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CURRICULUM VITAE
James Frederick Reed
December, 2006 |
Birth date: March 15, 1954
Birth place: Vermilion, Alberta, Canada
Citizenship: Canadian |
Address: 6220-13 Avenue
Phone: (780) 462-6596 (home); (780) 455-5290
(work)
E-Mail: jim.reed@epsb.ca
Present Position: Teacher, Argyll HESC, Edmonton Public
Schools
A. EDUCATION
Academic Training
- Mathematics minor (current)
- Computers in Education Diploma
Program, 2000
- PDAD (Education), 1976
- Bachelor of Science, 1975
- Professional Development
- Mathematics minor
- Leadership Education and Development
Course, Edmonton Public School Board
- University
- EDSE 400 - Culture of Mathematics
Around the Curriculum I
- EDSE 401 - Culture of Mathematics Around the Curriculum
II
- Personal Study
- Action Research
- Professional Learning Communities
- Flash 5 and Flash MX learning
object development
- B. EXPERIENCE
Curriculum Development
- Subject Matter Expert, LearnAlberta Junior High Math Project
Team, 2005 - 2006
- Curriculum Development Specialist at Alberta Online Consortium,
2003.
- Curriculum Development at Argyll HESC, 1998 to date.
- Teaching
- Teacher Responsibilities at Argyll,
1998 to date
- Curriculum Design Team member
- Curriculum coordinator for
the Christian Resource-based Program
- Coordinator for the Grade 3-6
Christian Program Virtual Language Arts Project
- Grades 6-12 Math/science/computer
teacher for LearnNet, Christian, and Learning Partnership
programs.
- Teacher Responsibilities at TD
Baker, 1990-98
- LearnNet Lead Teacher and junior
high Math/Science LearnNet course developer
- Role model for integrating
technology in the classroom
- Classroom teacher for Math,
Science, Academic Challenge Science, Leadership, Public Speaking
- Tutorial Teacher at Continuing
Education Centre, 1981-1990
- Teacher at 6 other elementary and
junior high schools, 1976-1989
Community
- Millwoods Canada Day Celebration
Chairman and Millwoods Multicultural Board member
- Joint Use & Intercultural
and Race Relations Committee member
- Alberta Basketball Association
Assistant Coach/Manager
- Community League volunteer, basketball
and soccer coach
Extra Curricular
- Directed students to organize commemorative
student conferences for United Nations special occasions, community
events and school activities
- Soccer and basketball coach
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Leadership
- Curriculum Development Specialist at Alberta Online Consortium,
2003
- Curriculum Design Team (including PD on demand), Argyll School
- Editor for Alberta Online Consortium CDI 3 Project
- Editor for Alberta Online Consortium CDI 2 Project
- Leader/Editor for Alberta Online
Consortium Math 31 project
- Team member for Alberta Online
Consortium CDI 1 project
- Leader for TLE Math Committee,
Argyll School
- Program Coordinator T. D. Baker
LearnNet, and Argyll Christian Program
- Initiated T. D. Baker project-based
student leadership concept
- ATA Trust Fund recipient
- Millwoods Vocabulaires Toastmasters
Club - President, VP Education, Secretary
- Mill Woods Multicultural Board
Chairman
- Millwoods Canada Day Chairman
- Founding Millwoods Schools Ad Hoc
Committee Chairman
- Provided inservices on web authoring
and internet math resources
- Provided technical support and
assistance to staff
- C. SPECIAL SKILLS
- Macromedia Flash learning object
creator
- Communication and meeting leadership
- Toastmaster CTM
- Web authoring, resource and multimedia
development
- Curriculum development skills for
offline and online education.
- Self motivation and ability to encourage
individual contributions in collaborative projects and teams
- Integrating technology into the classroom
D. PERSONAL INTERESTS
- Sports fan - basketball, hockey,
soccer, volleyball, track and field
- Family activities
- House building and renovating
- International collaboration for internet
resource development
E. SIGNIFICANT ACCOMPLISHMENTS
AND INVOLVEMENT (over the past 5 years)
- 2006 Alberta Education Award for Teams Exceptional Contribution:
Junior High Math Project Team
- Development of junior high math
learning objects. Built in Flash MX and posted on the
Internet
- Editor for Alberta Online Consortium
Applied Math 10, 20, and 30.
- Alberta Online Consortium Math 31
online course development
- 2001 Excellence in Teaching Award
Nomination
- 2001 The Teacher List Top Ten Award
for http://argyll.epsb.ca/jreed/
- 2001 GETCA presenter
- 2001, 2003 Alberta Online Consortium
presenter
- Alberta Online Consortium Junior
High Science Resource for new program implementation in 1999-2000
- 2000-2001 TLE action research project
- Online course development for LearnNet
and Christian Online courses
- Online teacher resource development
for math, science, and LA and computers
- Organizing Canada Day Celebration
attended by 15 000 people
- Organizing Citizenship Courts, End
of Racial Discrimination and International Human Rights Day student
conferences for Millwoods schools and community.
- Toastmaster communication and leadership
training and coaching.
F. TARGET AREAS FOR GROWTH (in
the next 2 to 3 years)
- complete remaining 4 courses for
6th year training
- advanced website design
- create additional math/science
interactive activities
- personal reading in action research,
administration theory and leadership
- leadership training and experience
G. Web Resources - some are under
construction
H. References
- Cathy Simpson, Project Manager, Stakeholder Involvement, LearnAlberta.ca,Learning
Technologies Branch,
- Ron Blond, Mathematics Developer, LearnAlberta, Learning Technologies
Branch
- Boris Oskin, Ph.D., Supervisor, District Technology, Edmonton
Public Schools
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