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Current Address: 5814 Twickingham Drive Evansville, IN 47711 47711

Zach Dodson
zdodson@indiana.edu (812) 228-7133

Permanent Address: 5814 Twickingham Drive Evansville, IN

EDUCATION
Indiana University, School of Education Bloomington, IN Major: Secondary Education Social Studies GPA 3.3 License Additions: Computer Education Graduation Date: December 2013

EXPERIENCE
North High School- Evansville IN Long Term Inclusion Social Studies/English Substitute Teacher Co-taught with English and Social Studies teachers in an Inclusion classroom Helped develop lessons and grade student work Aided Special Education students in understanding material Provided support and instruction in the classroom Prepped students for ECA testing Thompkins Middle School- Evansville IN Long Term Technology Education Substitute Teacher Taught Industrial Technology and Manufacturing Designed lesson plans and classroom procedures Created computer and technology activities Contacted parents and submitted scores reports April 2014- Present

January 2014- March 2014

Benjamin Bosse High School- Evansville IN October 2013- December 2013 Computer Education Student Teacher Taught Broadcast Communications and Interdisciplinary Cooperative Education Designed lesson plans, assessments, and facilitated instruction Worked in a Project Based Learning Environment Attended and assisted students with news segment shoots around the community Contacted parents about student work Helped students produce daily morning news program Helped students produce monthly news show on public broadcast television (EVSC Community Link) F.J. Reitz High School- Evansville, IN Social Studies Student Teacher Taught American History at both the regular and honors level Co-taught a Historical Documentaries class Active participant and contributor in PLC meetings Designed curriculum, assessments, and contacted parents Supported teachers in using My Big Campus Volunteered at athletic events and after school extracurricular events Monroe County Community School Corporation- Bloomington, IN Technician/iPad Support Helped to develop a plan to image and configure iPads for corporation Installed Filewave on iPads at multiple schools Trained other technicians on iPad configuration process August 2013- October 2013

May 2013- August 2013

Setup and provided technical support for MCCSC Learning Summit May 2013- August 2013

Five-Star Technology Solutions- Ellettsville, IN Technician/ iPad Support, Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation Helped plan and execute entire corporation iPad collection Reconfigured and imaged over 1600 student and staff iPads Assisted staff members in iPad troubleshooting Jackson Creek Middle School- Bloomington, IN Pre-Professional Social Studies Experience Pre-Professional Computer Technology Experience Taught World History in the Eastern Civilizations to Seventh Graders Observed Professional Learning Community Meetings Observed project work and managed classroom behavior Designed lessons and activities for students Created activities using technology and iPads Observed and interacted with day-to-day responsibilities of faculty Lawrence Central High School- Indianapolis, IN Pre-Professional Social Studies Field Experience Taught American History to Juniors and Seniors Taught Government to Seniors Observed Professional Learning Community Meetings Oversaw project work and managed classroom behavior Observed and interviewed teachers in the Social Studies department Bloomington Project School- Bloomington, IN Radio Broadcasting Class Assistant Assisted with student radio show project script writing Instructed students on the operation of GarageBand and iTunes Assisted in the recording and editing of student radio projects Managed groups of students Richland-Bean Blossom Community School Corporation- Ellettsville, IN Intern in Technology Department Worked with 1600 teacher/student iPads Gained experience working with Mobile Device Management system (FileWave) Facilitated instruction on basic operation of iPads to staff Helped plan, organize, and execute student iPad rollout Worked with and installed other various corporation tech devices Lloyd Pool- Evansville, IN Head Guard Maintained safe environment for patrons. Created a rotation for the staff and addressed concerns regarding safety. Handled all emergencies and patron problems. Created work schedule for the care and maintenance of the facility. Executed all opening and closing procedures.

January 2013- April 2013

September 2012-December 2012

September 2012- November 2012

June 2012- August 2012

October 2007- Present

Dodson & Schaefer Evansville, IN Office Clerk Made copies and put together law files for partners. Faxed and mailed legal documents. Filed legal paperwork in the city courthouse.

May 2005 - August 2011

AWARDS
IACTE Future Educators Award One of five finalists selected from Indiana University April 2014

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Indiana University School of Education Convocation Undergraduate Speaker Speaker Undergraduate Speaker at School of Education Convocation My Big Campus Workshop- F.J. Reitz High School Attended Explored ways to use My Big Campus in the classroom Troubleshooting Assessments in My Big Campus FAQ session MCCSC Learning Summit- Bloomington South High School Attended and Helped Facilitate Provided technical support to teachers and staff at conference Helped set up technical portion of eLearning breakout segments Attended breakout session with Sheryl Nussbaum Beach Attended Key Note Speaker- Dr. Robert J. Marzano National History Day- Batchelor Middle School Attended and Observed Observed student projects Talked with faculty about project Interacted with students and discussed projects PLC Workshop- Bloomington High School North Attended Presentation on PLCs Presentation on using data to drive instruction Discussion on teaching methods and team strategies Response To Intervention Workshop- Jackson Creek Middle School Attended Listened to presentation on RTI Participated in discussion on RTI plans Developed ideas for RTI programs in a classroom Grading Assessment Workshop Attended Listed to presentation on Standard Based Assessment Engaged in discussion on grading assessment strategies Developed ideas and strategies for using Standard Based Assessment December 21 2013

September 10 2013

July 22nd- 26th 2013

March 27, 2013

March 21, 2013

Spring 2013

Spring 2013

Summer of E-Learning- Bloomington High School North Attended Attended Keynote speaker Attended workshops on My Big Campus

Summer of 2012

ACTIVITIES
Kappa Sigma Fraternity Rush Committee Elected to committee by the Executive Counsel. Helped coordinate the recruitment of 40 new members. Organized recruitment activities and events. Internal Social Committee Planned the purchase of material for social events. Kept inventory of fraternity social materials. Helped run social, brotherhood, and alumni events. Brotherhood Committee Coordinated events to promote brotherhood among members. Contacted and budgeted trips for skiing, paintball, and other events. Intramural Football Team Captain Attended team captain and schedule meetings Made team aware of scheduled games. Semi-finalists in Indiana University Intramural Tournament December 2009- May 2013 (August 2010- May 2013)

August 2011-December 2011

August 2010- May 2011

August 2011-December 2011

Howard Roosa Elementary School


After School Daycare Volunteer Coordinated after school activities for students Helped discipline students Organized schedule for homework, activities, and after school meal. Oversaw student pick up. January 2008- May 2008

References Jon Carl Social Studies Teacher Feel the History Teacher F.J. Reitz High School Evansville, IN jon.carl@evsc.k12.in.us (812) 435-8206 Ext. 88522 Dr. Bryan Perry Principal Thompkins Middle School Evansville, IN Bryan.Perry@evsc.k12.in.us (812) 435-8323 Nichole Alcorn Assistant Principal Thompkins Middle School Evansville, IN Nichole.Alcorn@evsc.k12.in.us (812) 435-8323 Andrew Coil EVSC Community Link and Department Chair Benjamin Bosse High School Evansville, IN andrew.coil@evsc.k12.in.us (812) 435-0932 Gabriel Golba EVSC Community Link and Industrial Technology Benjamin Bosse High School Evansville, IN gabriel.golba@evsc.k12.in.us (812) 435-0932 James E. Hagedorn Indiana University Supervisor Ferdinand, IN (812) 367-1551 jkhagedor@psci.net

Jason Bailey, CETL http://www.cosn.org/certification Senior eLearning Strategist Indiana Department of Education (317) 232-9182 jbailey@doe.in.gov Jason R. Taylor Director of Information Services Monroe County Community School Corporation Bloomington, IN jrtaylor@mccsc.edu (812) 330-7700 Anne Leftwich Associate Professor Indiana University School of Education Instructional Systems Technology aleftwic@indiana.edu (812) 856-8486 Karen Kippenbrock Director of K-12 Services Five-Star Technology Solutions Karen@five-startech.com 812-549-9213 Tamra Ranard SDA Product Manager & K-12 Strategic Advisor Five-Star Technology Solutions tranard@five-startech.com 812-821-5999 Kathy Hutter Lloyd Pool General Manager Parks & Recreation Evansville, IN 812-435-6085

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