Experience

TERC

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• PI and Lead Developer, Co-Founder EdGE @ TERC

  • 2009 - 14 years

  Cambridge, MA EdGE @ TERC designs and studies educational gaming environments that include: • web-based media • Massively-Multiplayer Online environments (MMOs) • hand-held games and augmented reality apps • in-person real-time activity and events • outdoor location-based games The Educational Gaming Environments group (EdGE) at TERC is a research design and development team that is investigating the possibilities—and challenging the assumptions—of game-based learning environments. EdGE… Show more EdGE @ TERC designs and studies educational gaming environments that include: • web-based media • Massively-Multiplayer Online environments (MMOs) • hand-held games and augmented reality apps • in-person real-time activity and events • outdoor location-based games The Educational Gaming Environments group (EdGE) at TERC is a research design and development team that is investigating the possibilities—and challenging the assumptions—of game-based learning environments. EdGE is designing compelling game experiences that gamers like to play where the game mechanics are embedded in fundamental science education concepts. EdGE works at the forefront of the ‘Games for Good’ and ‘Serious Games’ movements—supporting and measuring engagement in productive scientific collaboration, public science learning, and crowdsourcing in games. Show less



Scire Projects

• Curriculum Developer, Instructional Designer, and Educational Technologist

  • Jul 1984 - 39 years 6 months

  Scire has contracted to work for the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) as reviewer, writer, and developer of on-line professional development resources (SciPacks). Developed biomechanics and sport science activities including Slam Dunk Science, a project for teachers to build a sport research lab in the science classroom, and various other science and technology activities for grades 3-12. Also designed and co-facilitated summer workshops at Penn State University on Evolution and on… Show more Scire has contracted to work for the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) as reviewer, writer, and developer of on-line professional development resources (SciPacks). Developed biomechanics and sport science activities including Slam Dunk Science, a project for teachers to build a sport research lab in the science classroom, and various other science and technology activities for grades 3-12. Also designed and co-facilitated summer workshops at Penn State University on Evolution and on Extreme Environments for middle and high school science teachers. Various other work includes for profit and non-profits organizations ranging from Nova and Scientific American Frontiers to public and private schools. Early work included my techno-mercenary phase and contract work as Instructional Designer for business including Lotus, Spectrum, and Texas Instruments among others. Show less



The GLOBE Program

• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Curriculum Developer and Instructional Designer

  • 2006 - 2009



The Tesseract School

• Middle School Head

  • 2003 - 2005

  Paradise Valley, AZ



TERC

• United States
• Research Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Curriculum Developer

  • 1999 - 2003

  Cambridge, MA



Cave Creek Unified School District

• Education Management
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Science Teacher, Technology

  • 1997 - 1999

  Cave Creek, AZ



Wright Center for Science Education at Tufts University

• Wright Fellow and Associate Fellow

  • 1995 - 1997

  Medford, MA



Verde Valley School

• Assistant Head of School, Technology Coordinator, Science Teacher

  • 1993 - 1995

  Sedona, AZ



All Saints' Episcopal School

• United States
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Middle School Science Teacher, Field Trip Director

  • 1991 - 1993

  Phoenix, AZ



The Governor's Academy

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations

• Teacher, Technology Director

  • 1987 - 1991

  Byfield, MA



Nike

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Research Technician, Special Projects

  • 1980 - 1984