July 14 Plenary

Speaker:

Cathy Chamberlain, Technology Integration Specialist, Oswego City School district, Oswego, New York

"Making Connections" The Power of the Internet Cathleen J. Chamberlain

Cathleen Chamberlain is a technology Integration Specialist for the Oswego City School district, Oswego, New York.

Article about Cathy from her local paper.

List of links collected by Cathy.

Applying her fourteen years of experience as an elementary teacher and six years of helping teachers integrate technology into instruction, Cathy has used her experience when providing highly regarded in-service for Microsoft's Office 2000 for educators. These are the same programs that helped the Oswego city School district become nationally recognized for its staff development programs by the U. S. Department of Education, Smithsonian Institute, Microsoft ®, Computer Curriculum Corporation, Compaq, and the American Association of School Administrators,

Cathy has her Masters degree in education. She has attained expert level certification in the Microsoft Office User Specialist in word, Excel, and PowerPoint. Cathy and her husband Dan, enjoy life in upstate New York with their two teenage children Christy and Brian.

Presentations:

· NEW YORK STATE ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTERS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN EDUCATION ( NYSC&TE) 16TH ANNUAL SPRING CONFERENCE
O April 2000 Binghamton, New York
§ Teachers Weaving Resource Rich Webs
· AASA (AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS) 132ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE
O March 2000, San Francisco, CA
§ Keys to Successful Integration
· INTERNATIONAL READING ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE
o May 1999 Annual Conference San Diego, California
§ In-service: The Key to Successful Integration

· THE NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL BOARDS ASSOCIATION'S SPRING CONFERENCE AND BUSINESS EXPO
O March 1999 Desmond, Albany
§ Linking Technology with the New Learning Standards
· CCC EXECUTIVE FORUM TOGETHER, BUILDING THE FUTURE
O January 1999 Burlingame, California
§ Staff Development: Keys to Successful Integration
· COMPUTER CURRICULUM CORPORATION EDUCATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE
o April 30, 1998 Syracuse, New York
§ Integrating Technology and Instruction (How School Districts are making it work)
· ASCD 1998 CONFERENCE & EXHIBIT SHOW (EXPLORING THE HEART AND SOUL OF LEARNING)
o San Antonio, Texas March 1998
§ A Developmental Approach to Technology Skill Development in Teachers

Awards:

· New York School Public Relations Association Achievement in Educational Journalism Award of Merit Elementary Technology Newsletter- 10-23-98- Rochester, NY
· Member of Education World's Tech Team (A group of 35 technology experts from schools around the world)
· Distinguished Achievement Awards Finalist- Ed Press 1999- Technology Award Finalist (Web Site Organization)
· Microsoft ® User Specialist Expert Level Certification in Word
· Microsoft ® User Specialist Expert Level Certification in PowerPoint
· Microsoft ® User Specialist Expert Level Certification in Excel

Books:

· Chamberlain, C. SchoolWorks Word 2000 For Teachers. SchoolWorks ® Press (Mahwah, NJ).
· Chamberlain, C. SchoolWorks PowerPoint 2000 For Teachers. SchoolWorks ® Press (Mahwah, NJ).
· Chamberlain, C. SchoolWorks FrontPage 2000 For Teachers. SchoolWorks ® Press (Mahwah, NJ). (Currently in development)
Articles:

· Chamberlain, C. "PhotoDraw 2000: Packed With Potential." Library Talk. March/April 2000.

· Eastwood, K., Harmony, D., and Chamberlain, C. "Moving the "Electronic Doorway" from the Library to the Classroom." Learning and Leading with Technology. September 1998.

· Eastwood, K., Harmony, D., and Chamberlain, C. "Integrating Technology into Instruction: How We Became One of the Best by Simply Listening". ASCD Technology Quarterly. June 1998.