Resume
Education

Employment History
- Francis Howell School District Instructional Technology Content Leader– July 2015 to Present
- Francis Howell Central High School – 2002 to June 2015
French 1(9th– 12th grades)
French 2(9th– 12th grades)
9th Grade Communication Arts
10th grade Communication Arts
French 3 (10th– 12th grades)
Study Hall (10th– 12th grades)
- FHC Instructional Web Specialist – 2014 to present
Maintain the school’s website, teach teachers to use and assist with their school website, teach teachers to use an apply web based technologies with their students.
- Seager Middle School – 2007 to 2008
8th Grade French 1
- Warren County High School – 1999 to 2002
French 1, French 2, French 3, Varsity Cheerleading Coach
Committees
- Francis Howell School District World Language Curriculum Writing – 2015 to 2016
Write curriculum for the Level 2 World Language classes in the Francis Howell School District
- Francis Howell Central High School Technology Committee – 2012 to present
Determine building technology needs, make technology decisions based on teacher requests
- Francis Howell Central Greek Squad – 2012 to present
Research and implement technology for use in the classroom
Train teachers to use technology tools with their students
- Francis Howell School District Technology Committee – 3 Year Term, 2011 to 2014
Develop district goals for technology hardware and software
Professional Organizations
Awards / Nominations
- EducationPlus – Dr. John Oldani Scholarship Award – 2014
- Midwest Educational Technology Conference – Spotlight Educator 2014
- Francis Howell School District – District Teacher of the Year – 2013
- Francis Howell Central High School – Teacher of the Year 2012-2013
- Spartan Sensations Teacher Appreciation Award – 2012, 2013, 2014
- Francis Howell Central High School – Teacher Website Award Winner – 2009, 2011
- Boys Basketball Teacher Appreciation Award – 2007, 2009
- Girls’ Volleyball Teacher Appreciation Award – 2004
- FHC Spotlight Teacher of the Month – 2004
- Francis Howell Central High School – Teacher of the Year Nomination 2004
- Who’s Who in Education – 2001
Professional Development
- Featured in Agence France-Presse (this article was picked up by newspapers worldwide: http://www.sowetanlive.co.za/news/world/2013/06/28/flipped-classroom-approach-lessons-at-home-homework-at-school) – June 2013
- Trainer, Mastery Connect – May 2013 to present
- Presenter, Games in the Classroom –Francis Howell Central HS Food Friday – April 2013
- “My Mistaken Thinking in the Flipped Classroom” Author: April Burton, Article published in School Administrator’s Magazine (http://aasa.org/content.aspx?id=27516)– Published March 2013
- Presenter – Foreign Language Teachers Association Spring Conference – March 2013
- Featured in St. Charles County Suburban Journal (http://www.stltoday.com/suburban-journals/stcharles/education/article_84ca1ec7-ea8c-572a-a909-63dd065d83d2.html ) – February 2013
- Flipped Classroom, Presenter – METC, 2013
- Host – National Flipped Classroom Network Open House – February 2013
- “Flipped Classroom”, Article published in the Winter Newsletter of The Foreign Language Association of Missouri – January 2013
- Co-Presenter – FHSD Flipped Classroom Workshop – January 2013
- Presenter – Francis Howell Central High School Professional Development Breakout Session – January 2013
- Special Presentation on Best Practices to Francis Howell School Board – December 2012
- Presenter – Foreign Language Association of Missouri Fall Conference – October 2012
- Special Presentation to FHSD 21st Century Learning Task Force – April 2012
- Presenter, Edmodo –Francis Howell Central HS Food Friday – September, 2012
- Presenter – Francis Howell Central High School Professional Development – Examples of 21st Century Learning – March 2012
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