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LAURIE E. CENTER |
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Director of Studies |
Providence, RI |
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Manage the academic program. Coordinate course scheduling, faculty and
curricular evaluation, parent-teacher conferences, academic advising, and the
tutorial support system. Assist with hiring process. Clerk school’s curriculum
committee. Serve on the Academic Deans’ Council. |
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Director
of Academic Technology Moses Brown School |
09/83 to 08/01 |
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Direct the N-12 instructional program and administrative applications with computers, software, the campus network, communication systems, and other educational technology. Responsible for planning, implementing, and evaluating the school's use of technology.
Establish curricular goals and objectives. Evaluate and select instructional and application software. Maintain school Intranet. Provide technology training for teaching and administrative staff. Clerk the Technology Advisory Committee. Supervise network engineer.
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| Clerk Vertical Curriculum Committee |
07/99 to Present |
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Direct faculty review of school’s academic program. Document scope and sequence
of school’s curriculum. |
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Teacher
/ Computer
Specialist Suffield Academy |
Suffield, CT. |
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Taught courses in high
school mathematics, BASIC programming, and computer literacy. Supervised
student and faculty use of computers. Selected hardware for newly created
computer facility.
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| EDUCATION | ||
| University of Rhode Island & Rhode Island College | ||
| PhD. in Education |
Kingston, RI |
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Dissertation : “Issues of gender and peer collaboration in a problem-solving
computer activity.” |
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| Harvard University |
Cambridge, MA |
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Ed.M. with
Emphasis on Computer Education and
Statistical Research |
1983 |
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| Dartmouth College | Hanover, NH | |
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A.B. with
Distinction in Mathematics and Social
Sciences (Psychology).
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1979
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| PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE | ||
| ATTLaS Brown University’s Institute on Elementary and Secondary Education |
1997-2000 |
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Mentor for Advanced Technology for Teachers, Learning, and Schools’ project. This cultural
heritage archive presents curricular programs on cultural differences across the
disciplines. |
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| New England Association of Independent School Librarians Conference |
1997 |
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Participated in panel discussion on models for "Partnerships that Work" between
technology and library sciences in school communities. |
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| Association of Independent Schools in New England |
1996 |
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Presented workshop at New England Teachers' Day for the Secondary School Program
on "Teachers Work Outside the Classroom: The Girls Interdisciplinary
Project." |
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| National Association of Independent Schools Conference |
1996 |
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Presented session on Program Equity and Justice: "Meeting Girls' Needs: One Program that Works." |
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