Marjorie A. Porter marjorieporter@sbcglobal.net Serving Connecticut and Southern New England

Strengths • Energetic, organized, and collaborative; Extremely proficient at developing instructional strategies for utilizing iPads and other mobile devices as learning tools

• Innovative and creative STEM educator, exhibiting strength in building a learning environment infused with 21st Century skills

• National presenter and STEM education consultant; Highly skilled at helping teachers weave STEM and NGSS into existing curricula

• Dynamic and enthusiastic; Successful team leader and workshop facilitator

• Experienced in conducting STEM immersion programs for small groups of students

Professional Experiences

2012-Present Educational Consultant: “Bureau of Education and Research” (BER) � Authored 3 comprehensive resource books for teachers (Mobile Devices; STEM Strategies; NGSS) � Presented 40+ national seminars—May 2013 through January 2017 � Developed new K-6 seminars focused on STEM and the Next Generation Science Standards, 2017

2016 Connecticut Department of Education Hartford, CT Completed the 9-day CT “NGSX Exemplar Leadership Development Academy” – Trained to mentor Connecticut educators as they incorporate the NGSS and embrace explanatory modeling in their classrooms

2005 - 2017 National and Regional Workshop Presenter “Best Strategies to Help Your Students Achieve the NGSS”, BER Seminars, January & March, 2017 “Practical Strategies to Enhance STEM Instruction”, BER Seminars, October & December 2015 “Easy Movie-making with Shadow Puppet.edu”, UConn iPad Seminar, May 2015 “Cutting-Edge Technology to Enhance Science Learning”, BER National 2-Day Institute, July 2014 “Strategies for Using iPads in the Science Classroom”, IED & BER Full-day Seminars, 2013 to 2015 “The Use of QR Codes to Increase Student Motivation & Engagement”, UConn iPad Seminar, May 2014

March 2016 - Present Connecticut Audubon Society Pomfret, CT Outdoor educator and program consultant at the Bafflin Sanctuary

2016, 2009, 2004 Grant Writing and Facilitation Somers Public Schools � Project “WISE”: $1,965 (2015-16) “Women Inspired by STEM Education”, a STEM-on-Saturdays Program for girls, grades 7-10 � Project “SEINE”: $16,600 (2007-08) and The “G.U.L.F.” Project: $15,000 (2003-04), both funded by the Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection

2005 - 2010 Connecticut Department of Education Hartford, CT CT Academic Performance Test and CT Mastery Test item review panels Assisted in the evaluation and selection of CAPT and CMT science test items

2001 - 2005 Teachers Experiencing Antarctica and the Arctic (TEA) Co-Director of National Program: NSF-funded “TEA Program” – Rice University / AMNH / U.R.I. Responsible for mentoring TEA educators as they transferred research experiences into their classrooms

1999 - 2008 University of Alaska, Fairbanks: Arctic Science Research Assistant Assisted Dr. Martin Jeffries in a temporal study of Arctic lake heat fluxes

1997 - 2009 CSDE, Hartford, CT and NSF, Arlington, VA Proposal reviewer for the CT State Dept. of Education and the National Science Foundation Grant Proposal Review Committees: CSDE, 2006-2009; NSF, 1997-2001; 2010

1992 - 2014 Advised In-situ Research-based Science Programs for Students � “Washington Immersion in Science and History” (WISH): Washington, D.C., 2013 & 2014 � “Arctic Research Challenge” (ARC): Fairbanks, AK, 2005-2008 � NOAA “Aquanaut Program”: Gulf of Maine and Long Island Sound, 1992-2006

1994 Teachers Experiencing Antarctica Rice University Antarctic research assistant to Dr. Martin Jeffries, University of Alaska, Fairbanks Obtained and analyzed Antarctic sea ice cores during a six-week period in the Ross and Amundsen Seas, aboard the NSF Research Vessel, The Nathaniel B. Palmer

Employment

Connecticut “Highly Qualified” Professional Educator (Evaluated as “Exemplary” in 2014 and 2015) Certified to teach Biology (030) and General Science (034), grades 7-12 2009 - 2015 Mabelle B. Avery Middle School Somers, CT Teacher, Grade 8 Integrated Science 2005 - 2009 Somers School District Somers, CT District K-12 Science Curriculum Specialist Teacher; High School Science Team Leader Developed classroom and curricular resources that supported the CT Science Framework 1979 - 2009 High School Science teacher, Grades 9-12 � Somers High School Somers, CT 2002 - 2009 � Woodstock Academy Woodstock, CT 1979 - 2002 Teaching Awards: � Teacher of the Year, Somers School District, 2008 - 2009 � Outstanding H.S. Science Teacher Award, CT Science Teachers’ Assn., 2005 - 2006 � RadioShack National Teaching Award, RadioShack Corporation, 2002 � Excellence in High School Teaching Award, University of CT Alumni Assn., 1991

Education

1999 - 2000 Southern Connecticut State University Hamden, CT Post-Masters Graduate Studies Masters Program in Environmental Education, 30 Credits

1986 - 1989 Eastern Connecticut State University Windham, CT Master of Science Education Concentration in Marine and Environmental Sciences

1975 - 1979 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT Bachelor of Science Major in Biology, minor in Natural Resources and Conservation