Erik Nauman

EMPLOYMENT

 

web design

educator
robotics

audio/
visual

blog

July 2004-present

Technology Coordinator, Middle School: The Hewitt School, New York City, NY
Responsibilities include teaching technology classes to grades 4-8, planning and providing professional development to middle school teachers, maintaining 50 laptops, researching, ordering and supporting educational software, including coordinating yearly NYSSL order, developing and supporting technology solutions for teaching applications and administrative functions, such as student reports, parent conference notes, and web-based classroom activities

1997-2004

Teacher, grade 1: Trevor Day School, New York City, NY

Jan 1998-June 2002

Computer Teacher: Encore After School Program, Trevor Day School
1997-1999 Technology Instructor: Trevor Day School computer workshops for teachers
1996-1997 Bilingual teacher, grade 1: Smalley Academy Magnet School, New Britain, CT School District
1994-1996 Teacher, grades K-2 multi-age: The Rice School/La Escuela Rice, a K-8 professional development school, Houston Independent School District
1992-1994

Bilingual Teacher, grade 1; ESL Teacher, grade 2: Crespo Elementary School, Houston Independent School District

TECHNOLOGY EXPERIENCE

Application Design

  • Created online php/MySQL database application for middle school teachers to submit student comments to advisors in preparation for parent conferences
  • Created online php/MySQL database application for teachers to make their own jeopardy games
  • “Getting Around the World with Maps”: a Flash web application providing instruction in basic map skills for elementary grade students (http://www.openblackboard.com/files/geography.html)
  • Created Flash streaming audio player for teachers to share student performances with parents
  • “Central Park Time Machine”: Received a $1,500 technology grant to develop an educational application for the web with Flash (http://www.openblackboard.com/files/cp/cp.html)

Teaching Robotics

  • Year-long Lego robotics curriculum with all grade 7 students
  • After school robotics teacher: The Hewitt School, with students in grades 4-7
  • Participation with a team of 5 students in the 2006 Robo-Expo at The Nightingale-Bamford School

Teaching Programming

  • Instruction in Logo programming to grades 4-6 using MicroWorlds EX and MicroWorlds EX Robotics with grade 7

Content Management Systems

  • Use and assist teachers with Moodle implementation for class information and student activities
  • Configured and use Blogger for my own educational technology blog and sharing of 7th grade robotics projects
  • Use Elgg blogging tools to create an online community among students in my 8th grade media literacy class

Computer Hardware Maintenance

  • Experience with a wide range of repair procedures on several models of Dell portables
  • Experience with hard drive, optical drive and motherboard replacements on iBook G3 and G4 portables

Website design

Created and maintain the following websites:
EDUCATION

Bachelor of Arts in Education and Human Development (Elementary Education), Magna Cum Laude, George Washington University, May 1991

Post-graduate classes in web design at the New School and in education at Bank Street College of Education and St. Thomas University, Houston, TX, 1992-2000

CERTIFICATION

Texas Classroom Teacher Certification, grades 1-6

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
August 2005 Logo Foundation : Participated in a week-long Lego robotics workshop run by the Logo Foundation. Training included MicroWorlds EX Robotics and Logo Blocks
June 2005 The Trevor Institute: Participated in a two-day Lego robotics workshop that included training with MicroWorlds EX Robotics
November 2004, 2005 NYSAIS Conference for Managers of Information Technology: Attended workshops on educational technology applications
March 2003, 2002 The Connected Classroom: Attended conference for teachers and educational technology professionals
July 2002 Lucy Calkins Writing Project at Columbia University Teachers College: Attended a week-long workshop for teachers
PUBLICATIONS

Concurrence of Electrical Transformers in Several Locations, electronic musical composition included in "Surface Tension: The Problematics of Site" (BOOK/CD), Errant Bodies Press, 2003

America's Natural Wonders; Tech-Based Learning Activities, Instructor Magazine, September 2001

References available upon request