ELIZABETH ANN FUTCH

115 Scenic Court Fayetteville, Georgia elizfutch@gmail.com email 561-319-8234 cellular EDUCATION M.Ed. in Instructional Technology, Georgia Southern University 2010 4.0 GPA Passing Score on GACE Media Specialist I and II Internship at Bennetts Mill Middle School, Fayetteville, GA under Diana Evans Principal Course Study: o Instructional Design o Selection/Development/Application of Instructional Technology o Learning Theories and Applications o Media Specialist Track o Information Literacy for the 21st Century Learner (ALA) o Online Teaching (E-learning) Endorsement Courses Valdosta State University o Project-based Instruction o Multimedia Development BA in Elementary Education, Warner Southern University 1998 3.6 GPA

CERTIFICATIONS Georgia Educator Certificate: Number 1087484 Validity Period: December 2010 July 2015 Level 5 Certification o Service Media Specialist (P-12) o Teaching Early Childhood Education (P-5) Middle Grades (4-8) - Social Science, Math, Science, Language Arts, Reading

EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCE Instructional educator in Florida public and private schools systems: o 3rd and 4th grade - all subject areas o 5th grade - mathematics and science o 7th and 8th grade - pre-algebra Effective management of 30+ students per class in the Florida public school system Experienced in creating, conducting, and evaluating learning assessments to aid in the design and development of differentiated instruction Ability to analyze student work and behaviors to determine developmental issues Engagement in the collaborative planning process with other teachers, media specialists, and special area teachers to create an integrated instructional plan Unit planning incorporating project-based activities and performance tasks to demonstrate real-world applications and content understanding Proficient use of instructional technology tools to enhance instruction

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Professional presentation skills from one-on-one conferences to large groups Skilled in the use of the following teaching theories and strategies: o Instructional Design ADDIE and UbD models o Project-based instruction o Implementation and facilitation of cooperative learning groups designed to meet learning objectives o Preparation and implementation of pre-assessment strategies (prior knowledge) to guide instructional planning o Design and implementation of assessment tools that include both formative and summative assessment strategies to address student understanding and mastery, objective compliance, and provide feedback for remediation purposes o Individualized and differentiated lesson planning to accommodate learning styles through the integration of Blooms Revised Taxonomy and Gardners Multiple Intelligence Theory o Incorporation of 21st Century technology to enhance and support instruction o Implementation of 21st Century Information Literacy Standards with content standards o Integration of Internet safety/Cybersafety/Digital Rights and Responsibilities with technologybased instructional practices o E-learning/web-based lesson development utilizing instructional design best practices o Research strategies that incorporate a variety of tools including, but not limited to, Internet-based research o Multimedia development and implementation to enhance content area standards Served on technology advancement committee for Highlands County School Board Served on the Parent-Involvement committee for Highlands County School Board Currently serving on Media Committee for Bennetts Mill Middle School, Fayetteville, GA Served as a coach for Bennetts Mill Middle School Science Olympiad team, 2010 - present

PROFICIENCIES Instructional Design Models: ADDIE, Understanding by Design, project-based learning Analysis of Learning Behaviors: Blooms Taxonomy and Gardners Multiple Intelligences Multimedia/Computer Based Training/Smart Board Integration and Implementation of 21st Century Information Literacy Standards into content area lesson plans Instructional tools: screencasting, digital videos, photo-stories, webquests, wikis, web-site development, webbased presentation applications, blogs, podcasts, vodcasts, online presentation applications, word clouds, graphic organizers Google Applications: documents, mail, spreadsheets, forms, presentations, sites Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Internet Explorer Web 2.0 in the cloud applications Internet-based research: Galileo, Google, Gale Resource Databases Software Applications: o Adobe Captivate 5 e-learning authoring tool o Audacity open- source audio editor and recorder o Camtasia Studio - screen video capture software o MediaBlender interactive multimedia authoring software o Prezi open source online presentation creator o PBWiki certified educator real-time collaborative editing system

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o E-learning platforms: WebCT, Moodle, Blackboard o Interactive white board: SmartBoard E-Readers: Nook and Kindle Ability to trouble-shoot technology problems Destiny Online Public Access Catalogue Web-conferencing applications: GoToMeeting, Elluminate, Skype, Microsoft Office Live Meeting, Adobe Connect

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY School Volunteer, Bennett's Mill Middle School, Fayetteville, GA Aug. 2007 - present The Benjamin School, Palm Beach Gardens, Florida Aug. 2003 Nov. 2004 Highlands County School Board, Sebring, Florida Aug. 2000 July 2003

REFERENCES Diana Evans Media Specialist, Bennetts Mill Middle School Bridget Forsyth Media Parapro, Bennetts Mill Middle School Joliene Price 7th Grade English Teacher, Bennetts Mill Middle School