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Mrs. Dorman - 9th Grade American History

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Mrs. Dorman's Background

Awards and Recognitions:

bulletSelected as a Keystone Technology Integrator (Pennsylvania Department of Education) 2005
bulletSelected as a member of the Discovery Educator Network - STAR Educator - 2005
bulletSelected as the Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies Middle School Teacher of the Year 2006
bulletSelected to Who's Who Among American Teachers 2002

Technology and Presentation Skills:

bulletProfessional presenter at the Pennsylvania Educational Technology Exposition and Conference (PETE&C) 2002 and 2006
bulletScheduled to present at the Learning Connections Conference October 2006 and the Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference in November 2006
bulletProfessional presenter at the Parent Awareness Training Conference 2002
bulletTaught in-district and out-of-district (Intermediate Units, Delaware Valley College, Lehigh Valley Summerbridge) staff development workshops; Online Tools for the Classroom, The Internet as a Curriculum Resource, Web Page Design, Effective Internet Researching, Microsoft Power Point, Advanced MS Office Integration, Advanced Web Searching and Internet Safety, Grade Quick and Easy Grade Pro, Student Centered Learning, Teaching in a Standards-Based Classroom, Differentiated Instruction, Digital Documentaries and Storytelling, Best Practices in Technology Integration, and Technology Integrations (Hardware, Software, Multimedia)
bulletCreated and hosted a curriculum Internet site: http://www.cbsd.org/holicong/jendorman/
bulletMS Word, MS Excel, MS Power Point, MS Publisher, MS Access, Print Shop, Adobe PageMaker, Abobe Photoshop, Apple Works, Internet, Microsoft Front Page, Adobe Go Live, iMovie, Studio DV, Microsoft Movie Maker, InterVideo Win DVD Creator

Work Experience:

1998-Present 9th Grade History Teacher, Holicong Middle School - Central Bucks School District, Doylestown, PA

bulletCreated interactive lessons for academic level and above honors level ninth graders that encouraged higher order thinking and collaborated with team members to produce multiple intelligence and multimedia integrations
bulletServed as team leader for the 9th grade team of teachers and collaborated with the Holicong Leadership Council
bulletWrote for the Holicong Middle School Blue Ribbon National Competition writing team
bulletMentored 9th grade social studies teachers and hosted student teachers
bulletServed as Holicong Middle School’s Professional Development Liaison and modeled best practices as a Master Practitioner
bulletRepresented Holicong Middle School in the Superintendent’s Advisory Council and the Strategic Planning Committee on Professional Collaboration
bulletCo-chaired the CB Strategic Planning Committee on Technology and participated in the Strategic Plan Steering Committee
bulletServed as the site-level public relations coordinator to the Central Bucks Administrative Assistant for Community Relations
bulletDeveloped training materials for the Pennsylvania System of School Assessment Writing exam for faculty and students
bulletCoordinated and chaperoned a student exchange program with the Penrice Intermediate School in Cornwall, UK
bulletCoached a nationally competitive cheerleading squad and the track team and co-directed the school drama
bulletSelected to Who's Who Among American Teachers

2003-Present Regional Coordinator, American Councils for International Education, Washington, D.C.

bulletServed as the liaison between American Councils, exchange students, and host families
bulletIdentified host families and provides pre-arrival and post-arrival orientations for exchange students and host families and resolved disputes

Master Teacher, Lehigh Valley Summerbridge Program, Bethlehem, PA

bulletMentored and supervised writing department teachers
bulletPresented staff development sessions during teacher orientation

Independent Educational Consultant, Educational Testing Service, NJ

bulletResearched and generated test questions for the PRAXIS National Teacher Exam for middle level educators

Education:

bulletWilkes University, Masters of Science in Education Classroom Technology, 2003, GPA 4.00
bulletMoravian College, Bachelor of Arts in History with a Minor in Social Studies Secondary Education, 1998, GPA 3.82, Major: 3.89

-Presented professional research at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research 1998

-Served as President of Phi Alpha Theta, International Honor Society in History

-Served as Vice-President and Alumni Chair of Sigma Theta Chi, Social Sorority

-Served in Kappa Delta Pi, International Honor Society in Education

-Varsity Cheerleader 1996-1998

-Served as a student ambassador for prospective students, Twenty-Six Points Program

-Selected to Who's Who Among American College Students

Current Professional Organization Memberships:

bulletAssociation for Supervision and Curriculum Development
bulletMiddle States Council for the Social Studies
bulletNational Council for the Social Studies
bulletNational Staff Development Council
bulletThe Historical Society
bulletThe International Society for Technology in Education
bulletThe National Council for History Education
bulletThe Pennsylvania Council for the Social Studies