Jennifer Jon Farr
9171 Culbertson Road
Dansville, NY 14437
Phone: (585) 335-2844
[email protected]

Certifications

  • Permanent Public School Teacher: Business and Distributive Education: Effective 02/01/2003
  • New York State Certified Teacher Assistant: 1992-1999
  • Business Management Certification: Rochester Institute of Technology; 1982
  • Office Procedures Certification: S.U.N.Y. Alfred; 1973

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Education

  • University of Missouri-Columbia: M. Ed. Educational Technology; 2001-2002
  • Oswego State University of New York: B.S. Business Distributive Education; 1999-2000
  • New Horizons Computer Training Center: 180+ hours of training; summer 1998
    (view a list of the classes)
  • Genesee Community College: computer courses; 1992-1993
  • Rochester Institute of Technology-College of Continuing Education: Business and Art courses; 1973-1975 and 1980-1982
  • S.U.N.Y. Alfred: Office Procedures Certification: 1972-1973

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Experience in Education

Instructional Support Specialist: Schuyler-Chemung-Tioga BOCES, Elmira, NY: 2001-Present

  • Selected by national panel to present 6 hour workshop at NECC 2003
  • Work with teachers grade K-12 to integrate technology in curriculum in the Corning-Painted Post School District
  • Develop and provide regional and local training for teachers in an eight-district region
  • Develop educational web sites
  • Research Internet for material that supports curriculum
  • Facilitate the use of peripheral devices (Intel Microscope, digital camera, scanners, Palm technology)
  • Consult with teachers and staff on web design for school or classroom
  • Collaborate with teachers and other technology leaders
  • Offer assistance with technology use in the classroom
  • Create customized staff development offerings
  • Evaluate software and make purchasing recommendations

Business Teacher: Avon Central School, Avon, NY: 2000-2001

  • Developed curriculum and taught 7th grade Computer class
  • Developed curriculum and taught 8th grade Computer classes
  • Developed curriculum and taught Introduction to Occupations class
  • Coordinated School-to-Work part-time
  • Supervised Co-op students

Student Teacher: Wayland-Cohocton High School, Wayland, NY: Spring 2000

  • Taught 8th grade Computer Applications class
  • Taught 9th grade Computer Applications class
  • Taught Insurance unit in BABCA class
  • Taught Housing Decisions class

Computer Teacher Assistant: Dansville Senior High School, Dansville, NY: 1992-1999

  • Scheduled classes (grades 9-12) in a networked computer lab that offered 25+ programs
  • Integrated technology in curriculum and provided technical support to students and staff
  • Developed student-oriented reference manuals that could be used at each workstation
  • Wrote grant that earned two representatives from the school - a teacher and myself - a place on the original CSLO Committee in BOCES (and approximately $6,000 worth of hardware and software); CSLO committee selected software for technology integration at BOCES level
  • Helped pass budget proposition for lab upgrade at High School level by improving public awareness through presentations and local advertising
  • Developed an extensive educational website that was used as the computer lab homepage in the high school lab (Farr-Out Links to Learning)
  • Helped implement adult education program to improve public awareness of technology

Adult Education Teacher: Dansville Senior High School, Dansville, NY: 1996-1999

  • Developed curriculum and taught workshops for Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Internet Research that were open to the general public and the Dansville support staff and faculty.
  • Taught adult education classes in Dansville and Mt. Morris BOCES

Summer Institute Teacher: Genesee Valley BOCES, Mt. Morris, NY: 1997-2000

  • Developed and taught a variety of classes:
    • Captivating Computer Crafts
    • Hot-Diggity Dog Computers
    • Puppetry
    • Stampin' Good Fun
  • Substitute Teacher: Dansville Central School, Dansville, NY: 1989-1992
  • Covered a variety of classes in grades 3-12, averaging three to four days a week

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Field Experience

Technology Related:

School Related:

  • Acted as Computer Club Advisor, Yearbook Advisor, and Student Council Advisor
  • Took 25+ hours of training for, and served as, a member of the Project Intervention team

Business Related:

  • Proprietor of Farr-Out Computing & Web Design
  • Employed at Eastman Kodak Company, Rochester, New York; 1973-1986

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