Biographical Resume
I am currently teaching computer technology (K-5)at The Rice School/La Escuela Rice (TRS/LER) in Houston Independent School District, Houston Texas, and I have been there from 1997 to present date . The Rice School is a K-8 magnet school for Technology and Spanish with a population of about twelve hundred students.
I began my formal career as an educator in 1978 teaching French to middle and high school students in Nigeria. In 1988 my family moved to the United States. I graduated with M.Ed. (Elementary) in 1991 from Texas A & M, Commerce.
Since moving to Houston in 1992 I have focused on elementary education where I taught in multiage classrooms for over seven years before I started teaching technology in 2000.
I used technology during those years as a classroom teacher, and I was constantly searching for better ways to integrate technology into my curriculum. As the computer technology teacher for K-5 at my school I am responsible for teaching over six hundred children how to effectively maximize their time on the computer.
Workshops,Training & Grants:
As part of an on-going effort to improve my knowledge of technology integration I have attended several workshops and training including the following:
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Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund for Teachers Rescipient October 2005
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TeacherTech- Center for Excellence and Equity in Education, Rice University- June 2005
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Eleanor Roosevelt (American Association of University Women)Fellow-
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2002 & 2003
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TIFTech Train the Trainers December 2001 (I am a TEA TIfTech Trainer)
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Intel Teach to the Future Master Teacher June 2001
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Math and Science Institute, Rice University, July 1999
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GIRLTECH- Center for Excellence and Equity in Education, Rice University- July 1998
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Multi Media Advanced Technology Training Institute- June 1998
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Web Design with Microsoft Front Page- March 1998
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Advanced Training in Elementary Science, Math, and Technology- Baylor College of Medicine- June 1997
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