Steve Masyada

Experience

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  USAF

  Jun 1995 - Jul 1999

  Aircraft Electrical and Environmental Systems Journeyman

  C-5 Galaxy maintenance for the electrical and environmental systems. Took part in deployments to Germany and Qatar.

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  Levy County Schools

  Aug 2002 - Jun 2011

  Social Studies Department Chair

  From the fall of 2002 to the present day, I teach or have taught general World History, Honors World History, Advanced Placement United States History, Regular United States History, Advanced Placement United States Government, Regular United States Government, and Regular Economics. I have also taught Introduction to Education, Introduction to the Social Sciemces, and Introduction to Educational Technology for Dual Enrollment credit. As a department chair at the high school level and a member of the leadership team, I am responsible for coordinating social studies faculty, selecting and integrating technology, providing faculty wide professional development, working with a grade level and school wide leadership team, evaluating data, developing and evaluating lesson plans, assisting in curriculum planning and development, and teaching courses in history, economics, educational foundations and technology, and civics/government through differentiated instruction and engaged learning. Most recently, I have worked with members of the leadership team to ensure a smooth transition to the new Response to Intervention model recently implemented in the school. Show less

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  University of Florida

  Aug 2004 - Jun 2011

  Graduate Assistant and Doctoral Candidate

  As a graduate assistant, I am responsible for teaching graduate and undergraduate courses on elementary social studies methods and undergraduate courses in the historical foundations of education. The elementary social studies methods courses focus on the value on creating inclusive learning communities for young learners and developing both the content knowledge and pedagogical skills of pre-service educators. The courses in the historical foundations of education emphasize the cyclical nature of school reform and the commonalities between eras in an attempt to explain why we view public schools as we do. I have also had the opportunity to help supervise, train, and evaluate interns in secondary school placements. My research interests center around civic education and the creation of the good citizen, a theme of my own dissertation. This dissertation will be submitted in the Fall of 2013 for a December graduation. Course taught:• EDF 3514/AMH 3931: History of Education in the United States• EDF 2005: Introduction to Education• EDF 5552: The Role of Schools in a Democracy• EME 2040: Introduction to Educational Technology• SSE 6177: Social Studies in the Elementary School• SSE 4312: Social Studies for Diverse Learners• SSE 5945C/ Practicum in Social Studies Secondary Education Show less

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  Wake County Public Schools

  Aug 2011 - Jun 2012

  8th Grade Social Studies Teacher

  Taught 8th grade social studies at WFRMS

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  Pearson North America

  Jan 2012 - now

  Item Writer

  Create items for the Florida American History End of Course Exam, Georgia Social Studies Performance Standards, NBCT Social Studies Content Assessment, Delaware Social Studies Assessment

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  North Carolina Department of Public Instruction

  Jun 2012 - Jul 2014

  K-12 Social Studies Educational Consultant

  Curriculum and Standards Implementation; Resource collection and provision; District level professional development.

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  Florida Joint Center For Citizenship

  Jul 2014 - now

  Director

  The core goal of the Joint Center is to support Florida’s K-12 civic educators who seek to strengthen civic knowledge, skills and dispositions among their students. The Joint Center also seeks to understand the factors that lead to improved civic learning and engagement and to monitor the condition of Florida’s civic health.In carrying out its work, the Joint Center is intended to achieve key shared objectives of both the Lou Frey Institute and the Bob Graham Center.

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  Lou Frey Institute

  Aug 2019 - now

  Interim Executive Director

  Provide vision and leadership to shape, strengthen and maintain existing programs to fulfill the Institute’s mission. Work with partners across the university, in the state, and throughout the country to continue to expand the scale and scope of the Institute’s impact. Provide leadership in seeking external funding from both public and private sources. Work collaboratively with internal and external colleagues across all areas of leadership.

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  Lou Frey Institute at UCF

  Jun 2021 - now

  Director, Lou Frey Institute