Aaron Tyo-Dickerson

Experience

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  US Army

  Jan 1984 - Jan 1988

  Corporal

  Supervised and provided training to a squad of eight subordinates,Managed squad's inventory of utility vehicles and equipment.

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  Stadschulrat für Wien

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1996

  Teacher, English as a Foreign Language

  Planned and conducted daily lessons for 3rd and 4th form students (ages 11 through 14) and evaluated student performance. Represented department at city-wide EFL curriculum conference day.

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  Ithaca City School District

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2001

  Taught basic and advanced computer skills, both in isolation and integrated with core subject content, including online class presence via Blackboard.Created and administered Blackboard accounts for educators and trained individuals and small groups in the use of district technology resources.Served as Chair of Technology Advisory Committee and Department Chair of Practical Arts Department. Planned and conducted daily lessons for 7th and 8th grade students and evaluated student performance.Worked with department to prepare lessons and materials to facilitate school-wide transition to block schedule.Participated in district-wide curriculum revision and creation of 7th grade benchmark exam. Served on committee to plan a regional conference for foreign language educators and organized conference venue.

  • Teacher, Information Technology

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2001

  • Teacher, German

    Jan 1997 - Jan 2000
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  TST BOCES

  Oct 2001 - Jun 2006

  Model Schools Program Coordinator

  Deployed, administered and provided training and support for the Blackboard learning management system in nine urban and rural school districts,Piloted Moodle for the statewide Model Schools Program, migrated nine local school districts from Blackboard to Moodle and provided turnkey training to district representatives,Created school district technology plans in collaboration with members of districts’ leadership teams and submitted plans to New York State Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund approval agency. Show less

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  American School of The Hague

  Aug 2006 - Aug 2015

  Create and deliver innovative curricula for Upper Elementary and Middle School Information Technology (IT) courses which include elements of coding, 3D design and printing, simulation software, gaming, peripheral device creation and configuration, and digital citizenship,Plan and deliver professional development for 1:1 laptop program in Middle School and iPad initiative in Upper Elementary School. Deploy, administer and provide training and user support for Moodle learning management system and G Suite for Education (formerly Google Apps) communication and publishing services,Create and lead Moodle Manager and Google Guide peer advisory and training teams,

  • Information Technology Teacher

    Aug 2006 - Aug 2015

  • Learning Management Systems Admin

    Aug 2006 - Jun 2015
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  AppsEdu

  Oct 2013 - now

  Speaker
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  ECIS, the Educational Collaborative for International Schools

  Aug 2014 - Jul 2020

  Committee Member for Technology, Innovation and Design (Special Interest Group)

  Committee member of Special Interest Group for Technology Innovation and Design (Formerly ICT / Multimedia / Online Learning Committee), European Council of International Schools

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  Transifex

  Aug 2015 - now

  Translation Project Manager

  Coordinating the Amharic language of the Scratch translators team (and basic support of German language of the Scratch translators team)

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  International Community School of Addis Ababa

  Aug 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Project Manager, Google for Education

    Nov 2015 - Jul 2017

  • MS/HS Technology and Innovation Coach

    Aug 2015 - Jul 2017
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  TEACH-NOW

  Aug 2016 - Jun 2017

  Mentor Teacher

  As a Mentor Teacher for the Teach-Now program on the ICS Addis Ababa campus I supervised three teacher-candidates as they accessed online course materials, created lessons and activities, and interacted with their unit instructors. During the 12-week clinical practice I assessed their planning and performance and provided feedback for future improvement using the TEACH-NOW rubric based on the InTASC Standards.

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  International School of Stavanger

  Aug 2017 - Jul 2019

  Teach Middle School ICT courses, develop new ICT curriculum aligned with ISTE Standards for Students, and serve as Curriculum Leader of ICT and DT Departments Plan and deliver professional learning opportunities aligned to school goals.Recruit, supervise, and appraise technology support team and develop protocols to increase efficiency of team’s projects and procedures.Determine school-wide technology needs and present budget to include maintenance of current inventory as well as growth potential.

  • Middle School ICT Teacher

    Aug 2018 - Jul 2019

  • Director of Technology, Learning and Innovation

    Aug 2017 - Jul 2019

  • Curriculum Leader for DT and ICT

    Aug 2017 - Jul 2019
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  International School of The Hague

  Aug 2019 - now

  Co-Teach Interdisciplinary units and individual Digital Design and Language Acquisition units. Develop and support hybrid/blended learning scenarios for digital first teaching and learning, Provide synchronous and asynchronous professional development to teachers and support staff,

  • Technology Innovation Coordinator

    Aug 2021 - now

  • IB DP Teacher (Theory of Knowledge)

    Aug 2023 - now

  • IB MYP Teacher (Design)

    Aug 2019 - Jul 2023

  • Distance Learning Coordinator

    Mar 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Assistant Coordinator for Educational Technology

    Aug 2019 - Mar 2020
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  ISH Academy

  Jan 2023 - now

  Freelance Contributor