Thomas Eugene Taylor
EDUCATION: - M. A. Education, Reading Specialist, Furman University, Greenville, SC, August 1990.
- B. M. Music Education, Vocal/Choral Music, Furman University, Greenville, SC, cum laud, May 1983.
- Post-graduate
courses taken at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, Lander
University, Greenwood, SC, and the University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.
TEACHING EXPERIENCE: - District Five Schools of Spartanburg County, Duncan, SC 1998 - 2013 (retired)
- Director of Technology - responsible for total technology program for District Five Schools, including
- Data Infrastructure Design
- Equipment Procurement
- Technology Staff Development
- Information Systems and Databases
- Web-Based Communications
- Software Evaluation and Implementation
- Greenville County School District, Brushy Creek Elementary School, Taylors, SC, 1992 - 1998
- Multimedia Specialist
- grades 3-5, implemented integrated curriculum in which students use
online resources to develop interactive multimedia computer programs.
- Classroom Teacher:
- grade 4, implemented all aspects of elementary curriculum for grade
level; developed and implemented new uses of technology in the
elementary classroom including telecommunications, multimedia, and
student publishing.
- The
Learning Lab, Tucson, AZ, October 1991 - April 1992. Provided tutoring
& prescriptive learning programs for students with reading
disabilities and other special needs.
- Amphitheater School District, Lulu Walker Elementary School, Tucson, AZ, January - May 1992.
- Instructional Technology Specialist:
conducted classes in grades K-5 in keyboarding, word processing, and
other computer literacy skills; maintenance and systems administration
of MS-DOS/Novell Computer Lab running IBM-ICLAS and various educational
software; teacher in-service on computer applications.
- Laurens School District # 55, Gray Court-Owings School, Gray Court, SC, 1984 - 1991.
- Gifted and Talented Program:
grades 3 - 8, developed and implemented curriculum and guide for
Laurens School District # 55, based on differentiated,
multi-disciplinary study units in Science, Social Studies, Language
Arts, Fine Arts,and Computer.
- Computer Coordinator:
maintenance and systems administration of teacher network stations,
including Computer Management Systems (CMS) Pathways Project, Osiris,
InteGrade, and Novell workstations; maintenance and systems
administration of IBM Computer Lab running Jostens Learning Corporation
(JLC) software and IBM-ICLAS; teacher in-service on computer
applications.
- Chorus: grades 7 - 8, mixed choral performance ensemble.
- Elementary Music : grades 1 - 6, general music
OTHER WORK EXPERIENCE : - Instructional Technology Consultant
- Professional
Singer/Musician – paid appearances include Greenville Chorale Chamber
Ensemble, First Presbyterian Church, Greenville, SC, Spartanburg
Festival Chorus, St. Matthews Methodist, Greenville, Heritage Chamber
Singers.
- Fourth Presbyterian Church, Greenville, SC. Interim Music Director, 2005-2006
- McCarter Presbyterian Church, Greenville, SC. Chancel Choir Director, 1989 - 2004
- Laurens First Presbyterian Church, Laurens, SC. Chancel Choir Director, 1984 - 1989.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES : - Conducted regular workshops on classroom uses of mobile technology, Google Apps, and Google Earth for SCETV and other organizations 2006 - present
- Perform regularly with The Greenville Chorale and it’s professional core, the Chorale Chamber Ensemble 1996 - present
- Invited vocal performer with Spartanburg Festival Chorus and various churches in the Greenville/Spartanburg area
- Served as a contributor to SCETV’s RiverVenture.org project, designing mapping systems - 2007
- Active with South Carolina Association of School Administrators Technology Roundtable, Served as Program Director in 2006
- Served on South Carolina state technology committee writing the state’s technology plan.
- Served on DISCUS Technology Assessment Committee in conjunction with the SC State Library.
- Participant in Center for Educational Excellence 4MAT Excel training, spring 1995.
- Participant
in 1994 National Teacher Training Institute for Telecommunications and
Instructional Television in Rock Hill, South Carolina.
- Professional
sabbatical taken academic year 1991-92 to develop curriculum materials
on desert ecology and Native American studies.
- Tested
and evaluated reading disabilities and wrote recommendations for
instruction in informal and clinical settings, spring/summer 1990.
- Certified in the Program for Effective Teaching (PET), 1990.
- Participant in South Carolina Mapping and Aerial Photography Systems (SC-MAPS) project, spring 1990.
- Regional director of South Carolina Music Association Choral Clinics for years 1987-90.
- Notary Public for South Carolina for terms 1984 - 1994, 1994 – 2004, 2004 - 2014
SYSTEMS EXPERIENCE:- Adobe Creative Suite
- Photoshop
- Lightroom
- Premiere
- After Effects
- Audition
- InDesign
- Illustrator
- Flash
- Coda Finale
- Microsoft Office Products
- Google Applications
- ESRI ArcGIS
- PHP
- ASP
- MS-SQL
- MySQL
- Apache
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