MARTHA E.

BARWICK
1920 MILLINGTON SQUARE
B EL AIR, MARYLAND 21015
PHONE 410.688.0965
E - M A I L : M A R T H A B A R W I C K @ M S N. C O M
PERSONAL BACKGROUND

A 20 year career in education has been realized from a dream to make a

difference in the life of a child. Experiences including teaching 5 th graders,
teaching overseas, and serving at the district level as Instructional
Technology Teacher Specialist and Instructional Technology Coordinator
have all contributed to making this dream a reality. A Masters Degree in
Curriculum and Instruction, certification programs in School Library Media
and Administration, and now a doctoral program, heighten my ability to
maximize my personal and professional abilities to influence education, with
a current focus on how technology and digital curriculum can enhance
education for students.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2012 - current
Office of Instructional Technology, Harford County Public
Schools
Coordinator of Instructional Technology
Developed and delivered instructional technology
professional development to K-12 teachers, including
developing blended and online learning professional
development opportunities.

Wrote grants and served as Project Manager to facilitate

the implementation.

Coordinated and implemented an initiative to adopt a

Learning Management System and led efforts around
writing digital curriculum within that platform.

Served as liaison between The Office of Technology and

The Office of Curriculum, Assessment, and Instruction.

Recruited and mentored teacher leaders in facilitating

instructional technology professional development.

Awarded HCPS 2013 Nominee for MSET, Outstanding

Technology Leader in Education

2008 - 2012
Office of Instruction Technology, Harford County Public
Schools
Instructional Technology Teacher Specialist
Developed and delivered instructional technology
professional development to K-12 teachers.

Developed and coordinated the delivery of Instructional

Technology
Continuing
Professional
Development
Courses.

Facilitated an initiative to bring Web 2.0 tools into the

classroom.

Facilitated the development of a K-12 Technology Scope

and Sequence as well as a technology integration tool to
support the integration of technology within the
elementary core content areas.

Served as Subject Matter Expert and Instructor for

courses developed through Maryland Technology
Proficiency Partnership grant program.

Co-Facilitated MSET 2012 session, The Many Tools in

the Instructional Technology PD Toolkit.

Contributed to the facilitation of Moving the NETS

Forward session at NECC 2009.

2005 - 2008
Bakerfield Elementary School, Aberdeen, Maryland
Media Specialist
Awarded HCPS, MICCA Technology Teacher of the Year

Developed and delivered lessons to K-5 students to

enhance their love of literature and their ability to
access information.

Revitalized collection of books.

Created an environment in the Media Center where

students and staff felt comfortable and welcome.

Taught district professional development course,

Technology Literacy for the Elementary Teacher.

Administered Technology Literacy program for all HCPS

new teachers.

Co-facilitated MICCA
Stimulate Creativity.

2008

session,

Revitalize

and

2002 - 2005
The American School of the Hague, The Netherlands
Elementary Instructional Technology Specialist, K-4
Developed and delivered technology-integrated lessons
that support the curriculum.

Developed K-4 technology curriculum and taught skills

to meet that curriculum.

Collaborated with classroom teachers to facilitate the

integration of technology across the curriculum, both in
the lab and in the classroom.

Coordinated daily scheduling and operation of the

computer lab and wireless laptop carts to provide
equitable access for all students

Designed and implemented professional development in

technology skills and technology integration for
elementary school staff.

Served as Team Leader of Specialists.

Served on school-wide curriculum leadership committee,

Learning Leadership Team.

Collaborated with librarians

Literacy Curriculum.

Developed and maintained elementary web page.

to

write

Information

1995 - 2002
North Harford Elementary School, Pylesville, Maryland
5th Grade Teacher
Implemented Harford County Public Schools standards
using student centered, project-based methods in a 5 th
grade classroom.

Created an environment where students were able to

take risks and achieve to their potential.

Developed rubrics and scoring tools to evaluate student

work.

Established an organizational method for student

portfolio use and facilitated a Portfolio Night and
Student
Led
Parent
Teacher
conferences
to
communicate progress to parents.

Planned and executed a professional development day

for new 5th grade teachers.

Initiated, organized and facilitated

discussion group for teachers.

Served as elected member of the School Improvement

Team.

Served on Harford County Public Schools Grading and

Reporting Committee.

Co-designed school website.

Awarded 2000 MICCA Grant for Inspiration Software.

Developed and delivered a team presentation for the

Council of Educational, Administrative, and Supervisory
Organizations of Maryland, October 1999.

Developed and delivered a presentation for fifth grade

teachers on the topic of reading strategies for small
group instruction, September 1999.

Awarded Leadership Grant through the

Foundation for the Improvement of Education.

Awarded 1999 Elementary Curriculum Award in Harford

County Public Schools.

professional

National

EDUCATION

2013-current
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore,
Maryland
Doctor of Education; Specialization Online Teaching
and Learning
2008-2009
Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore,
Maryland
Certification in Administration and Supervision with
endorsement from The International Society of

Technology in Education
2000 2001
Western Maryland College
Westminster, Maryland
School Library Media Certificate Requirements

1997 - 1999 Western Maryland College

Maryland
Master of Science in Education

Westminster,

1990 - 1994 Eastern Nazarene College

Quincy,
Massachusetts
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education
PUBLICATIONS

December 2014 eSchool News

12 Big Education Challenges Your LMS Can Solve.
2002
School Library Media Activities Monthly
American Symbols; Social Studies
2001
School Library Media Activities Monthly
Science: The Red-Eyed Tree Frog Jumps Into NonFiction