Computer Science High School

Margaret

Mahoney Thombs

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Portsmouth, RI 02871

E-mail abqc8d@r.postjobfree.com

http://www.thombs.com/portfolio/

Education

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Southeastern U. Ft.

Lauderdale, FL

Ph.D. Computing

Technology in Education

Dissertation Topic Enhancing the English Writing Skills of ESL students Using E-mail

with Preservice Teachers as Mentors

1974 - 1980 Worcester

State College Worcester, MA

M.Ed. Mathematics

1982 - 1983 Worcester

State College Worcester, MA

additional graduate work in computer science

1970 - 1974 Assumption

College Worcester, MA

B.A. Mathematics

Magna cum laude

Kappa Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Society

Minor in Secondary Education

Professional experience

1999 - present Middletown

Public Schools Middletown, RI

Director of Technology

Oversee and plan the K-12 technology curriculum

Design and supervise the technology inservice program

for staff

Teach inservice classes for faculty, staff and

administration

Department Head for the High School Computer Science

Department

Oversee technology teachers in the elementary and

middle schools

Obtain grants and corporate donations

Implementation and mapping of national standards to

the curriculum

Responsible for the creation and implementation of

the technology plan

Design, plan and oversee pilot technology projects

K-12

District and town webmaster 1997 1999 Middletown

High School Middletown, RI

Computer Science/Mathematics teacher

Courses included Computer Applications I and II, Visual

Basic I and II, Web Development, Software Development, and Trigonometry/Math

Analysis

Additional duties include National Honor Society

Advisor, Technology Club Advisor, and teaching inservice classes on computer

topics to Middletown teachers

Webmaster for the official Town of Middletown and

Middletown Public Schools Web sites

Awarded a Microsoft Corporation Software grant valued

at over $60,000

Recognized by for

innovative use of the Internet with students

Who s Who in American Teachers 2000

2001 - Nova

Southeastern University Fort

Lauderdale, FL

Adjunct Faculty

Adjunct professor in the DCTE (Doctorate of Computer

Technology in Education) program Educational Database Systems course

http://scis.nova.edu/~thombs/

1994 - present Salve

Regina University Newport,

RI

Adjunct Faculty

Courses include Calculus, Pre-Calculus, Introduction

to Computers, Database Management Systems, Programming in C++, and Advanced

Application Programming and Fourth Generation Languages

Instructor in the Professional Development Institute

for Rhode Island teachers.

Presentations include The Internet for Secondary Teachers, Web Page

Workshop for Teachers, Using the Internet and Technology for Family History

Projects, Technology Standards for Teachers, and Sharing Cultures Using

Technology

Developed the instrument to assess technology

competence for students in the Ph.D. program and evaluate these instruments

as they are submitted

Awarded a Microsoft Corporation Software grant valued

at $33,278

http://salve5.salve.edu/~thombsm/madge/index.html

1991 1997 Middletown,

RI

1991 1993 Consultant

1993 1996 Director

of Systems Development

1996 1997

Vice President of Software Development

1983 1991 Thombs

Consulting Middletown,

RI

President

Programming and consulting services.

Clients included Hanover Insurance, Worcester, MA;

Rooney, Plotkin and Willey CPA, Newport, RI; and Parker Art, New York

1982 1983 Paul

Revere Life Insurance Worcester,

MA

Programmer Analyst

Programmed microcomputer proposal systems, developed

documentation standards for micro-programmers, wrote system documentation,

produced training documents for end-users, and conducted end-user training

sessions.

1974 1982 Quabbin

Regional HS Barre,

MA

Mathematics Teacher

Courses included Pre-Algebra, Algebra I and II,

Geometry, Calculus, and Math and the Humanities

Initiated use of microcomputers in the classroom

Conducted SAT preparation classes

Class Advisor (4 years)

Professional memberships

International Society of Technology Educators Rhode Island Society of Technology Educators Rhode Island State teacher certification in Secondary

Mathematics and Secondary Computer Science

Computer Languages and Skills

Basic, Visual Basic, dBase, FoxPro, C++, HTML, Java,

Macromedia Flash Animation software

Word

Processing, Database, Spreadsheet, and a variety of Web programming,

presentation, and image manipulation software and hardware

Trained

in NCEE New Standards

Presentations and Publications

National Education Computing Conference (NECC) June1999

Atlantic City Enhancing the English

Writing Skills of ESL Students Using E-mail

RITTI

Fall Conference October 1999 East Providence, RI Enhancing the English Writing Skills of ESL Students Using E-mail

Salve

Regina University Eisenhower Grant Sessions Presenter December 1999 Using Statistics and Technology in the

Presentation of Experiment Results

National

Education Computing Conference (NECC) June 2000 Atlanta Bridges Across the Atlantic: Using

Technology to Share Cultures

Editor

and author of Snippets, the online

technology publication of the Middletown Public Schools

Enhancing

the English Writing Skills of ESL Students Using E-mail with Preservice

Teachers as Mentors. UMI ProQuest Digital Dissertations (1998)

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