Stephen B. Swan M.Ed 2804 Summerfield Drive Louisville, KY Phone:

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1 M.Ed 2804 Summerfield Drive Louisville, KY Phone: Stephen B. Swan 2804 Summerfield Drive Louisville, KY Term Instructor Director, Instructional Technology Program College of Education and Human Development University of Louisville Education M.Ed Masters in Special Education, University of Louisville, 1984 B.S. Elementary Education/Special Education, University of Louisville 1978 Employment Term Faculty Member College of Education and Human Development, University of Louisville 2009-Present Director Instructor Technology Department, College of Education and Human Development, University of Louisville 2009-Present Part time Instructor University of Louisville Instructional Technology Specialist, Jefferson County Public Schools Education Technology Teacher, Resource Teacher, Jefferson County Public Schools Special Education Teacher Prese Teaching Responsibilities EDAP : INTRO TO EDUC TECHNOLOGY EDAP : TEACHING & LEARNING ON LINE EDAP : EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES EDAP : DESIGN TECH-RICH CURRICULUM EDAP : USING THE INTERNET P-12 EDUCATION EDAP : TEACHNG WITH MULTIMEDIA

2 Page 2 EDTP : TEACHING WITH TECHNOLOGY EDSP TECHNOLOGY IN SPECIAL EDUCATION Presentations Sheffield, Caroline C., Swan, Stephen B. (November 2011) Digital Reenactment: Living History National Middle School Association (November 10, 2011) DaNunnzio, Kim D., Swan, Stephen B. (February, 2012) Breaking BAD: Robotics Style (No More Boredom, Apathy or Disengagement! This session is for you if you: Want to see how the combination of Wikispaces, Lego Mindstorms NXT, Knowledge Forum, and VideoConferencing instill intrinsic motivation for At-Risk students National Conference Alternative Education, February 9, 2012 Podcasting in the Commonwealth: Telling Our Kentucky Stories to the World: The University of Louisville College of Education provides free podcast hosting to any P!2 school in Kentucky. Come learn how to create a podcast, post, and develop an audience for your school's story. Presentation at KySTE Conference, March 8,2012 Digital Reenactment: Reliving HistoryThroughtheUseofGreen Screen Technology: Historical reenactments are frequently utilized active learning strategies that encourage students to engage in historical thinking. Come learn how through the use of simple tools: green screen, digital video cameras, and editing software, students develop authentic historical reenactments activities that may be shared with a global audience.. Presentation at KySTE Conference, March 8,2012 TPACK in the Commonwealth Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) attempts identify the nature of knowledge required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching, while addressing the complex, multifaceted and situated nature of teacher knowledge. This presentation will explore examples of TPACK in all levels of instruction. Presentation at KySTE Conference, March 8,2012

3 Page 3 CSILE: Build a Community of Knowledge Builders In what is coming to be called the 'knowledge age,' the health and wealth of societies depends increasingly on their capacity to innovate. The University of Louisville College of Education provides a free service, CSILE, allowing students, classrooms, and teachers to build a virtual community of knowledge workers based upon principles of Knowledge Building in an interactive virtual space. Presentation at KySTE Conference, March 9,2012 Ubiquitous Classroom: Teaching and Learning Anywhere and Anytime Come learn and build a virtual classroom experience, using simple free Web 2.0 tools, your students can reach anytime and anywhere. This hands on session will teach you the tools you can use to build an engaging, interactive, and standards based web presence that allows your students to hear and see your content again and again. Presentation at KySTE Conference, March 9,2012 Articles: Sheffield, C.C. & Swan, S.B. (Published) Digital Reenactments: Using technology to recreate the past. Social Education. Reviewer of presentations for Summer Institute, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto Summer Institute, OISE, University of Toronto, Developing Knowledge Building Teachers, A New Professional Development Model National Education Computing Conference, NECC, A Curriculum for Technology and Holding Students Accountable for Technology Skill Development Kentucky Teaching Learning Conference, Knowledge Building Principles and a Community of Learners

4 Page 4 Previous Responsibilities/Work Experiences TIP (Technology integration Project). Led a team of 10 teachers in developing training for all teachers in Jefferson County Public Schools. At the elementary level ALL 5 th grade teachers teaching Science have received a tablet computer and projector. At the middle school level, ALL Middle School Science teachers have received a tablet computer and projector. At the High School level, ALL High School Math teachers have received a tablet computer and projector. The TIP Project involves every teacher in JCPS. The TIP Project has developed and delivered more training for teachers than other project in JCPS except the Literacy Project CASA (Computer Application Skills Assessment). The CASA is annually given to 22,000 students in 3 rd, 5 th, 8 th, and 10 th Grades. Under my leadership a team rewrote the technology curriculum in Jefferson County Public Schools to reflect national standards as outlined by ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education). (The electronic version of the curriculum is available to anyone upon request) Served on the commonwealth work team that developed the Kentucky Program of Studies and Curriculum for Technology Instruction P-12 Led a team of resource teachers developing Technoversity; providing technology professional development to ALL teachers in the Jefferson County Public Schools during the summer months and throughout the school year. Technoversity s broad themes encompass technology integration into the curriculum, specific application skill development, and skill development in new technology. Classroom teachers demonstrating best practices in technology integration into the classroom man Technoversity. The Technoversity is the second highest attended PD in JCPS. One of the founding teachers in the TLI (Technology Leadership Initiative). The TLI is a joint venture between the University of Louisville and the Jefferson County Public Schools. Originally the TLI was targeted at computer lab teachers and School Technology Coordinators (STC s), in search of Master s and Rank Present

5 Page 5 certifications. The TLI focuses on Application Integration into the curriculum, Distance Learning, Web Development, and Multimedia Authoring. It has since broadened its scope to include classroom teachers from all levels of education. Lead for the CSILE (Computer Supported Intentional Learning Environment) project. CSILE is a student focused virtual community of knowledge builders that is based upon research work developed by Dr. Carl Bereiter and Dr. Marlene Scardamalia from the University of Toronto s Ontario Institute of Studies in Education Recognitions/Awards ExCel Award 1993 Member Leadership Education 1992 Distinguished Leadership Award from the National Association of Community Leadership. Teacher of the Year Award from the Council of Retarded Citizens Affiliations/Memberships ISTE, International Society for Technology in Education 1994-Present