Amy Boehman-Pollitt

5802-K Lantana Circle Frederick, MD 21703 (c) 301-639-7958 amy.boehman@fcps.org

Education

Master of Elementary Education - Emphasis in Instructional Technology, Mount Saint Marys College, 2003 Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, Mount Saint Marys College, 1997 Advanced Professional Certificate

Experience Teacher Specialist for Instructional Technology Technology Services Frederick County Public Schools, 2007 present Responsible for the technology professional development for nine schools spanning K-12 and Rock Creek School (Pre-K through 21 years) for teachers, assistants, administrators, speech language pathologists, special educators, media specialists, teacher specialists and Central Office personnel. Plan and develop whole group trainings, small group trainings (grade level or department), and individual trainings. Help staff to choose the most appropriate use of technology to meet their instructional goal(s). Research new software, hardware, and online tools to assist with teacher productivity and technology integration. Collaborate with curriculum specialists and departments to integrate technology into their curriculum and provide support to innovative ideas. Research and share a variety of areas, including Salient 5, Common Core, school improvement, instructional strategies, assistive technology, and student assessment. Design and develop bi-monthly workshops for teacher leaders at the county level. Expedite technology orders for renovated schools, such as West Frederick Middle School and Lincoln Elementary School. Develop and implement successful professional development models to train staff on how to integrate new technologies at these schools. Teach and co-author several technology MSDE courses. Teacher, Third Grade (2004 2007) Tuscarora Elementary School Frederick County Public Schools Opened the school in 2004 and advised the principal, Steve Lockard, for technology purchases and ordering for the school. Leveraged technology in the classroom by Integrating hardware and software to daily lesson plans including: laptop, data projection system, ELMO document camera, Smart Board, CPS remote units, COW lab (wireless set of laptops for student use), Google Earth, Unitedstreaming, MovieMaker, and Audacity. Codesigned, developed, implemented, and maintained the school website. Adjunct Professor of Instructional Technology (2004 2008) Mount Saint Marys University Emmitsburg, MD MEDUC 612: Technology Instructional Design and Development (graduate program) MEDUC 504: Technology for Learning (graduate program) EDUC 316: Technology for the Classroom (undergraduate & non-traditional studies program)

Served as an adjunct professor for the education department in the graduate program for the Masters candidates for instructional technology; and in the undergraduate and non-traditional studies programs. Designed and developed the curriculum, course objectives, and syllabus for MEDUC 612 that incorporates advanced technology techniques including podcasting, blogging, RSS feeds, social networking, and wikis. MEDUC 612, MEDUC 504, and EDUC 316 directly services current and future teachers on instructional technology for Frederick County Public Schools. Teacher, Third Grade (2001 2004) Oakdale Elementary School Frederick County Public Schools Opened the school in 2001 and advised principal, Dr. Judy Sherman, on technology purchases. Trained teachers at OES to utilize the new technology: digital cameras, laptops, projection systems, digital video cameras and Internet use. Integrated hardware and software to daily lesson plans. Teacher, Third Grade Title One Spring Ridge Elementary School Frederick County Public Schools, 1998 2001 Teacher, First Grade Title One Spring Ridge Elementary School Frederick County Public Schools, 1997 1998 Teacher, Third-Fourth Grade Summer Academy Ballenger Creek Elementary School Frederick County Public Schools, Summer 1997 Technology Professional Development Workshops (Presented in the role of Technology Resource Teacher, 2007-2013) Hardware: Promethean Boards, ActivSlates, ActiVotes, ActivExpressions, Flip Video Cameras, CPS remotes (IR and RF), LiveScribe Pens, eInstruction Chalkboards, GPS trackers, technology carts, document cameras, Nexxus Tablet, iPod Touch Software: Promethean ActivInspire, Inspiration, Kidspiration, Pixie, Web Blender, Share, Image Blender, Audacity, Google Earth, Movie Maker, Photostory, Microsoft Office, Vision, Snag-It, Jing, Scholastic Keys, Exam View, Kurzweil, Google Sketch-up, Classroom Suite, Microsoft Lync, Read Please, Frames Online tools: Google Docs, Discovery Streaming, Digital Storytelling, Animoto, Blogger, Class Dojo, Delicious, Diigo, Edcanvas, Edmodo, Email, Evernote, Glogster, Google Calendar, Google Reader, Infuse Learning, Kidblog, LiveBinder, Mentor Mob, New Hive, Padlet, PicMonkey, Polleverywhere, Prezi, Quizlet, QR Codes, Read Please, Remind 101, Screencasting, Screenleap, Socrative, Sound Cloud, Teacher Webpages, Thinglink, Trello, Twitter, Voice Thread, Wallwisher, Wikispaces, WorkFlowy, Zac Browser, RSS, You Tube, Vimeo MSDE Courses Instructor, Technology in the Elementary Classroom, 2007-2012 Instructor, Using Interactive Whiteboard Technologies, 2009-2013 Instructor, Integrating Technology into the Curriculum K-12, 2007-2010 Co-creator and author, Using Interactive Whiteboard Technologies, 2009

Co-creator and author, Using Interactive Whiteboard Technologies Advanced Techniques, 2010

Leadership Positions Member, MICCA Program Committee, 2008-09 Member, MICCA Student and Teacher Technology Contest Committee, 2010 Co-organizer and Presenter of FCPS Technology Academy 2007 2010 Organizer and Leader, Technology Cadre for WFMS Renovation, 2008 2010 Member, Technology Committee, Lincoln Elementary School, 2010-2012 Coordinator and Leader, TuES Student Computer Club, 2005-2006 Member, Technology for Education Committee, Mount Saint Marys University, 20042008 Member, Technology Committee, Tuscarora Elementary School, 2004-2007 Member, Technology Committee, Oakdale Elementary School, 2001-2004 Member, Technology Learning Grant, FCPS, 2000-2001 Member, Maryland Technology Academy, FCPS, 2001 Member, School Improvement Team, Tuscarora Elementary, 2004-2005 Member, School Improvement Team, Oakdale Elementary, 2002-2004 Member, Feeder Improvement Team, Linganore Feeder Pattern, 2001-2002 Member, Gender Committee, Oakdale Elementary, 2001-2003 Representative, Frederick County Teachers Association, 2002-2003 Representative, Social Studies Team, Oakdale Elementary, 2001-2003 Leader, Third Grade Team, Oakdale Elementary, 2002-2004 Leader, Third Grade Team, Spring Ridge Elementary, 2000-2001 Mentor Teacher for Hood College student intern, 2001-2002 Co-webmaster, School Website, Tuscarora Elementary 2004-2005 Staff Development/In-Services (presented as a classroom teacher 1997-2007) Haunted Discovery: Discovery Educator Network; 2006 Exemplary Video Integration; 2006 Quick and Easy Computer Activities for Kids and Professional Use; 2006 Action Buttons Galore!; 2007 Scavenger Hunts, Virtual Field Trips, and Webquests; 2007 Google Earth, Unitedstreaming; Nov. 2006 Discovery Atlas; 2006 Smart Boards Made Easy; 2005-2006 New Technology? How Do I Use It?; 2004-2005 A Multicultural Online Adventure; 2004 Boys and Girls Learn Differently; 2002

Professional Conferences Co-Presenter, The Three Musketeers of Student Engagement: Thinglink, SoundCloud, and MentorMob, Maryland Common Ground Technology Conference, Baltimore, MD 2013 Presenter, Digital Classroom Management, Maryland Common Ground Technology Conference, Baltimore, MD 2013 Presenter, Kidblog: Safe Blogging for Students, Maryland Instructional Computers Coordinators Association (MICCA) State Conference, Baltimore, MD 2011

Presenter, Safe Blogging K-12, Maryland Digital Citizenship Conference, Baltimore, MD 2010 Co-Presenter, Get ACTIVated! Promethean Best Practices for Content Areas K-12, Maryland Instructional Computers Coordinators Association (MICCA) State Conference, Baltimore, MD 2010 Co-Presenter, Tips and Tricks for Engaging Learners K-12 with Promethean ActivInspire, ActivLoudon Promethean Conference, Loudoun County, VA 2010 Presenter, A Multicultural Online Adventure: Exploring the Worlds Regions, Maryland Instructional Computers Coordinators Association (MICCA) State Conference, Baltimore, MD 2004 Presenter, Schoolyard Habitat: An Adventure in Podcasting, Maryland Instructional Computers Coordinators Association (MICCA) State Conference, Baltimore, MD 2008 Presenter, Using Web Blender in the Elementary Classroom, Maryland Instructional Computers Coordinators Association (MICCA) State Conference, Baltimore, MD 2008 Presenter, Pixie and Web Blender in the Elementary Classroom, National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) June 2009 Presenter, Classroom of the Future, FCPS Future Links Conference, Frederick Community College, 2008-20013 Attendee, MICCA State Conference in March 2000-20010 Attendee, Common Ground Technology State Conference 2011-2013 Attendee, Maryland Assistive Technology Network (MATN), Columbia, MD 2007-2013 Attendee, National Educational Computing Conference (NECC) 2005; 2009 Attendee, Summer Institute, Emmitsburg, MD 2002-2004 Attendee, Discovery Educations Day of Discovery Institute, Silver Spring, MD 20072008 Attendee, Maryland Educational Enterprise Consortium (MEEC), Baltimore, MD 20072011

Grants, Competitions, and Awards Multimedia support for winning national grant entry, Henkel Helps Gets Kids Fit Contest for OGES, which resulted in $25,000 to build a track for their PE department First Class Employee Award, FCPS, Fall 2008 Nominated for the Agnes Myer Outstanding Teacher Award, 2004-2005 Co-recipient, MICCA grant, $500 to implement The ABCs of Lincoln Elementary School through Multimedia, 2010 Co-Recipient, MICCA grant, $500 to implement Schoolyard Habitat: An Adventure in Podcasting, 2008 Winner, Best Webquest: Exploring the Rainforest, Maryland Technology Satellite Academy: Frederick County, 2002 Recipient, MICCA grant, $500 to implement A Multicultural Online Adventure: Exploring the Worlds Regions, which allowed students to exchange letters and video with Brazil Entry, The Unexpected Guest movie, Discovery Educator Networks Moviemakers Challenge, 2006, sponsored by the Discovery Channel Sponsor, FCPS Student State Winner of MICCAs Multimedia Contest for grades 3-5, 2000 Sponsor, FCPS Teacher Entry for Outstanding Teacher Using Technology award, Common Ground Conference, 2013

Curriculum Writing Elementary Math: Summer 2011 o Advised curriculum specialist and teacher specialist on best format for digital resources for math curriculum. Provided support and instruction for teachers during the workshops as they created resources. Elementary English Language Arts: 2012-2013 o Created digital resources for ELA curriculum using Promethean ActivInspire, interactive websites, and multimedia. Major Initiatives (Provided technology professional development and support to curriculum specialists, teacher specialists, teachers, and assistants as it ties to their specific content area) Assistive Technology, PreK 21 years (2007-present) Special Education, P-12, All Subjects (2007-present) English Language Learners, K-12 (2007-present) Elementary Math (2007-2008) World Languages, secondary (2012-13) West Frederick Middle School Renovation 2008-10 o Advised software/hardware purchases, planned and implemented technology professional development as tied to the curriculum with on-going support Lincoln Elementary School Renovation 2011-13 o Advised software/hardware purchases, planned and implemented technology professional development as tied to the Common Core with on-going support Professional Memberships Maryland Instructional Computers Coordinators Association, 2000-present Maryland Assistive Technology Network, 2007-present Discovery STAR Educator, 2004 - present Frederick County Teachers Association, 1997-present Maryland State Teachers Association, 1997-present Personal Professional Development Maintains FCPS Technology Resource Page: http://sites.fcps.org/trt/ (Currently 38,500 hits since 2009) Maintains professional blog on instructional technology geared for keeping educators informed at http://sites.fcps.org/trt/blog/6 (2007-present) Maintains a TRT professional Twitter account at: https://twitter.com/TRTAmyBP Subscriber to instructional technology blogs such as Will Richardson, David Warlick, and Vicki Davis Subscriber to Learning and Leading with Technology, Technology and Learning, THE Journal, Campus Technology, and Edutopia 2004 present