Tonya D. Skinner
E-mail: tonya@btskinner.com
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Jackson R-II Schools ,
August 2008-present Jackson Senior High School l,
Jackson, Missouri
Taught Advanced Computer Applications (MS Office 2007), Photoshop, Digital Video Productions, Web Design, and Management.
Oran R-III Schools,
August 1998-May 2008 Oran High School,
Oran, Missouri
Taught Vocational Business Technology, Accounting, Computer Applications
(Multimedia/DTP/Graphics/Webpage), Advanced Computer Applications, and
Keyboarding to grades 7 through 12. Also served in various sponsorship and
coaching capacities. Taught community education courses and supervised students
in online college classes. Served as Oran Elementary Summer School computer
instructor for three years and fifth grade teacher for one year. Gave numerous
computer workshops in the district and provided technical computer support to
staff. Career Ladder program participant. Experience aligning curriculum with
GLEs and Show Me Standards and served as a local mentor teacher.
Southeast Missouri State University,
Fall 2005 & 2006 Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Dual credit AD101 instructor (for Business Technology class at Oran High
School).
Cape Girardeau Career and Technical Center,
Fall 2001/Fall 2005 Cape Girardeau,
Missouri
Taught vocational night courses for nontraditional students on PowerPoint 2000
and web development with FrontPage 2003.
Buchanan County R-IV Schools,
August 1997-July 1998 DeKalb High
School, DeKalb, Missouri
Taught Accounting, Business Communication, Business Law, Computer Literacy, and
Computer Operations. Also served as Computer Coordinator, 7th Grade Class
Sponsor, FBLA Adviser, Assistant Volleyball Coach and Junior High Track Coach.
EDUCATION
Master of Arts in Teaching (Business Education),
May 2005, Graduated with Academic Distinction
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri
GPA: 4.0 on 4.0 scale Scored in upper 50th
percentile on GRE
Bachelor of Science in Education (Secondary),
May 1997
Southeast Missouri State University, Cape Girardeau, Missouri Major: Business
Education
Activities:
Graduated Magna Cum Laude; Maintained a 3.8 GPA; Involved in numerous
organizations and leadership experiences, including serving as President of Pi
Omega Pi (business education honors), President for two years of Phi Beta Lambda
(PBL), and Missouri PBL Officer for two years (Reporter and Parliamentarian)
Teaching Certifications
(expire 1/8/2106)
· Career
Education/Business Coop
· Business
Education Except Shorthand, Grades 7-12 (CAREER CPC)
· Mathematics,
Grades 5-9
MEMBERSHIPS/OFFICES HELD
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National
Business Education Association (1996-present)
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Missouri Association for Career and Technical Education (1996-present)
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Missouri Business Education Association (1996-present)
Secretary for 2004-07
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Community Teachers Association (1997-present)
Secretary for 2004-05, Vice President for 2005-06;
President for 2006-07
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Missouri State Teachers Association (1997-2000; 2005-present)
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Computer
Science Teachers Association (2006-present)
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Kappa Delta Pi (1996-1998)
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Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (1996-98)
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National Middle School Association (1996-97)
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Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (1996-97)
COMMITTEES/REVIEWS
· Vocational
Advisory Committee, Oran High School, 1998-present (served as Secretary)
· Textbook
Reviewer for
Multimedia and Image Management
(Thomson/South-Western Publishing), 2006
· Missouri
Association for Career and Technical Education Board of Directors, 2005-present
· Technology
Committee, Scott County R-III Schools, 1998-present
· Digital
Communications Profile Committee, Missouri Department of Elementary and
Secondary Education, 2006 (also performed crosswalk to Show-me Standards and
National Standards for Business)
· Professional
Development Committee, Scott County R-III Schools, 2003-2006 (served as
Secretary)
· MBEA
Membership Committee, 1996-97 and 2004-2006
· SEBEA
Awards Committee, 2001-2005
· MBEA
Awards Committee, 2003-2005
· Webpage
Design Advisory Committee, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education, 2005
· Legislative
Committee, Scott County R-III Schools, 2003-2004
· MBEA
Ad-Hoc Committee for Recruitment of Business Teachers, 1997-2004
· MBEA
New Professionals Committee, 1997-2003
· Business
Technology Advisory Committee, Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary
Education, 2000
· Fundraising
Committee, Scott County R-III Schools, 1999-2000
· Salary,
Welfare and TAB Committee, Scott County R-III Schools, 1998-1999
· NCBEA
Membership Committee, 1996-97
· NCBEA
Public Relations Committee, 1996-97
AWARDS AND HONORS
· Program
of Excellence Award, Missouri Business Education Association, 2006
· Inducted
into Who's Who in Missouri Business Education, 2004
· NBEA
Graduate Scholarship, 2004
· NCBEA
Emerging Professional Award, 2001
· Southeast
Business Education Association Outstanding Business Educator Award, 2001
· MBEA
New Professionals Award, 2000
· AIDEX
Fellowship Award, 1999
· Outstanding
Business Education Graduate/Southeast Missouri State University, 1997
· NBEA
Award of Merit/Outstanding Business Education Graduate, 1997
· AVA
Outstanding Business Education Student Award, 1996
PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS
· Brainbench
Certification in MS Office 2003 Fundamentals, Received December 2006
· National
Computer Science Academy Certification in Microsoft Office XP, Received July
2003
· National
Computer Science Academy Certification in HTML 4.0, Received July 2003
· National
Computer Science Academy Certification in Microsoft Word 2002, Received July
2003
· National
Computer Science Academy Certification in Microsoft Excel 2002, Received July
2003
· National
Computer Science Academy Certification in Computer Hardware Technician, Received
July 2003
· National
Computer Science Academy Certification in Windows 2000 Professional, Received
July 2003
· Internet
and Computing Core Certification (IC3), Received July 2003
· Administrative
Assistant Certification, Southeast Missouri State University, Received May 1997
PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS/KEYNOTE APPEARANCES
· Keynote
Address:
I Don’t Teach Technology, I Teach Students!DPE/MBEA Luncheon, June 2008
· Keynote
Address:
I Don’t Teach Technology, I Teach Students! Indiana Business and Marketing
Education Conference, Fall 2007
· E-portfolios
in the Business/Computer Classroom.
Technology Turning Points,
Glencoe/McGraw-Hill, Summer 2007, http://www.glencoe-techzine.com/teachertalk/sum07.htm
· Making
Multimedia Work: Tips for Successful Instruction.
Business Education Forum
v. 59 no. 2 (December 2004) p. 48-50
· Building
positive cooperating relationships--successful partnering tips for teachers and
student teachers.
Business Education Forum
v.
52 (October 1997) p. 46-7+
· Business
Education Lesson Plans and Resources Webpage, Published on the internet, April
1997
URL: http://lessonplans.btskinner.com
PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
DESE Workshop--March 2008--Photoshop Phun for Teachers / Southeast Technology Conference
Word 2007 & WOW!
Excel 2007--EEK! --July 2008 / MBEA Conference--Hands-on Lab--InDesign: Moving Up--June 2008 / DESE Workshop--Photoshop Bag O' Tricks, March 2009 / NBEA Chicago--Photographs, Graphics, Flash, Oh My! April 2009
· “Business
Education on a Budget,” two-hour pre-session presented at Indiana Business and
Marketing Education Conference, Fall 2007.
· “DTP—InDesign
for Smarties,” presented at Indiana Business and Marketing Education Conference,
Fall 2007.
· “The
Journey to Flash 8,” presented at Missouri Association of Career and Technical
Education/Missouri Business Education Association Conference, Summer 2007, and
Indiana Business and Marketing Education Conference, Fall 2007
· “TEACH-nology
Tools You Need! “ Presented at Missouri Business Education Association Fall
Conference, Fall 2006, and Indiana Business and Marketing Education Conference,
Fall 2007
· “In
and Outs of InDesign,” Presented at the Southeast Missouri Technology
Conference, Summer 2007.
· ‘I’m
Out There: Teaching in the Cyber Age,” Tele-speaker for Saskatchewan Business
Teachers Association (SBTA) Spring 2007 Conference.
· “Multimedia
Projects on a Budget,” Presented at Wisconsin Business Education Association,
September 2006
· “Do-it-Yourself
Simulations for Business Education,” Presented at Wisconsin Business Education
Association, September 2006
· “Creating
an Online Community in the Classroom,” Presented at Southeast Technology
Conference, August 2006
· "Flash
MX: Introduction to Web Animation,” Presented at Missouri Association of Career
and Technical Education/Missouri Business Education Association Conference,
Summer 2006
· “Flash
MX: Taking it to the Next Level,” Presented at Missouri Association of Career
and Technical Education/Missouri Business Education Association Conference,
Summer 2006
· "Making
Magic in Movie Maker," presented at St. Louis Area Business Education
Association, February 2006
· "Multimedia:
Making it Happen in Movie Maker," Presented at Missouri Business Education
Association Fall Conference, November 2005
· "Multimedia
Magic: Building a Curriculum on a Budget," Presented at NCBEA/IBEA Conference,
November 2005
· "Cyber
Safety...Is it in YOUR Curriculum?" Presented at Missouri Association of Career
and Technical Education/Missouri Business Education Association Conference,
Summer 2005
· "Multimedia
Fun with Flash MX (Introduction)," Hands-on Computer Lab presented at Missouri
Association of Career and Technical Education/Missouri Business Education
Association Conference, Summer 2005
· "Multimedia
on a Budget," Presented at Missouri Business Education Association Fall
Conference, Fall 2004 (repeated at Summer 2005 Conference)
· "Macromedia
Flash MX Advanced: The FUN Stuff!" Hands-on Computer Lab presented at Missouri
Association of Career and Technical Education/Missouri Business Education
Association Conference, Summer 2004
· "Macromedia
Flash MX: The Basics," Hands-on Computer Lab presented at Missouri Association
of Career and Technical Education/Missouri Business Education Association
Conference, Summer 2004
· "Effective
Multimedia Instruction," Presented at National Business Education Association
Conference in Chicago, April 2004
· "Getting
'Flashy' With Multimedia," Presented at Missouri Business Education Association
Fall Conference, Fall 2003
· "Macromedia
Flash MX," hands-on computer workshop presented at Missouri Association of
Career and Technical Education/Missouri Business Education Association
Conference, Summer 2003
· "Learn
the Power…of PowerPoint 2002," hands-on computer workshop presented at Missouri
Association of Career and Technical Education/Missouri Business Education
Association Conference, Summer 2003
· "Business
Education...A Middle School Connection," Presented at Missouri Association of
Career and Technical Education/Missouri Business Education Association
Conference, Summer 2003
· "Homemade
Business Technology Simulation Ideas," Presented at Missouri Business Education
Association Fall Conference, Fall 2002
· "KEY-don't
be-BORED-ING," Presented at Missouri Business Education Association Fall
Conference, Fall 2001
· "Creating
Publications with Pizzazz: Using MS Publisher 98," Presented at Missouri
Association of Career and Technical Education/Missouri Business Education
Association Conference, Summer 2000
· "Navigating
the Tangled Web," Presented at Missouri Association of Career and Technical
Education/Missouri Business Education Association Conference, Summer 2000
· "Teaching
E-mail and Internet in Business Classes," Presented at Missouri Business
Education Association Fall Conference, November 1999
· "Creating
Web Pages for Classroom Instruction," Presented at Missouri Vocational
Association/Missouri Business Education Association Conference, Summer 1999
· "Internet
Ideas for Business Technology," Presented at Missouri Vocational
Association/Missouri Business Education Association Conference, Summer 1999
· "Expectations,
Responsibilities, Concerns of Student Teachers/Cooperating Teachers." Presented
at Missouri Vocational Association/Missouri Business Education Association
Conference, Summer 1997
GRANTS
· Wrote and received Vocational Enhancement Grant from the Missouri Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education for $77,000, Spring 2007.
· Wrote
and received Vocational Enhancement Grant from the Missouri Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education for $56,082, Spring 2004.
· Wrote
and received Vocational Enhancement Grant from the Missouri Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education for $41,878, Spring 2000.
· Wrote
and received
That's a Wrap
Incentive Grant for video editing equipment from the Missouri Department of
Elementary and Secondary Education for $5000, Spring 2000.
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