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Michael Clay Martin, MEd

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Current address:

406 E. Green St.

Llano, Texas 78643

325-247-2154

e-mail address:

electronic resume and portfolio:

Permanent address:

611 Josephine St.

Austin, Texas 78704

512-442-8458

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PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE:

A position as a technology director, coordinator, or specialist to develop educational opportunities for students and to assist teachers and school administrators striving for academic excellence through utilization of the latest educational technology tools available to them.

EDUCATION:

  • University of Texas, Brownsville

2006; Brownsville, Texas; Master of Education, Educational Technology

Significant coursework:

  • Instructional Technology
  • Instructional Design
  • Multimedia/Hypermedia
  • Educational Telecommunications
  • Electronic Portfolios
  • Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning
  • Instructional Technology Planning & Management
  • Instructional Technology Consultant
  • Planning and Designing Interactive Web-Based Instruction
  • Practicum: Teaching with Brain-Mapping Software: Inspiration and Kidspiration
  • Texas A&M University

1976; College Station, Texas; Bachelor of Science, Fishery Biology with an

Aquaculture emphasis.

  • San Jacinto Junior College

1973; Pasadena, Texas; Associate of Arts in science.

  • Kailua High School

1966; Kailua, Hawaii.

TEACHING CERTIFICATIONS:

  • Secondary Computer Information Systems (Grades 6-12)
  • Information Processing Technologies (Grades PK-12)
  • Secondary Life-Earth Science (Grades 6-12)
  • Secondary Reading (Grades 6-12)
  • Generic Special Education (Grades PK-12)
  • Mathematics (Grades 4-8, expired)
  • English as a Second Language (Grades PK-12, expired)

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE :

  • Manor Middle School

August 2006 to May 2008

Manor, Texas
Principal: Donald Wise
Assignment: Technology Education teacher.

Highlights:

  • District Advisory Team member.
  • Organized after school robotics teams to compete in First Lego League and Texas Computer Educators Association competitions.
  • Cherokee Independent School District

August 2000 to August 2006

Cherokee, Texas
Principal: Chris Perry
Assignment: Special Education Coordinator

Highlights:

  • Assistant district TAKS coordinator
  • District dyslexia contact
  • Standing member of district child study committee for special education referrals
  • Requested and received permission to teach high school computer science classes
  • Coached UIL computer science teams and computer applications, winning the district level computer science events every year
  • Liberty Hill Middle School

August 1995 to August 2000
Principal: Alan Hildebrand
Assignment: Resource Teacher/Inclusion Teacher

Highlights:

  • Awarded scholarship from San Marcus Development Foundation to receive comprehensive dyslexia training through the Project Read curriculum
  • Assisted district in obtaining a grant from San Marcus Community Foundation for district administration to receive dyslexia training
  • Developed Accelerated Reader sub-program to include special education students in district wide AR program
  • Produced an AR analysis tool to indicate reading progress of learning disabled students, who tend to produce very flat learning curves.
  • Organized a Christmas Reading Program so middle school special education students could share their reading successes by reading self-selected stories to kindergarten students
  • Served on campus site-based committee

PROFESSIONAL TEACHING EXPERIENCE (continued):

  • Austin Independent School District

August 1994 to June 1995
Principal: Sheila Anderson
Assignment: Resource teacher/resource aide/substitute teacher

Highlights:

  • Wrote a comprehensive proposal recommending AISD adopt a FidoNet communications technology
  • Copperas Cove High School

August, 1992 to May, 1994.
Principal:Dr. W. L.Sanders
Assignment: Self-contained ED teacher

Highlights:

  • Completed alternative certification
  • Obtained donated Kaypro Computers to stimulate non-verbal students to “tell their tale”
  • Austin Independent School District

January 1991 to May, 1991

Assignment: Substitute teacher

Highlights:

  • Learned teaching can be an rewarding and enjoyable adventure

Other SIGNIFICANT EXPERIENCES:

  • Martin Education.com

May 2008 through present

Design and implemented a web site to provide on line assistance for small school administrators wanting to integrate technology into their campuses.

  • Commercial Fishing

May 1968 through January 1991

Various fishing activities in Texas and Alaska, including operating netshops and supply warehouses on the Texas coast; details on request.

  • Kaypro Computers of Austin

Member from 1991 through 1996

System operator of electronic bulletin board system (BBS) from 1994 through 1996

Highlights:

  • Advanced BBS to include FidoNet feeds (an all volunteer network, the worlds second largest electronic network after the Internet at this time), obtaining Internet e-mail capabilities and newsgroup access for KCA members through FidoNet feeds
  • Expanded KCA FidoNet to become a FidoNet node (transfer point), as well as a node for several other smaller networks using Fido technology
  • Moderated several international K12 student message boards, including a middle school level K12 newsgroup over the Internet

Honors and Affiliations

  • Texas Computer Educators Association (member of Open Source SIG)
  • International Society for Technology in Education (member of Digital Equity SIG)
  • Alpha Zeta National Agricultural Honor Society
  • Gamma Sigma Delta National Agricultural Honor Society
  • Kaypro Club of Austin Electronic Bulletin Board Operator (former)
  • Intel Teach to the Future scholarship
  • San Marcos Community Foundation scholarship for dyslexia studies

Significant Educational Software Experience

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  • Accelerated Reader (1,2,3,5)
  • Citrix client (1,2,3,5)
  • Class IEP Program (1,2,3,5)
  • FidoNet Technology (operated a relay node and moderated student chats) (1,2,3)
  • HTML
  • Inspiration/Kidspiration (wrote an extensive teacher training guide) (1,2,3,4,5)
  • Jostens Laboratory (3)
  • Linux operating systems(1 standalone, networked, and multiboot systems,2,3)
  • MacroMedia (1,2,3)
  • MicroSoft Office suite (1,2,3)
  • MySQL (1,2,3,5)
  • NovaNet (3)
  • PHP (1,2,3,5)
  • Plato Laboratory (2,3)
  • Special Education Manager (2,3)
  • Synergistic Laboratory (1 some modules, 2,3)
  • Thinkfinity (4)
  • Windows operating systems (1 standalone, networked, and multiboot systems,2,3)