Facilitator of the UtahLINK World Wide Web Mailing
List
v
Past Elected member of U.C.E.T. Board -- Utah
Coalition for Educational Technology
v
Member of state executive committee for re-writing
Utah Instructional Technology Core
v
Past member of Carbon County Grant Writers
REFERENCES:
Principal/Copper Hills Elementary: Janice Flanagan , 7635 W. 3715 S.,
Magna, UT 84044
, Phone: 385-646-4792
Gail Howe, Elementary Supervisor, Granite District Office, 2500 South State | Salt Lake City, Utah 84115 | (801) 646-5000
Elementary Supervisor and Asst. Supt./ Carbon School District: Joseph S. Bonacci,
65 E. 400 N., Price, UT 84501 Phone: 435-637-1732
Principal/ Sally Mauro Elementary: Michael B. O'Shea, 20 Second Ave., Helper, UT 84526 Phone: 435-472-5311
PERSONAL INFORMATION:
I
love teaching and working with elementary students.
My husband, Dewayne Dean, is a geothermal driller. He designs and installs geothermal systems.
He also builds and remodels homes. Six years ago, we moved into a beautiful new home Dewayne built for us. We’ve eight
children and fifteen grandchildren. We spend a lot of time together as a family.
I
have spent time over many years learning about instructional technology.
I am interested in the effective integration of technology into the instructional
and learning processes. I believe that technology is a great tool in
differentiating and individualizing instruction.
Different computer programs, including Windows Movie Maker, PhotoStory, word processing,
spreadsheets, desktop publishing, presentation programs, and
children’s educational software are used in my classroom. See http://deanadventures.com/tech.html for more information about technology in my classroom and how it is used.
Because of the effective use of technology and the differentiation it allows and also because of the increased motivation that comes to students using technology, my students' test scores have consistently been among the highest in the school, district and state. I am proud of the work my students do.
HOBBIES:
In my off-hours I enjoy hiking, four-wheeling and
traveling with my husband. I love to water ski! I like making movies with
my video camera and my computer. I've designed and created many web pages for business and schools.
HONORS:
Third Place Granite District Technology Fair March
2002
Outstanding Student of U.S.U. Educational
Technology Master's Program 1999
Representative to Washington D.C. for Secretary’s
Conference on National Showcase Schools 1999
Wal-Mart Teacher of the Year
Teacher of the Year - Carbon School District
Teacher of the Year - Sally Mauro Elementary
First flutist at the Junior College Band of the U.S.
Outstanding Bandsman and Master Musician Carbon High 1970
GRANTS I WROTE:
#1: March 1994
Dept. of the Air Force -- Hill Air Force Base, Utah
Our Project: Used
Computers
Outcomes: We were
awarded 15 older computers, 2 printers and one plotter. Valued at $1500
#2: 1994-95
Utah State Office of
Education Arts Education Grant
Project: Sally
Mauro Arts Integration Projects
Outcomes: We were able to purchase Arts software
and an LCD projection panel, a special overhead, and a portable multimedia cart
that transported a multimedia computer and projection system to classrooms so
that computer resources could be projected onto the large screen in order to
enhance and integrate more of the Arts into regular instruction. Awarded:
$6,000
#3: January 1996
T.C.I. Technology
Award
Project:
Replacement of Older Technology
Outcome: T.C.I. (Now PEAK, Inc.) awarded our
school two televisions and one video cassette recorder. Valued at: $900
#4: January 1997
Professional
Development
SURWEB (State of Utah Resources on the
Web) Grant
Project: Teaching
Technology to Teachers
Outcome: We were able to continue our bi-monthly
teacher technology education classes through May 1997. Awarded: $3,000
#5: March 1997
Intenet in the Classroom
Integration Project CNET
Project: Use
Educational Internet Resources in the Classroom
Outcome: I was awarded one 25" television. I
connected this second 25" screen to my computer so that every child in the
classroom can view resources. Awarded: $300
#6: 1997-1998
Utah Centennial School
Project: Using
the Computer Resources in Whole Class Instruction
Outcomes: We were able to purchase scan converters
that we connected to new 27" televisions and televisions already in our
building. Our teachers can now use computer resources in whole class
instruction. We were also able to continue a second year of our technology
education program. Awarded from the State: $14,086
#7: 1998-1999
Utah Centennial School
Project: Core
Assessments and Aligning the Core Curriculum
Outcomes: We will spend two days evaluating the
Utah Core Assessment Profiles, focusing on students' weak areas of performance.
We will assess our instruction in those areas. Using computer and other
resources in our instruction, we will seek to improve students' performance on
1999 Core Assessments. Awarded from the
State: $10,230
#8: 1998 - 2001
TLCF (Technology
Literacy Challenge Fund)
Project: District
Technology Integration and Professional Development
Outcome: We will conduct a program in the district
similar to the project we have had at Sally Mauro. Each of our eleven schools
will receive three 27" televisions that will connect to classroom
multimedia computers. Teachers will receive regular, on-going instruction in
technology, computer resources and technology integration. This was a
three-year award. First Year Award: $55,000
#9: 1999 - 2000
TLCF
Project:
Reciprocal Teaching: Improved Reading Comprehension Through Information Technology Literacy
Outcome: This project will combine reciprocal
teaching with seven networked computers and electronic educational resources.
Students will work around the computer in cooperative learning groups of four,
teaching one another reading comprehension strategies. In collaborative groups,
students talk with each other and in a structured and well-modeled format
"make meaning" of text. They monitor their own comprehension and
learning, using concrete activities of summarizing, questioning, clarifying and
predicting. Awarded from the state: $7500
#10: 1999 - 2000
Utah Centennial
Schools
Project:
Effective Technology Integration
Outcome: Teachers will learn and practice
effective technology integration. After evaluating the core tests, teachers
will align their instructional resources with the curriculum, developing
strategies that will address particular curriculum areas where test scores were
low. Award: $7580
TOTAL AWARDS: $106,096
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