Greg Birch

Experience

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  Harford County Public Schools

  Dec 1998 - Jun 2013

  Communications was a school-wide enrichment program that taguht students how to effectively communicate thoughts and ideas utilizing the production process (emphasis on video). The course also exposed students to various other communication and editing technologies (blogging, Photoshop, Edmodo, etc) to prepare them for application in life situations. Work with students with various disabling conditions to assist in their educational success. The role incudes modifying and accommodating existing curricula, direct and cooperative teaching, and case management. The case management responsibilities include IEP development, compliance management, and scheduling/running meetings.

  • Communications Teacher

    Jul 2007 - Jun 2013

  • Special Education Teacher

    Dec 1998 - Jun 2007
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  Harford County Public Schools

  Aug 2013 - Jul 2014

  Special Education Teacher

  8th grade Special Education TeacherTV Studio Manager

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  Harford County Public Schools

  Jul 2016 - Jul 2017

  Middle School Technology Education Teacher

  Instruct 6th through 8th grade students in various computer programs. The students not only learn how to operate programs, but how to utilize them in productive ways to assist in various aspects of life in and out of school. Sixth graders focus on Windows, Word, and PowerPoint. Seventh graders focus on Excel and Video Production. Eighth graders have a strong focus on video production to communicate to various audiences.

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  Harford County Public Schools

  Jan 2017 - Jul 2020

  Middle School Introduction to Interactive Media Teacher

  This course develops student mastery of media design and the interactive media production process. Students will advance their knowledge and skills in media design and production through project planning and product development. Students will demonstrate the use of multiple tools and modalities in the production process. In this class the students will;o Test the effectiveness of interactive media products o Use interpersonal skills and collaborative skills to create various media projects to be used throughout the school.o Define typical file types such as TIFF, EPS, PICT, BMP, JPEG, GIF and perform file conversion within and between platforms; o Utilize digital audio, video and image editing tools o Incorporate film and video production concepts and products in interactive media productiono Utilize electronic storage and publication opportunities Show less

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  Harford County Public Schools

  Jul 2020 - now

  High School Teacher (Interactive Media, Foundations of Technology, Business Management

  In this introductory course, students explore the fundamentals of studio equipment and production by learning technical terms, positions, and the workflow of multi-camera studio production via lecture, hands-on production, and competency activities and practice. Students participate individually and in groups in productions such as news, interviews, entertainment, and packages.

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  Harford Community College

  Feb 2023 - now

  Adjunct Professor - Television Studio Production