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Paul Albert Thiel
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395 Southview
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Athens, Georgia 30605
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(706)613-0323
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pthiel@pobox.com
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Career Objective:
District Learning Specialist or
Director:
Instructional Design: Analysis,
Design, Development, Implementation, and Evaluation
Education:
Master of Science in Education:
Instructional Technology University of
Georgia, Athens, August 2002 GPA: 3.92
Bachelor of Science in
Education:
Early Childhood
Education University
of Georgia, Athens, June 1998 GPA: 3.06/3.62 Major
Diploma, College
Prep Curriculum
Oglethorpe County
High School, Lexington, GA.
1992 GPA:3.5
Experience:
Software Specialist Oglethorpe County
Schools
Oglethorpe County School District
January 2006-Present
- FTE/Student Record
Coordinator
- Student Information System
Coordinator
- Genesis/Nutrition/Media
Software Management
- VOIP Software System
- Designed various
training exercises for school personnel
Classroom Teacher Oglethorpe County
Elementary
Oglethorpe
County School
District August 2004-December 2005
- 5th Grade Classroom
Teacher
- School Media
Committee representative
- Yearbook Facilitator
- Raised test scores
of lower achieving students
- Designed a training
exercise for CRCT online assessment
Classroom
Teacher Cleveland Road Elementary
Clarke County School District
August 1999-June 2004
- Second/Third Grade
Classroom/ Grade Chair
- District
Instructional Committee representative
- Design Team member
of CCSD-UGA partnership
- Raised test scores
of lower achieving students
- After School
Program: Teach 1st-3rd graders internet/information skills
- Developed a program
called Tech Tuesday's: informal teacher training
- Designed an Access
Database to monitor student test scores longitudinally
- Planning and
Development team member: technology acquisitions and training
- Presenter: Marcopolo training and District Math conference
Instructional Technology Integration Specialist
Clarke County School District August 1998-June 1999
- Supervision of 4
Youth Apprentice Students
- Received,
inventoried, and distributed $350,000 in Technology grant computers.
- Troubleshot and
repaired 286-pentium brand computers. Windows 3.1,95,98, MAC OS 7.0-8.5
- Worked with Media
Automation, and Novell Netware 4.11
- Worked with
networking equipment: hubs, switches, wiring, cable termination, and
Servers.
- Trained teachers on
Novell Administration, Cornerstone Software, Accelerated Reader,
Microsoft Office, the web, and more.
Student Teaching, March-June 1998 Comer Elementary
School, Comer, GA.
Practicum,
January-March 1998 Cleveland Rd. Elementary, Athens, GA.
Field
Experience, October 1997 Cleveland
Rd. Elementary, Athens, GA.
Observed all instructional areas
and specials. Assisted with Language Arts, Writing
Workshop, and Mathematics.
Tutor,
Barrow Elementary School, 3rd Grade
September-December 1997
Developed and implemented lessons on mathematical
concepts, addition and subtraction.
Tutor,
Private, Kindergarten September-December 1997
Developed lesson plans that
focused on reading and phonics instruction.
Volunteer,
Fienberg Elementary (FL), Kindergarten Summer 1988,1989,1990
Assisted various teachers with
school day activities.
Other Experience:
TLC Limousin;
Colbert GA. June 1991- 2007
112 acre family farm in Oglethorpe County
-Hire out jobs: hay cutting, veterinary, embryo transfer -Care for 65 head of Limousin Cattle: feeding, grooming, and calving -In charge
of breeding and maintenance
Ferrellgas; Athens, GA. Part time
September 1996-1998
In charge of collections and sales
of propane and appropriate appliances and materials. In
charge of daily balancing. Handle complaints from customers.
Computer Literate, with extensive knowledge of:
Hardware components of PC and Macintosh
systems. Software components of Microsoft:
Windows Vista, XP, 2000, ME, 9X; Mac: OS9-10X;
Linux: Ubuntu. Literate in Adobe Go Live, Live
Motion, Photoshop, Gimp, SMART, CPS. Knowledge of Macromedia Authorware and Dreamweaver. Networking: TCP/IPv4 over LAN, WAN, VLAN ,
Windows networks, Wi-Fi. Spreadsheets, Databases: DB IV, SQL, Access, Word
processing. Hyperstudio, Web page development, and other various software and internet
technologies.
Minimal Understanding of Spanish, German, and
French
Honors and Activities:
Presidential Scholar
Dean's List
Member: ARTS! Oglethorpe; GSWGA; Sierra Club
Personal Statement:
I am an enthusiastic person who
believes in the power of cooperative effort. Since the age of thirteen, I have
been actively involved in educating and interacting with numerous individuals
from preschool to adult. I am a good communicator, which includes being a good
listener. The person who has learned the most from these experiences and stands
to learn even more is Paul Albert Thiel.
References:
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