Dennis - Introduction

I've been involved with leading the development of instructional resources for the Web since 1996. The first project I was assigned was to develop an online contest that was initially called the Innovation Engine Competition and later changed to the Master Webster Competition. It ran for three years and gave cash awards totaling over $33K each year. The two primary objectives of this competition were to 1) recognize effective Internet-based learning, and 2) share these innovations statewide. This competition recognizes individual students, student teams, and classroom-developed uses of the Internet including, but not limited to, Web-page development. I later used it as the basis for my masters thesis.

The role of COOLSchool principal was added to my duties in 2004. For more than a decade, I was a research assistant in geophysics in OSU's College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences. In 1990, I went back to school and earned a certification in elementary education. I was a classroom teacher in Newberg School District, and was later hired as their technology coordinator. Since December of 1996, I have served as the OPEN Clearinghouse OPENC coordinator, responsible for overseeing development of online resources for Oregon teachers. At the height of development the site was averaging over 600 daily user sessions. State funding for the project ended in 2004. In 2001, I was also appointed development coordinator for COOLSchool.

I have a master's degree in information technology and completed the Initial Administrative License in 2000. I'm now working to complete the final credits for the continual admin. license: The final hoop in this education adventure. Within the next few years I hope to be hired as a building principal.