James O’Connor. BS in Comp Sci. graduate work in Comp Sci and Business. M.Ed. Secondary Math.
Worked in IT for 20 years before getting my teaching certification.
Hi! My name is Jillian Berg. I am a curriculum facilitator in the area of Career, Technical, Adult and Community Education for Broward County Schools. This is my 16th year as an Educator but my first year working as a curriculum facilitator. My teaching background includes Marketing, Computer Technology, Finance and Fashion Merchandising. I enjoy travelling and spending time with my puppies.
Hi, my name is Anita White. I took typing the first time in 1967-68 on a manual typewriter. We’ve come a long way! I have taught for a total of 11 years spread over 27 years. I took a break from teaching to help my parents in their business. I have a bachelors degree in Social Studies Education with a minor in business (I studied basic and cobalt programming when all the colleges had were TRS 80 computers to use.). I have a Masters in Social Studies Education. I also have 34 hours in counseling and technology over my masters. I have taught all the standard business courses, history and economics classes. I teach at a rural school in southwest Arkansas. I teach Management, Microsoft Office, digital communications, computerized Accounting, keyboarding etc. I am excited to teach ECS this fall.
My hobbies are creative writing, playing piano and singing.
I spend most of my free time with my husband of 44 years. We have two children, 6 grands and 3 great grands.
My name is Jim Winn. I have been teaching for 20 years. My latest schooling experience as a student was completing a Ph. D. program at the UofI. My focus was on non-traditional learners and environments. I am excited to learn new things that will help students with differing learning styles…that is pretty much all students. I am excited to meet everyone!
Hello, my name is Sara and this is my fourth year teaching. I began in middle school teaching math and this past year moved to high school where I taught aerospace engineering and robotics. Some of my hobbies include hiking, cycling, running, music and dancing. What I am hoping to get out of this course is a better approach to developing and delivering a code based lesson.
Hey Denise! I am with CCSD as well. What school are you at? I’m currently teaching at Rancho.
Hi, I am Maria. I have been teaching for 9 years. I taught Math, This year I taught business and the plan for next school year is to teach coding. I am willing to learn and get the kids engaged with CS.
My hobbies are sewing, knitting, biking. Trying to start an online business
My name is Barbara and I have been an educator for 36 years. It is all I ever wanted to do, and as you can probably tell, I am not ready to stop yet. I currently serve as a Local School Technology Coordinator in my middle school in Dacula, Georgia. That job allows me to work with all people in my building that need help with technology. I have taught all grade levels during my career, with the majority of my career in the classroom focusing on math. I love the challenge of playing golf. I also like to run and workout.
Hi Tabatha! I am at Dacula Middle in Gwinnett! Nice to see another member of GCPS online. We walk our dogs around Duluth HS. You are really close! Congrats on your FBLA assignment. I know that is lots of work but very rewarding.
Mike…
We have come a long way since those punch card days. I am envious of your knowledge of various programming languages.
My name is Joe Coplan and this will be my 22nd year teaching, 20 of those in the Columbus City School District. I have taught many programs and courses in the Business and Vocational areas. Just to name a few: OWE, OWA, CBI, ScanTek, Technological Applications, PC Applications I &II, Personal Finance, Intro to Business, Accounting and Business Management. I enjoy teaching and learning about technology.
I love being a father and a husband to my family. I also enjoy coaching and have coached High School Football for 17 years. In my free time I enjoy vacationing with my family, going to the gym and watching my two (2) daughters play sports.
Hello, my name is Tony Smith, and I just finished up my second year of teaching in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. I have taught Geometry, Algebra 2, and this year Introduction to Engineering Design for the first time. This will be my first CS class. My background is in Mechanical Engineering.
I have coached Cross Country and Track in my school district. I love getting to watch sports and go to games. I also love traveling with my wife and getting to see the world.
My name is Mitch albert and this will be my first leap into teaching cs. I have taught marketing, business, algebra and geometry for the past 8 years. I enjoy playing and watching sports as well as music. I am excited for the opportunity to be involved in something that is so crucial to the future of education. See you all next week.
Hello Everyone,
I’m Helen 
I am very excited to be taking this journey with each of you. I am an Instructional Coach with Chicago Public Schools. I have reinvented myself for this new career. I worked for 21 years at what started as Western Electric, and later became AT&T Network Systems, then Lucent Technologies, then Alcatel-Lucent. I returned to school and earned two Masters degrees in Educational Leadership and Educational Technology.
I know what tremendous opportunities await our students and I am anxious to support our classroom teachers in preparing students with the skills they will need for “career readiness”.
I am a mother and a grandmother of a 4 year old who is amazing with technology already! These are very exciting times for our children. I can hardly wait to experience what we are going to learn from them!
Hello,
TEACHING
I am Candy and I have been teaching for 23 years at Reynoldsburg High School in Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This was a second career for me. Prior to this I worked for an airline and was in Human Resources at a bank and then a stay-at-home mom for many years. As my daughter began school I realized that I was going to need to continue evolving myself. I went back to college and received my teaching degree and then a few years later, my Masters in Education. I started teaching Family and Consumer Science and once that was phased out I turned to social studies. For the last 15 years I have taught U. S. Government to seniors in high school.
HOBBIES AND INTERESTS
I like to travel when I have time. I also enjoy working in my garden and spending time with my daughter exploring anything that we can find. Taking on different experiences is exciting to me. I am part of a group of women that do crafts and go to different places to explore. I spend my summers getting caught up on DIY projects and cleaning out everything that has been ignored throughout the school year.
ECS EXPERIENCE.
Not very much to share. At this time I have completed one orientation and the first on-line course before attending my first summer in-service. I am looking forward to helping develop the ECS program at our school.
Hello Derek and other ECSers, I expecting great things from this Professional Development and hope to gain some teaching nuances like you.
Greetings from Atlanta, Georgia. I’m Sharon I have a both a Business/Career Technology and Computer Science Teacher. While my undergraduate degree was not in education but in Computer Programming, my first principal felt I could bring a wealth of knowledge to students within my community, so he took a chance and hired me. This decision of my former principal caused me to teach courses such as Business Computer Applications I and II, Visual Basic, Introduction to Digital Technology (formerly Computing in the Modern World), Beginning Programming and Intermediate Programming. I’m looking forward to stretching my mind and my students with the best practices and strategies from educators through ECS and its curriculum
For relaxation and fun, I love to cook, play games on my cell phone, watch basketball and listen to various musical artist on concert tours and radio.
My name is Kevin Freeman, and I have been teaching for 15 years at Loara High School in Anaheim, California. I have taught Accounting, Graphic Communication, Web Page Design, and AP Computer Science.
My biggest hobby is reading and using books to teach myself new skills.
2015-2016 will be my first year teaching ECS.
Hey everybody! I’m Matt Yauk from Cincinnati, Ohio. I currently teach Web Design I & II, Information Technology, Personal Finance, Game Design, and ECS at Oak Hills High School. I’ve also enjoyed starting a number of competitive robotics teams, including 4 middle school FIRST LEGO League teams and a FIRST Robotics Competition at my previous district’s high school and middle schools; working as an e-learning consultant within my school; assisting in the creation of a district-wide tech curriculum; and helping lead PD sessions related to games and gamification of learning. This will be my first year teaching ECS, but I have used CSEdWeek’s materials, the Hour of Code, and the 20-hour Intro Course in my classroom in the past (mainly in Computer Applications, grades 6-8).
When not educating, I do freelance web and graphic design, play fantasy football, and read (currently on A Curious Mind by Brian Grazer - I highly recommend it!)
Hello my name is Michelle Smith. I have been teaching for 12 years. I have taught various business and IT courses. I used the ECS curriculum a little last year but not consistently throughut the IDT class.
In my free time I like to spend time with my family.
My name is Ana Perez and I’ve been teaching for 26 years. Throughout these years I’ve taught business related courses as well as technology. This is the first time I will work with ECS, therefore, I’m looking forward to implementing this new curriculum into my classroom