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TIMOTHY ALAN ERWIN

158 SPRINGBROOK RD.

UNICOI, TENNESSEE 37692

TELEPHONE: (423) 743-8814  HOME

                                                                                                 (423) 439-4271  WORK

 

EDUCATION:            MASTERS OF ARTS EDUCATION, DECEMBER 1996

                                                TUSCULUM COLLEGE

                                                GREENEVILLE, TENNESSEE

 

                                                BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, DECEMBER 1983

                                                INFORMATION SYSTEMS OPTION OF COMPUTER SCIENCE MAJOR

                                                EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY

                                                JOHNSON CITY, TENNESSEE 

 

                                                UNICOI COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

                                                ERWIN, TENNESSEE

                                                GRADUATED IN TOP 20 OF CLASS

 

PROFESSIONAL:    PROFESSIONAL TEACHING LICENSE, SECONDARY EDUCATION,

  LICENSE                              VALID THRU 2008

                                     

      COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY / BUSINESS EDUCATION TEACHER

                                                CERTIFICATION (LEVELS A, B, C)

 

EMPLOYMENT:

  JULY 1997 TO          EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY – COLLEGE OF EDUCATION -

    PRESENT                          UNIVERSITY SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY INSTRUCTOR / BUILDING

TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR

                                               

DUTIES – TECHNOLOGY COORDINATOR

ASSIST IN THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF K – 12

TECHNOLOGY CURRICULUM – INCLUDES THE INTEGRATION OF

SOFTWARE, INTERNET, AND WEB PAGE USAGE IN THE CLASSROOM

 

RESEARCH CURRENT TECHNOLOGY, TRAIN FACULTY IN USE OF CURRENT

TECHNOLOGY THROUGH IN-SERVICE SESSIONS AND WORKSHOPS.

 

PLAN, DESIGN, INSTALL, AND MAINTAIN BUILDING-WIDE TECHNOLOGY

INCLUDING:  HIGH SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY CLASS COMPUTER LAB, MIDDLE

SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY LAB, HIGH SCHOOL WRITING LAB, DEVELOP A

PLAN AND OVERSEE INSTALLATION OF BUILDING-WIDE NETWORK.

INSTALL TEACHER WORKSTATIONS, ESTABLISH E-MAIL AND INTERNET

LINKS THROUGHOUT THE SCHOOL. SUPERVISE THE DEVELOPMENT OF

THE SCHOOL WEB PAGE. DATABASE ADMINISTRATOR FOR CURRICULUM

MAPPING.

 

                                                DUTIES - INSTRUCTOR

                                                PROVIDE FORMAL CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS IN USAGE

OF CURRENT SOFTWARE PACKAGES AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF

PROBLEM SOLVING PROGRAMMING SKILLS THROUGH CURRENT

PROGRAMMING LANGUAGES. COURSE TOPICS INCLUDE: MICROSOFT

WORD 2000, POWERPOINT 2000, EXCEL 2000, FRONTPAGE 2000, E-MAIL AND

INTERNET USAGE, GRAPHICS SOFTWARE, WEB PAGE DESIGNING,

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                                                DUTIES INSTRUCTOR CONT.

PROGRAMMING IN VISUAL BASIC, JAVASCRIPT, HTML, DHTML,

AND INTRODUCTION TO VISUAL C++

 

                                                ASSIST STUDENTS IN HANDS-ON LABORATORY PROJECTS AS THEY

                                                APPLY SKILLS TAUGHT IN CLASSROOM

 

                                                RESEARCH CURRENT TECHNOLOGY TO PROVIDE STUDENTS ENTERING

TODAY'S COLLEGES AND JOB MARKET WITH CURRENT TECHNOLOGY

SKILLS

 

                                                ADAPT/DEVELOP CURRICULUM IN ORDER TO MEET STATE

                                                BOARD REQUIREMENTS

 

 

1999 TO                      ADJUNCT FACULTY FOR EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY – COLLEGE

PRESENT                              APPLIED SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED HUMAN

                                                SCIENCES

                                   

                                     ADJUNCT FACULTY FOR EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY – COLLEGE

                                                OF EDUCATION

 

                                                DUTIES

                                                INSTRUCTOR OF THE COMPUTER TECHNOLOGY IN EARLY CHILDHOOD

                                                COURSES – THESE COURSES DISCUSS THE USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN THE

                                                EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM

 

 

  1984 TO                    UNICOI COUNTY VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL

  1997                                      INSTRUCTOR, VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

                                                DATA PROCESSING/COMPUTER SCIENCE

                                               

                                                DUTIES

                                                PROVIDE FORMAL CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION FOR STUDENTS

                                                IN USAGE OF SOFTWARE PACKAGES AND IN THE DEVELOPMENT

                                                OF PROBLEM SOLVING PROGRAMMING SKILLS

 

                                                ASSIST STUDENTS IN HANDS-ON LABORATORY PROJECTS AS THEY

                                                APPLY SKILLS TAUGHT IN CLASSROOM

 

                                                PREPARE AND ADMINISTER DETAILED TESTING/EVALUATION

                                                SYSTEM TO INSURE STUDENTS ARE MEETING VOCATIONAL

                                                REQUIREMENTS; PREPARE PASS/FAIL STATISTICS

 

                                                RESEARCH CURRENT TECHNOLOGY TO DETERMINE VOCATIONAL

                                                TRAINING NEEDED FOR STUDENTS ENTERING TODAY'S COLLEGES

                                                AND JOB MARKET

 

                                                ADAPT/DEVELOP CURRICULUM IN ORDER TO MEET STATE

                                                BOARD REQUIREMENTS

 

                                                DETERMINE HARDWARE/SOFTWARE UPGRADES NEEDED TO

                                                SUCCESSFULLY TEACH STUDENTS CURRENT TECHNOLOGICAL

                                                DATA PROCESSING

 

 

 

TIMOTHY ERWIN

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                                                PREPARE COST ESTIMATES FOR HARDWARE/SOFTWARE;

                                                PRESENT PURCHASE PROPOSAL TO UPPER MANAGEMENT;

                                                INSTALL APPROVED UPGRADES FOR ENTIRE VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

 

                                                PERFORM MAINTENANCE ON COMPUTER HARDWARE THROUGHOUT

                                                VOCATIONAL SCHOOL

 

                                                SOFTWARE UTILIZED

                                                MICROSOFT QUICK BASIC, TURBO PASCAL, C++ FUNDAMENTALS,

                                                VISUAL BASIC, HTML WEB PAGE DESIGNING, NETSCAPE BROWSER,

                                                CORELDRAW GRAPHICS PACKAGE, LOTUS 1-2-3, EXCEL 5.0 FOR WINDOWS,

                                                WINDOWS 3.11 WORKGROUPS, WINDOWS 95, DBASE III+ SOFTWARE,

                                                WORDPERFECT, MICROSOFT DOS 6.22, ALDUS PAGEMAKER

                                                 DESKTOP PUBLISHING, HARVARD GRAPHICS, POWER POINT,

                                                 HORIZON SCHOOL SYSTEM SOFTWARE

 

                                                HARDWARE UTILIZED

                                                IBM PC, IBM XT, IBM PS/2, MS-DOS 286, MS-DOS 386,

                                                MS-DOS 486, PENTIUM, DOT MATRIX PRINTERS, LETTER QUALITY

                                                PRINTERS, BUBBLE JET PRINTERS, LASER PRINTERS, SCANNERS, MODEMS,

                                                ETHERNET CARDS, MULTI-MEDIA HARDWARE, LAPTOPS

 

                                                MINIMAL EXPERIENCE WITH NETWORKING.  INSTALLED CLASSROOM

                                                NETWORK AND INTERNET HARDWARE/SOFTWARE FOR MY CLASSROOM

 

 

1989 TO 1994:            NORTHEAST STATE TECHNICAL COMMUNITY COLLEGE

 (PART-TIME)                      ADJUNCT FACULTY, INSTRUCTOR AT OFF-CAMPUS SITE;

                                                (CURRENTLY ON ADJUNCT FACULTY LIST -- HAVE BEEN INACTIVE

                                                 WHILE COMPLETING MASTERS DEGREE)

 

                                                DUTIES

                                                INSTRUCTOR OF COMPUTER CONCEPTS.  THIS INCLUDES WINDOWS,

                                                MS-DOS, WORDPERFECT, LOTUS 1-2-3, ADVANCED LOTUS,

                                                DATABASE III PLUS, AND AN INTRODUCTION OF NETWORKS

 

 

1984 TO 1990:          PART TIME SELF EMPLOYED

                                                PRIVATE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT AND SOFTWARE TRAINING

                                                FOR:  BANKS, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS, AND INDEPENDENT

                                                COMPANIES

                                               

                                                TYPE OF SERVICES:  PROGRAMMED CUSTOMIZED CUSTOMER

                                                                                          DATA BASE FILES USING DBASE III+,

                                                                                          DESIGNED PURCHASING SOFTWARE,

                                                                                          ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE/PAYABLE,

                                                                                          BILLING, AND INSURANCE/BENEFITS

                                                                                          SOFTWARE FOR IBM/MS-DOS EQUIPMENT

 

 

 


 

TIMOTHY ERWIN

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COMMITTEES / COLLEGE OF EDUCATION COMMITTEES

ACTIVITIES                                        

·         A MEMBER OF THE COE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (1997 – PRESENT)

 

·         COLLEGE OF EDUCATION PT3 GRANT TEAM MEMBER (2001-2004)

 

·         A MEMBER OF THE COE TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE - INTEGRATION SUB COMMITTEE (2000-2001)

 

§         COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION PT3 GRANT TEAM (2001 – 2002)

 

·         SERVED AS A COMMITTEE MEMBER OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY PLAN - SUB-COMMITTEE (1999-2000)

 

·         SERVED ON THE ADMISSIONS BOARD FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION (NOVEMBER 1999)

 

·         CO-CHAIR OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY FACULTY COMMUNICATION SUB-COMMITTEE (1999)

 

·         SERVED ON THE ADMISSIONS BOARD FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION OF THE COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (JULY 1999)

 

·         SERVED ON MAT INTERVIEW TEAM (1998)

 

 

                                                UNIVERSITY SCHOOL COMMITTEES

 

·         CHAIR OF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE (1997 – PRESENT)

 

·         CURRICULUM MAPPING TEAM MEMBER (2000 – PRESENT)

 

·         SCHEDULING COMMITTEE TEAM MEMBER (2003 – PRESENT)

 

·         TENURE COMMITTEE MEMBER (2003 – PRESENT)

 

·         COMMITTEE MEMBER OF HONORS BANQUET COMMITTEE (1998-2001)

 

·         ETRC UNIVERSITY SCHOOL PILOT TEAM MEMBER (2001)

 

·         MEMBER OF PLANNING AND SCHEDULING COMMITTEE (2001)

 

·         CHAIR OF HIGH SCHOOL MATH TEACHER SEARCH COMMITTEE (2001)

 

·         MEMBER OF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL SEARCH COMMITTEE FOR VICE-PRINCIPAL  (1999)

 

·         A SACS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN COMMITTEE MEMBER (1999)

 

 

TIMOTHY ERWIN

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      • ETSU Y2K TECHNOLOGY TEAM LEADER FOR UNIVERSITY SCHOOL (1999)

         
      • MEMBER OF THE SACS SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT PLAN STEERING COMMITTEE (1999)

 

·         MEMBER OF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL SEARCH COMMITTEE FOR VICE-PRINCIPAL  (1998)

 

·         CO-CHAIR WITH GINA BAILIFF OF THE HIGH SCHOOL HONORS BANQUET COMMITTEE (1998)

 

·         COMPUTER SCIENCE TEXTBOOK SELECTION COMMITTEE FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY (1998)

 

 

                                                STUDENT SPONSORED ACTIVITIES AT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL

 

·         TENTH GRADE CLASS HOMEROOM SPONSOR (1997 – PRESENT)

 

·         FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES (1998 – PRESENT)

 

·         DESTINATION IMAGINATION TEAM SPONSOR (2000)

 

 

                                                SERVICE ACTIVITIES

 

      • COMMITTEE MEMBER / SUPPORTER OF UNIVERSITY SCHOOL FOUNDATION ANNUAL AUCTION (1997-PRESENT)

 

      • ADJUNCT FACULTY FOR ETSU APPLIED HUMAN SCIENCE (1999 – 2002)

 

§         TAUGHT MIDDLE SCHOOL INTERSESSION ENRICHMENT CLASS ON FRONTPAGE 2000 DURING SEPTEMBER BREAK.(2001)

 

      • INSTRUCTOR FOR “WEB PAGE DESIGN CLASS” MARCH INTERSESSION (2001)

 

      • APPRAISER FOR THE DESTINATION IMAGINATION ORGANIZATION (2000)

 

      • TAUGHT “COMPUTER SOFTWARE EXPLORATION” DURING SEPTEMBER "BREAKS ALIVE" INTERSESSION (1998)

 

      • TAUGHT ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR AGES K - 8 DURING MARCH "BREAKS ALIVE" INTERSESSIONS. “WEBBING-IT CLINIC “ (1998)

 

      • OFFERED / TAUGHT ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR GRADES 5-8 AS "AFTER-SCHOOL OPTIONS" TERM III (1998)

 

      • TECH CAMP INSTRUCTOR FOR DECEMBER "BREAKS ALIVE" INTERSESSION (1997)

 

      • OFFERED / TAUGHT ENRICHMENT CLASSES FOR GRADES 5-8 AS "AFTER-SCHOOL OPTIONS" TERM II (1997)

 

TIMOTHY ERWIN

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                        GRANTS

 

·         CO-WROTE TECHNOLOGY GRANT WITH MS. FERLAND – FUNDED FOR $50,000 FOR COMPUTER HARDWARE. (2001)

 

·         TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY LITERACY GRANT – TRAINER / PARTICIPANT. SCHOOL AWARDED DIGITAL CAMERA. (1999)

 

·         CO-WROTE SPANISH AS SECOND LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY MINI GRANT WITH DR. SHELIA JONES – FUNDED (1997)

 

 

                                PRESENTATIONS

 

 

·         ERWIN/WENIGER/MYRON (2002) PRESENTER AT FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL EARLY CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE. “USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENRICH LITERACY EXPERIENCES”. ETSU, JULY 2002

 

·         ERWIN (2002) FRONTPAGE 2000 TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR UNIVERSITY SCHOOL TEACHERS

 

·         MYRON/WENIGER/ERWIN (2001) PRESENTER AT TENNESSEE READING ASSOCIATION FALL CONFERENCE. “USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENRICH LITERACY EXPERIENCES”. CHATTANOOGA, TENNESSEE. DECEMBER 2001

 

·         MYRON/WENIGER/ERWIN (2001) PRESENTER AT FORTY-FIRST ANNUAL EARLY CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE. “USING TECHNOLOGY TO ENRICH LITERACY EXPERIENCES”. ETSU, JULY 2001

 

·         ERWIN (2000) PRESENTER AT FORTIETH ANNUAL EARLY CHILDHOOD CONFERENCE. “I CAN DO THAT!” SOFTWARE EXPLORATION HANDS-ON SESSION. ETSU, JULY 2000

 

·         ERWIN (1999) TRAINER FOR TECHNOLOGY LITERACY GRANT SPONSORED BY WASHINGTON COUNTY

 

·         ERWIN (1997) WINDOWS ’95 TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR UNIVERSITY SCHOOL TEACHERS

 

·         ERWIN (1997) NETSCAPE AND E-MAIL TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR UNIVERSITY SCHOOL TEACHERS

 

·         ERWIN/CUNNINGHAM (1997) PRESENTER AT EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL UPPER EAST TENNESSEE EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE WORKSHOP ENTITLED “SO YOU’RE NOT CONNECTED YET”. ETSU, OCTOBER 1997.

 


 

TIMOTHY ERWIN

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                                PROFESSIONAL MEETINGS

                                                WORKSHOPS / TRAINING ATTENDED

 

·         CPR CERTIFICATION (2005)

 

·         WINDOWS MOVIE MAKER WORKSHOP (2005)

 

·         DIGITALLY SMART WORKSHOP (2005)

 

·         FRONTPAGE:FORMS WORKSHOP (2005)

 

·         MICROSOFT WORD FORM WORKSHOP (2005)

 

·         IRB RE-CERTIFICATION (2004)

 

·         CURRICULUM MAPPING – TRAIN THE TRAINERS WORKSHOP (2002)

 

·         TECHNOLOGY FUNDING FOR SCHOOLS (2002)

 

·         OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY (ETSU) FRONTPAGE 2000 LEVEL I AND II WORKSHOPS (2001)

 

·         MARCOPOLO INTERNET INTEGRATION TRAINING (ETSU) (2001)

 

·         HUMAN SUBJECT ASSURANCE TRAINING (2001)

 

·         MCAFEE ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE WORKSHOP (2000)

 

·         BUREAU OF EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. “MAKING BEST USE OF THE INTERNET TO ENHANCE CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION”. JOHNSON CITY, APRIL, 1999

 

·         UPPER EAST TENNESSEE EDUCATIONAL COOPERATIVE (1998)

 

·         WASHINGTON COUNTY OSIRIS SOFTWARE TRAINING (1997)

 

·         OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY (ETSU) ADOBE SOFTWARE TRAINING (1997)

 

·         OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY (ETSU) WEB PAGE DESIGN TRAINING (1997)

 

CONFERENCES ATTENDED

 

·         ATTENDED AUDIO/VISUAL SHOWCASE 2005 CONFERENCE IN KNOXVILLE

 

·         ATTENDED TWENTY-FIRST ANNUAL UETEC EDUCATORS’ IN-SERVICE (2000)

 

·         ATTENDED THE 1999-2000 TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE IN NASHVILLE AND TOOK PART IN A NEW WEB LESSON PLAN TECHNIQUE CALLED WEB QUESTS (DECEMBER 1999)

 

·         ATTENDED 1998 TENNESSEE TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE IN NASHVILLE, TN (NOVEMBER 1998)

 

·         ATTENDED EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL UETEC EDUCATORS’ IN-SERVICE (1997)

 

 

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