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CHRIS W. BIGENHO cbigenho@dlp4success.com EDUCATIONAL HISTORY Master of Arts in Educational Technology Pepperdine University, Malibu CA Graduated 2005 Teaching Certification National University, Los Angeles, CA Completed 1992 Bachelor of Arts in Music and Environmental Studies University of California, Santa Barbara, CA Graduated with Honors, 1987 CERTIFICATIONS Texas Teaching Certificate in Music: All Levels; Earth Science- Secondary, Texas Education Agency, 1995 Washington State Teaching Certificate in Music: K-12; Science: 4-12; Biology: 4-12, Washington Superintendent of Instruction, 1994 California Professional Clear Single Subject Teaching Credential; Life Science; Instrumental Music; Introductory Music, State of California Commission on Teacher Credentialing, 1990 SUPERVISORY EXPERIENCE Owner DLP Consulting, Plano, TX, 2006 - present Educational consulting in learning technologies, professional development, 21st century practices, and curriculum design Featured speaker at local and national conferences Plan, develop and execute special projects for clients in educational technology Director of Educational Technology Greenhill School- Upper School Science, Dallas, TX, 1998 – present Manage budget in excess of $500,000 annually Cultivate professional development opportunities for 8 members of the technology department Coordinate and manage projects in all areas of technology at Greenhill School Plan and manage all aspects of educational technology component in construction of new lower school and upper school addition General Manager Iceoplex- Addison , TX , 1995 - 1996 Manage professional staff of over 25 instructors and support/operational staff of over 35 employees Train all supervisory staff in all aspects of their job as prescribed in the operation manual Plan and execute advertising campaigns to increase traffic and sales Track all program statistics to help with development of new programs and adjustments to existing programs Science Chair, Computer Science Chair Lawrence Middle School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Chatsworth, CA, 1988 – 1994 Supervised 8 science teachers and 2 computer teachers Managed budgets for both departments meeting state and district requirements for budgeting and purchasing Conducted regular meetings with staff with purpose of moving department to a hands-on approach to teaching science TEACHING, TRAINING AND CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE Adjunct Faculty- School of Education Brenau University, Gainesville, GA, 2007 – present Teach graduate level educational technology courses Develop and update online course delivered through Blackboard Owner DLP Consulting, Plano, TX, 2006 - present Director of Educational Technology Greenhill School- Upper School Science, Dallas, TX, 1998 – present Develop and share vision of blended educational technology with divisional computer teachers working with them to modify curriculum to new vision Co-developer of New Teacher Induction Program Train divisional computer teachers on new and emerging technologies Through one-on-one sessions, workshops and special sessions, train classroom teachers on effective use of technology as a cognitive tool in their teaching Work closely with teachers to develop new lessons that harness the cognitive and collaborative power of technology- model teaching with technology Conduct outreach programs for parent community on Internet safety and other technology related topics Present at local, regional and national meetings and conventions Science Teacher Greenhill School- Upper School Science, Dallas, TX, 1996 – present Teach: Advanced Placement Environmental Science, Biology, Geology, Anatomy and Physiology Train teacher in use of application software, CBL’s, Vernier probes and Multimedia use in class projects Present at national meetings and conventions Independent Contractor- Ice Skating Instructor Star Center/Ice Bound, Dallas, TX, 1999 – 2004 Ice skating instructor for all levels of figure skating and hockey power skating- over 15 students at any given time Track progress of clients developing personal training plans to meet personal goals Choreograph skating programs for skating students entering local and regional competitions Develop off- ice training for advanced students General Manager Iceoplex- Addison , TX , 1995- 1996 Help develop new curriculum and teaching techniques, training professional staff in Iceoplex skating school curriculum Teach skating classes within the skating school Instrumental Music Teacher J.Q. Adams, W.A. Blair and R.C. Burleson schools, Dallas Independent School District Dallas , TX , 1994 – 1995 Implemented new instrumental music program in three elementary schools that did not have an existing program. Acquired instruments for the program at J.Q. Adams elementary school through local fundraising efforts. Science Chair, Computer Science Chair, Instrumental Music Teacher Lawrence Middle School, Los Angeles Unified School District, Chatsworth, CA, 1988 – 1994 Taught Physical and Earth Science, Ecology, Computer Science, Instrumental Music Coached Science Olympiad, Academic Pentathlon Lead Outdoor education trips for groups up to 90 Co-authored a winning $26,000 grand proposal for the use of appropriate technology in the science classroom Science Teacher Northridge Junior High, Los Angeles Unified School District, Northridge, CA, 1987 – 1988 Taught Life Science, Health Coached Science Olympiad FEATURED SPEAKER AND PROJECTS Bigenho, C.W. (2008, February). Chief consultant and designer of the Classrooms of the Future program at the National Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference, New York, NY. Bigenho, C.W. (2008, February). Web 2.0 Revealed: Exploring the Possibilities while Keeping it Real. Featured presentation at the National Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference, New York, NY. Bigenho, C.W. (2008, February). Connecting with 21 st Century Alums. Featured presentation at the National Association of Independent Schools Annual Conference, New York, NY. Bigenho, C.W. (2008, February). Tapping Into the World of the Digital Native: Exploring a 21 st Century Education. Featured presentation at the Independent Schools of the Southwest Teachers Conference, Houston, TX. RECENT PRESENTATIONS Bigenho, C.W ., and Blackburn, R.D. (2007, July). Web 2.0 Educational Benefits and Blackboard Suite. Three-hour workshop at BbWorld 2007 Annual Conference, Boston, MA. Bigenho, C.W ., and Blackburn, R.D. (2007, July). Increasing Student Engagement and Collaboration Through Implementation of Social Software. Presentation at BbWorld 2007 Annual Conference, Boston, MA. Bigenho, C.W. (2007, March). A Day in the Life of your Child Online. Full-day workshop for lower school parents at Greenhill School, Dallas, TX. Bigenho, C.W . (2007, March). A River Runs Through It. Presentation at the annual meeting of Texas Distance Learning Association 2007, Galveston, TX. Bigenho, C.W ., and Blackburn, R.D. (2007, March). Blogs, Wikis, and Social Bookmarking, Oh My!. Presentation at the annual meeting of Texas Distance Learning Association 2007, Galveston, TX. Bigenho, C.W ., and Blackburn, R.D. (2007, March). Speak Like a Digital Native. Presentation at the annual meeting of Texas Distance Learning Association 2007, Galveston, TX. Bigenho, C.W. , (2007, February). Tapping into the World of the Digital Native. Presentation at the annual conference for the National Association of Independent Schools, Denver, CO. Bigenho, C.W. , (2007, February). Accelerating Educational Reform through the World of the Digital Native. Workshop delivered at the annual conference for the National Association of Independent Schools, Denver, CO. Bigenho, C.W. (2007, February). 21 st Century Skills for Parents: Tapping into the Power of the Internet. Presentation to lower school parents at Greenhill School, Dallas, TX. Bigenho, C.W. , (2007, January). Exploring the World of the Digital Native. Presentation at the CASE-NAIS Independent schools Conference, Philadelphia, PA. Bigenho, C.W. (2007, January). Your kids are home but do you really know where they are? Internet safety presentation to lower school parents at Greenhill School, Dallas, TX. Bigenho, C.W. and Blackburn, R.D., (2006, October). Frontier of Emerging Technology: How to Incorporate Social Software into Your WebCT Courses. Workshop presented at the annual WebCT Texas Users Conference-2006, College Station, TX. Bigenho, C.W. (2006, October). A River Runs Through It...K-12 Experiences in Blended Learning and What that Means for Higher Education Downstream. Presentation at the annual WebCT Texas Users Conference-2006, College Station, TX. Bigenho, C.W. (2006, March). Your kids are home but do you really know where they are? Internet safety presentation to upper school parents at Greenhill School, Dallas, TX. Blackburn , R.D., and Bigenho, C.W. (2006, March). How to get your faculty engaged. Presentation at the annual meeting of Texas Distance Learning Association 2006, San Antonio, TX. Bigenho, C.W. ., and Blackburn, R.D. (2006, March). Tapping into the World of the Digital Native. Presentation at the annual meeting of Texas Distance Learning Association 2006, San Antonio, TX. Bigenho, C.W. (2006, February). Speaker’s panel: Technology and education. Presentation at Annual Independent Schools of the Southwest, Teachers Conference- 2006. Albuquerque, NM. Bigenho, C.W. (2005, December). RSS Technologies for Online Courses. Presentation delivered to the IMBA faculty of the University of Dallas- College of Business, Graduate School of Management, Dallas, TX. Bigenho, C.W. (2005, March). Facilitator- Birds of a Feather Session: Learning and the Web K12. Presentation at the annual meeting of the Texas Distance Learning Association 2005, Fort Worth, TX. Blache, M., Bigenho, C.W., Murray, J. (2005, June). Digital Photography, Image Editing and Streaming Still Images. Presentation at the National Educational Computing Conference 2005, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Blache, M., Bigenho, C.W., Murray, J. (2004, June). Digital Photography, Image Editing and Streaming Still Images. Presentation at the National Educational Computing Conference 2004, New Orleans, LO Blackburn , R.D., and Bigenho, C.W. (2005, July). Training Faculty: How different can it be? Presentation at the annual meeting for the WebCT Impact 2005 Conference, San Francisco, CA. Bigenho, C.W. , and Gazi, Yl, (2005, October). Introduction to Multimedia for Coursework Part I. San Antonio, TX. Bigenho, C.W. , and Gazi, Yl, (2005, October). Introduction to Multimedia for Coursework Part II. San Antonio, TX. SERVICE Texas Blackboard Users Group Annual Conference. Conference Chair. Dallas, TX 2007 ISAS Biannual Teacher Conference. Planning Committee. Houston, TX 2007 ISAS Accreditation Team Colegios Peterson Schools , Mexico City, 2006 ISAS Accreditation Team Wichita Collegiate School, Wichita, KS, 2000 TxDLA Annual conference 2005 Co-chair of conference website. Fort Worth, TX, 2005 PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Texas Distance Learning Association International Society of Technology Educators COMPUTER SKILLS Microsoft Office, Windows Operating System, Arcview, WebCT, Dreamweaver, Photoshop, Media Studio Pro, Fireworks, Inspiration, Camtasia, SnagIt, Painter, Premier, Finale, Sibelius Vernier Probes and Software, Sound Forge, Senior Systems, Wiki’s, Blogging Tools, BASIC, C++