Margaret
Mahoney Thombs
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Education |
1996 – 1998 Nova Southeastern U. Ph.D. – Computing Technology in Education § Dissertation Topic – Enhancing the English Writing Skills of ESL students Using E-mail with Preservice Teachers as Mentors 1974 - 1980 Worcester State College M.Ed. – Mathematics 1982 - 1983 Worcester State College § additional graduate work in computer science 1970 - 1974 Assumption College B.A. – Mathematics § Magna cum laude § Kappa Mu Epsilon National Mathematics Honor Society § Minor in Secondary Education |
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Professional experience |
2001 - present Roger Williams University Assistant Professor of Education § Teach graduate and undergraduate classes in Instructional Technology and Math Methods § Design and teach technology in-service sessions for the department §
Design and maintain the 1999 - 2001 Middletown Public Schools Director of Technology § Oversee and plan the K-12 technology curriculum § Design and supervise the technology in-service program for staff § Teach in-service classes for faculty, staff and administration § Department Head for the High School Computer Science Department § Oversee technology teachers in the elementary and middle schools § Obtain grants and corporate donations § Implementation and mapping of national standards to the curriculum § Responsible for the creation and implementation of the technology plan § Design, plan and oversee pilot technology projects K-12 § District and town webmaster (middletownri.com) 1997 – 1999 Middletown High School Computer Science/Mathematics teacher § Courses included Computer Applications I and II, Visual Basic I and II, Web Development, Software Development, and Trigonometry/Math Analysis §
Additional duties include National Honor
Society Advisor, Technology Club Advisor, and teaching in-service classes on
computer topics to §
Webmaster for the official Town of § Awarded a Microsoft Corporation Software grant valued at over $60,000 § Recognized by Tech Corps of Rhode Island for innovative use of the Internet with students § Who’s Who in American Teachers 2000 2001 – summer
Nova Southeastern University Adjunct Faculty § Adjunct professor in the DCTE (Doctorate of Computer Technology in Education) program – Educational Database Systems course § http://scis.nova.edu/~thombs/ 1994 - 2000 Salve Regina University Adjunct Faculty § Courses include Calculus, Pre-Calculus, Introduction to Computers, Database Management Systems, Programming in C++, and Advanced Application Programming and Fourth Generation Languages §
Instructor in the Professional Development
Institute for § Developed the instrument to assess technology competence for students in the Ph.D. program and evaluate these instruments as they are submitted § Awarded a Microsoft Corporation Software grant valued at $33,278 § http://salve5.salve.edu/~thombsm/madge/index.html 1991 – 1997 Vertere § 1991 – 1993 Consultant § 1993 – 1996 Director of Systems Development § 1996 – 1997 Vice President of Software Development 1983 – 1991 Thombs
Consulting President § Programming and consulting services. §
Clients included Hanover Insurance, 1982 – 1983 Paul
Revere Life Insurance Programmer Analyst § Programmed microcomputer proposal systems, developed documentation standards for micro-programmers, wrote system documentation, produced training documents for end-users, and conducted end-user training sessions. 1974 – 1982 Quabbin Regional HS Barre, MA Mathematics Teacher § Courses included Pre-Algebra, Algebra I and II, Geometry, Calculus, and Math and the Humanities § Initiated use of microcomputers in the classroom § Conducted SAT preparation classes § Class Advisor (4 years) |
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Professional memberships |
· International Society of Technology Educators (ISTE), SIGTE special interest group ·
· National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM) ·
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