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Teacher

Waiakea Intermediate School, Hilo HI (1993)

Spring - Earth Science, seventh grade, for educator Steve Stephenson. Also created an Amateur Radio station in the classroom to talk to other middle schools in the Hawaiian Islands.

Summer - combined English Composition and Computer Lab, 6-8 grades. The intent was to electronically publish a magazine with students as editors.

Substitute teacher, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (1993-1995)

I taught various subjects, mostly at Monterey High School and the Monterey Academy of Oceanographic Science, while obtaining a California Teaching Credential at night from Chapman University.

Long-term substitute, Monterey High School (1994)

I taught Chemistry and Physics for educator Randy Randall. This was the same classroom where I had learned these subjects from Randy a decade previous.

Adjunct Professor, CSU Monterey Bay (1995-1996)

CST 101 Technology Tools - I arrived at CSUMB in its first semester and was able to develop curricula and teach the basic computing skills class required of all graduates.

Adjunct Professor, CSU Monterey Bay (1996-2000)

CST 351 Web Design - I developed this class after I became a full-time staff in charge of Web Services. With graphic design as the prerequisite, I taught design as it applies to the Web and included a semester project with on-campus clients. I taught it for six semesters before turning more attention to my full-time position at CSUMB.

CST 251 Basic Web Design - In contrast with CST 351, I helped create another class but with no prerequisites and the intent of creating publishers, not designers. With the support of then director Dr. Chris Hasegawa (former public school teacher), I was able to mentor teach one of my students, Dana Lookadoo, as she student taught the class. After graduation, she took over as full instructor for the course.