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1 EDUCATION Master of Science, Instruction and Curriculum Leadership with an emphasis in Instructional Design and Technology, 2001, The University of Memphis Bachelor of Science, Elementary Education, 1990, Arkansas State University CREDENTIALS Tennessee Professional Certification, Elementary 1-8, Tennessee Career Ladder Level 1 PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Instructional Technology Support Advisor 2007-Present, Memphis City-Shelby County Schools, Department of Exceptional Children Collaborates with teachers, case managers, related service providers, outside agencies and upper-level management to ensure that the systemic, as well as individualized adaptive and instructional needs of students with disabilities are addressed Plans and delivers instructional technology professional development for special education teachers and administrative/support staff Develops instructional technology professional development materials and resources Coordinates all department-wide communications via centralized mailings Installs, maintains and updates instructional and psychological evaluation software for special education staff Provides troubleshooting and hardware/software support for applications specific to special education Travels across district to provide individual/group training and technical support Develops, designs and maintains instructional technology website as a resource for teachers Collaborates with the Department of Exceptional Children (DEC) staff to design and develop branded digital products for local, state and national conferences and presentations Provides audio/visual set up and support for special education meetings and conferences (projector/laptop/audio system, etc.) Records, edits, produces and distributes instructional and promotional video productions Designs original graphic creations for instructional purposes, promotions and local/regional/state special education initiatives Provides technical assistance related to new technologies (e.g., ipads, Bluetooth devices, new software, etc.) Manages Apple Volume Purchasing Program (including processing of teacher app requests, purchasing, distributing and documenting app codes) Kevin L. Reed 1

2007-Present, Memphis City-Shelby County Schools, Department of Exceptional Children Collaborates with teachers, case managers, related service providers, outside agencies and upper-level management

2 Collaborates with Information Technology to maintain departmental server (DEC) including server directory organization, maintaining individual, group sharing and security, and mapping to authorized users Maintains inventory of DEC instructional technology equipment (using AMSI), as well as daily check-in and check-out of equipment for DEC staff Assists school-level ASMI designees with special education inventory management/tracking Collaborates with Asset Management, Risk Management, Security, and the Memphis Police Department in documentation, tracking and recovery of stolen/missing equipment Researches, evaluates and recommends appropriate assistive and instructional technology hardware and software Purchases and distributes hardware and software to DEC staff and teachers Collaborates with and provides assistance to DEC Assistive Technology Team Served as Conference Chairman for the 2013 and 2014 West Tennessee Special Education Conferences Staff Development Coordinator, Instructional Technology , Memphis City Schools Teaching and Learning Academy Developed and conducted professional development opportunities for teachers and district personnel Collaborated with district academic support staff to ensure the integration of appropriate academic content within instructional technology professional learning opportunities Supported integration of the Internet, multimedia products and other software applications in both Macintosh and Windows environments Collaborated with district staff to determine appropriate hardware recommendations Collaborated with district academic support staff to recommend software applications Designed, developed and maintained the Academic Affairs website Collaborated with district academic support staff to develop website content that supports current district initiatives Produced and edited video content to support and enhance professional development and other district initiatives Designed graphics to support and enhance web-based, printed and video content to support district initiatives Planned and supported district Network Coordinator Meetings, annual Memphis City Schools Technology Conference, district-wide in-service for computer teachers, and the annual Academy Awards Technology Challenge Supported professional learning communities for the integration and implementation of district-supported technology initiatives Presented effective and emerging instructional technology integration strategies and tools at local, regional and state meetings and conferences Kevin L. Reed 2

education inventory management/tracking Collaborates with Asset Management, Risk Management, Security, and the Memphis Police Department in documentation, tracking and recovery of stolen/missing

3 Maintained knowledge of current and emerging technology developments and their impact on teaching and learning Evaluated the effectiveness of instructional technology professional development Provided sustained support of professional development through classroom visits Adjunct Professor, College of Education 2002, The University of Memphis Served as instructor of undergraduate course, Technology in Education Sixth Grade Teacher , Memphis City Schools, Ridgeway Middle School Planned and delivered instruction in middle school English and computer literacy Developed, designed, published, and managed website for Ridgeway Middle School Assisted faculty, staff and administration with technical or computer-related issues in a Macintosh environment Supervised pre-service teacher in conjunction with The University of Memphis Professional Development School program Technology Coordinator , Memphis City Schools, Caldwell Elementary School Developed, designed, published, and managed website for Caldwell Elementary School Provided training and support to students and teachers on various computer-based instructional programs in efforts to successfully implement the instructional technology initiatives of Memphis City Schools Assisted faculty, staff and administration with technical or computer-related issues in both Macintosh and Windows environments Developed and implemented strategies for integrating technology in all curriculum areas and all grades Successfully authored grant proposals to fund technology in the school Served as reviewer for the United States Department of Education 21st Century Community Learning Centers Grant in Washington, D.C. Served as reviewer for the United States Department of Education Technology Innovation Challenge Grant, Tier I and Tier II in Washington, D.C. Served on School Instructional Support Team Designed and developed instructional and administrative documents Kevin L. Reed 3

Technology in Education Sixth Grade Teacher 2001-2002, Memphis City Schools, Ridgeway Middle School Planned and delivered instruction in middle school English and computer literacy Developed,

4 Third Grade Teacher , Memphis City Schools, Caldwell Elementary School Planned and delivered instruction in all third grade curriculum areas Developed standards-based Paideia curriculum for third grade Supervised pre-service teacher in conjunction with The University of Memphis Professional Development School program Instructed homebound students through Division of Exceptional Children Fifth Grade Teacher , Memphis City Schools, Longview Middle School Planned and delivered instruction in fifth grade English Developed curriculum for fifth grade English Managed pilot project for Askia Learning Concepts digital learning DIGITAL RESOURCES Founder, Website Designer and Content Manager 2010 Present, Designed touch-ready, user-friendly graphic user interface, and supporting graphics Researched current and appropriate content for population of site Performs regular site maintenance and updates Removes, modifies and adds new content to reflect current instructional technology standards and initiatives Monitors traffic and bandwidth usage (over 3.96 million unique site visits since November 2012) Website Designer and Content Manager 2012 Present, Designed clean, user-friendly website layout Designed branded graphics that supported conference theme Developed content for conference and host hotel registration, RFP submissions, and other information valuable to conference presenters and attendees Performs regular site maintenance and updates Kevin L. Reed 4

Fifth Grade Teacher 1994-1996, Memphis City Schools, Longview Middle School Planned and delivered instruction in fifth grade English Developed curriculum for fifth grade English Managed pilot project

5 Website Designer and Content Manager , Served as volunteer webmaster for HIV/AIDS service organization, Friends For Life Designed clean, inviting, user-friendly website layout Designed branded graphics that supported organization purpose and mission Collaborated with Friends For Life professionals in order to interpret and organize content so that it could be delivered in an effective, user-friendly format Performed regular site maintenance and updates TECHNOLOGY/COMPUTER SKILLS Windows XP, 7, 8 Mac OS Mac ios for ipad and iphone Adobe Acrobat Professional Adobe Dreamweaver Adobe Lightroom Adobe Photoshop/Photoshop Elements Adobe Premiere/Premiere Elements Canon Poster Artist Dropbox Easy IEP; Easy FAX; Paperclip Freemake Video Downloader and Converter FTP XHTML ilivid icloud imovie iphoto itunes Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Access, Publisher, Outlook) on Mac and PC platforms Pinnacle Studio Ultimate Professional Portrait Remote Desktop Applications SoThink DHTML Menu Toast WOW Slider Kevin L. Reed 5

purpose and mission Collaborated with Friends For Life professionals in order to interpret and organize content so that it could be delivered in an effective, user-friendly format Performed regular

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Denise Farmer www.denisefarmer.com www.linkedin.com/in/denisemfarmer dfarmer@ameritech.net 248-429-7262 EDUCATION Master of Information & Communications Technology in Web Development and Graduate Certificate