A m a n d a M.

K a v a n a g h
Email:alanoce@gmail.com

Certifications

SchoolDistrictLeader,SchoolBuildingLeader
NYSCertification
InstructionalTechnologySpecialist
NYSCertification
SpecialEducation
,Grades712
NYSCertification
SocialStudies
,Grades712

Education

StonyBrookUniversity,StonyBrook,NY
AdvancedGraduateCertificateinEducationalLeadership
LongIslandUniversity,Brookville,NY
MasterofScienceinEducationalTechnology
DowlingCollege,Oakdale,NY
BachelorofScienceinSpecialEducationandSocialScience

Professional Experience

LongIslandUniversity,OldBrookville,NY
AdjunctProfessor,CurriculumandInstructionDept.
InstructorintheInstructionalTechnologyGraduateEducationProgram

2016

DevelopedcurriculumforAssistiveandInstructionalTechnologiesforIndividualswithDisabilitiescourse.

Manageandinstructhybridcourse;inpersonandonlineinstruction.

Providehandson,engaginglearningexperiencesforteachersenrolledinthecourse.

SanfordH.CalhounHighSchool,Merrick,NY
January2008
present
SpecialEducationTeacher
:
SelfcontainedSocialStudies,CollaborativeSocialStudies,ResourceRoom,AcademicSupport,andAcademicSkills

EducationalLeadershipDistrictIntern
SpringSummer
2015
Curriculumwriting:CDOSSpecialEducation,incorporatingtechnologyintotheELAResearchcurriculum
DistrictCareerOpportunitieswebsitetobringlocalbusinessesanddistrictalumnitogether.
Creationofabuildingwebsiteaccessiblebyadministrationandteachersonlytoprovideresourcessuchathemaster
schedule,dutyassignments,forms,surveysandmoreallinoneplace.
Creationofadistrictspecialeducationwebsiteviewableonlybyteacherstoprovideimportantdates,presentations
andmaterialspertinenttospecialeducation.
Observationofteachersincludingpreandpostobservationconferences.
Researchandselectionofthenewdistrictstudentinformationsystem;InfiniteCampus.
Creationofabuildingsurveytodeterminestudentsinneed.
Organizedandranthe2ndAnnualAmongUsConferencetounitestudentsandprovideindividualswithachanceto
embracediversity.

Building & District Leadership

BellmoreMerrickCHSDTechnologyIntegrationMentor
2013
present
CollaboratewithDirectorofTechnologyaswellasotherdistrictmentorstoimplementtechnologyatthedistrictlevel.
ProvidetrainingsandworkshopsassociatedwithdistricttechnologyinitiativessuchasEdmodo,InfiniteCampusand
GoogleDrive.
Assistcolleagueswithimplementationoftechnologyintotheirclassroomsthroughonetoonetraining,smallgroup
sessionsandsupportduringlessons.

LeaderofCalhounHighSchool
InstructionalTechnologyCommittee
2010
present

Plan,organize,andpresenttostaff:

GoogleDrive,SitesandMore

FormativeAssessmentTechnologytoolssuchasKahoot,NearpodandSocrative.

StudentcreationtoolsincludingvideocreationwithiMovie,presentationtoolssuchasHaikuDeck,Powtoon
andPreziandorganizationwithNotability,GoogleDriveandEdmodo.

PlanandorganizeprofessionaldevelopmentduringInstructionalTechnologyDepartmentMeetings.Asamemberof
theITCommittee,IworkwithotherstoarrangepresentationsforeachdepartmentatCalhounHighSchool.

Informaltrainingforallstaffinterestedinusingwebtoolsandothertechnologyintheirclassrooms.

ImplementwebtoolssuchasEdmodo,Voicethread,GoogleDocs,Remind101,Socrative,TodaysMeet,Animoto
andmoreinmyownclassroomtosupportteachingandlearningformyownstudents.

Investigatetheflippedclassroomasapedagogicaltoolwithcolleagues.

CreationandmaintenanceoftheIT@Calhounwebsitecreatedtoassistcolleagueswiththeintegrationof
technologyintotheirclassrooms:http://itatcalhoun.weebly.com/

ProfessionalDevelopmentAcademyCourses
DistrictLevel

CreateandteachprofessionaldevelopmentinservicecoursesfortheBellmoreMerrickCentralHighDistrictinthe
areaofInstructionalTechnology.

GoogleDriveandSites

CreatingYourVirtualClassroom

BacktoSchoolTechJumpstart

EdmodoandThePaperlessClassroomFeaturingtheGoogleSuite

GraduateAssistant
fortheInstructionalTechnologyMastersProgram,LongIslandUniversity

2010

Workedwiththeprogramdirectortodevelopideastobetaughtinthedegreeprogramforthefollowingyear.

Researchedandcontributedcoursematerials.

Leadership

AssetTechnologyConferencePresenter,March2015
DistrictTechnologyMentor
CalhounInstructionalTechnologyCommittee
MemberoftheCalhounMentoringProgram
FounderoftheAmongUsConferenceforstudents(focusontoleranceandacceptance)
CoAdvisorCalhounWorldofDifferenceClub,2010Present
CoorganizeandrunLeeNationalDenimDay(BreastCancerFundraiser),Annually
OriginatoroftheGivingTreeProject,2008Present
InitiatoroftheChallengerBowlingTeam

References
NicoleHollings,Principal,CalhounHighSchool
EmilyPaluseo,ChairpersonforSpecialEducation,CalhounHighSchool
JosephInnaco,DirectorofTechnology,BellmoreMerrickCentralHighSchoolDistrict

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