Some Bytes of Bio about me and mine (by
association, not ownership)...
RECENT PRESENT - since 1995
- educational consultant with over 35 years of teaching, administrative and 65 years of learning experiences
- cofounder, co-owner, co-manager of LIVE!, a consulting organization focusing on total human development, especially learning, family education, and improved technologies (nutrition, health, exercise, and computing) for more effective living
- educational consultant in quality management, strategic planning, technology development and use (especially multimedia, telecommunications and internet), gifted education, and foreign language learning; former Apple Teaching Fellow and Apple Educational Consultant
- life partner and husband of Barbara Bollmann, CSG and IAACT member, cofounder of LIVE!
- Board of Directors for New Music Circle 2004-2010), Vice-President, 2005-2007
- Board of Directors for Abaco-Towns-By-The-Sea Owners Association, Jan 2001 to Sept 2002
- member of GAMUG (Gateway Area Macintosh Users Group) and several times officer over the more than 30 years of membership
- member of Lifelong Learning Institute (2005- ) and Steering Committee member (2007- )
- CoFounder of The Learning Community, Franklin County, MO (2008-2009 ) - CoOwner of newview, a publishing company (2002)
- Current CSG (Control Systems Group) member from 1995 to present, attending all North American and International conferences; President for the year 2000 (a precisely descriptive title for one who will preside over the conference for that year)
- Former Advanced Practicum Supervisor with IAACT (formerly with WGI) having supervised with Barbara Bollmann and Dina Davis more than 25 participants from 1995-1997
- Former IRT-ICTRTQM-WGI member from 1990 to 1997, attending all international conferences (except Ireland - for which I and my wife were scheduled, but chose to cancel in order to be present for the birth of our daughter's first child); also attended most of the Quality School Consortium conferences until 1997
PAST
Educational Employment:
Administration:
1997 to 1999 Maplewood-Richmond-Heights Interim Technology Director
1971 to 1996 Parkway School District; St. Louis County, MO.
1984 to 1996 Computer Education Coordinator
1981 to 1984 Gifted Education Coordinator
1979 to 1981 Coordinator for Curriculum Development
1978 to 1979 Lead Instructional Coordinator
1973 to 1976 Secondary Language Arts, including Unified Studies
1971 to 1979 Foreign Languages Coordinator
Higher Education:
2009 to 2010 French Adjunct at East Central College, Union, MO
1986 to 1993 Adjunct Professor in the Education Department at Maryville University
1977 to 1989 Non-tenure track Professor in the Graduate Institute of Education at Washington University
1970 Instructor of Comprehensive English at The University of Florida
K-12 Teaching:
1981 to 1984 Elementary Gifted Education Resource Teacher
1969 to 1970 Substitute teacher in Alachua County School District; Gainesville, FL.
1966 to 1968 Parkway School District; St. Louis County MO. Teacher of World Literature IV, English IV, French II,III,IV;Foreign Languages Chairperson 1967-1968; Chairperson of District Committee on the Foreign Languages Program; Adult Education, Beginning and Intermediate French
1965 to 1966 Nolan High School; Fort Worth, TX. Teacher of World Literature IV, English I, Latin II; English Department Chairperson, Moderator of Student Council
1964 to 1965 Assumption High School; East St. Louis, IL. Teacher of French I, II, English III; Foreign Languages Department Chairperson
1962 to 1964 Vianney High School; St. Louis County, MO. Teacher of French I, II, III, IV, Latin I, II; Foreign Languages Department Chairperson, Moderator of Student Council
Academic Preparation:- 1971 Ph.D. University of Florida, concentration in Middle English; Dissertation: The Scribal Art of Textual Transmission: A Study of Fifteenth Century Manuscript Tradition in Nineteen Manuscripts Containing Selected Canterbury Tales
- 1969 M.A. St. Louis University,concentration in Renaissance French; Thesis: Love in the 'Délie' of Maurice Scève
- 1962 B.A. St. Mary's University, major in English, minor in Latin and mathematicsLearning Experiences:
- Many courses or workshops in human potential, psychology, technology and computing, quality management (including the classic Deming 4 day seminar), language learning and gifted education
Publications:
- (see above thesis and dissertation)
- more than 30 educational documents for Parkway School District: e.g. Foreign Languages Curriculum guides, Gifted Education Program Guide, Middle School Report, Computer Education Program Guide
INTERESTS
- proud and joyful parent of two children and grandparent of four grandchildren
- founder and regular participant of The BookClub, founded in 1973 and meeting monthly ever since, reading and discussing over 300 books
- regular swimmer and sometimes participant in Masters competition
- music lover (jazz, avant garde, and classical), jazz aficionado, especially appreciating bop, free jazz, and contemporary jazz
PS: What's LIVE! ?
LIVE! (pronounced both ways) is an organization founded and developed by Barbara Bollmann and myself to concentrate and incorporate our efforts of services and products to help people live more effectively.
Examples/Instances of Presentations and Workshops:
- What Do Grades Have To Do With Learning?, a twin series of presentations for comforting the afflicted and afflicting the comfortable
- What Technology Is Important For Living Effectively Now And Into The 21st Century?
- LEAPS-Some Strategies And Practices For More Effective Personal Management