Administrative Responsibilities: 

• Preparing Tomorrow's Teachers to Use Technology (PT3)  Project M3 Grant Staff 

• WSU College of Education and Project M3 Web Development

• Project M3 Student Technology Mentor Supervisor

• Educational Technology Support for  WSU, College of Education and Project M3's Partner Schools 

• Blackboard Support for WSU's COE

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Teaching Responsibilities:

• Art E 750Z - Clay Animation Made Easy

• CI 751B - Robotics in the Classroom

• CI 751N - Robotics, Programming and Problem Solving

• CI 750X - Robotics in the Curriculum - Integrating Robotics

• CI 790 - Special Projects in Education

• CI 793 - Multimedia in the Classroom

• CI 752E - eCurriculum: Webquests

• CI 786 - Beginning Algorithms and Problem Solving

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Current Interests:

• Lego and Logo 

• Constructionist Teaching Methodology

• Clay Animation

• Interactive Media 

• Faculty Development

• Online Instruction and Distance Education

• Video Conferencing

• Instructional Design Technology

• Integrating Technology into Curriculum 

• Wireless Mobile Laptop Labs

• Handheld Computing (PDA's)

• Getting teachers and students excited about using technology as a tool in their teaching and learning!!

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Professional Memberships:

• International Webmasters Association (IWA)

• The HTML Writers Guild

• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)

• Kansas Technology Coordinators Network (KCTN)

• Wichita State University Engineering Council (EC)

• Wichita Area Technical College (WATC) Graphic Communications Technology Advisory Committee

• WSU College of Education Technology Advisory Committee (TAC)

• OK Elementary School PTA

• Robinson Middle School PTSO

• Wichita East High School PTA and I.B. Parent's Association

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Grants Awarded:

• Robotics in the Classroom Continuation - $20,000;  Boeing Charitable Trust Co., September 2002.

• Internet2=Exploring Different Dimensions - Internet 2 WSU, $5,000.

• Robotics in the Classroom Continuation - $7,500;  Boeing Charitable Trust Co., September 2001.

• Robotics in the Classroom - $10,000;  Boeing Charitable Trust Co., September 2000.

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Presentations:

• Robots in the K-3 Classroom??,  Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics Conference (KATM), October 2002, Pittsburgh, KS.  Presented with Karen Reynolds.

• Standards Based Teaching Using Kidspiration,  Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics Conference (KATM), October 2002, Pittsburgh, KS.  Presented with Karen Reynolds.

• Technology Integration Projects for Students (TIPS) for Preschool Through Grade Two, MACE: Mid-America Technology Institute, August 2002, Lawrence, KS. Presented with Jeri Carroll.

• Animation and Interactivity in Project-Based Learning, MACE: Mid-America Technology Institute, August 2002, Lawrence, KS. Presented with Marsha Gladhart..

• The Information Highway For Early Childhood: Directions For Children, Parents, and Teachers,Kansas Virtual Learning Symposium (KVLS),  June 2002, Wichita, KS. Presented with Jeri Carroll.

• Animated Language: Claymation in the Classroom, Kansas Virtual Learning Symposium (KVLS),  June 2002, Wichita, KS.

• Animated Language,  International Reading Association (IRA), April 2002, San Francisco, CA. Presented with Marsha Gladhart.

• Kidspiration - Inspiring Young Readers,  Kansas Reading Association (KRA), February 2002, Wichita, KS.

• Lego Mindstorms Challenge, Robotics: Exploring Different Dimensions, March 2002, Wichita, KS.

• Standards Based Teaching Using Kidspiration,  Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics Conference (KATM), October 2001, Wichita, KS.  Presented with Karen Reynolds and Mara Alagic.

• Robotics in the Classroom,  Kansas Association of Teachers of Mathematics Conference (KATM), October 2001, Wichita, KS. Presented with Karen Reynolds.

• What's Going On?! - Implementing And Managing A Mentor-Based Technology Support Team, MACE: Mid-America Technology Institute, August 2001, Lawrence, KS. Presented with Patrick Hutchison.

• Make Math and Science Meaningful for Hard To Reach Students, National Educational Computing Conference (NECC),  June 2001, Chicago, IL. Presented with Lori Schock.

• Design Technology Integration Projects for Elementary Social Studies Students, National Educational Computing Conference (NECC), June 2001, Chicago, IL. Presented with Jeri Carroll, Lori Schock, and Brenda Vaugue.

• The Information Highway For Early Childhood: Directions For Children, Parents, and Teachers, Kansas Virtual Learning Symposium (KVLS),  June 2001, Wichita, KS.

• Using the Internet for Education and Information, Teaching Parents Association's (TPA) Home School Conference 2000, June 2000, Wichita, KS.

• Lego Mindstorms Challenge 2001, March 2001, Wichita, KS.

• Lego MIndstorms Robotics Exhibit, Society of Women Engineers Expo (SWE), April 2000, Salina, KS. Presented with Lori Schock.

• Robotics in the Classroom, Kansas Industry-University-Government Engineering Education Consortium (KIUGEEC), January 2000, Wichita, KS.

• Mindstorms Robot: Catapult Mania, MIT Media Lab's Mindfest, October 1999, Cambridge, MA. Presented with Alex Witherspoon.

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Projects and Publications:

• Carroll, J.A., & Witherspoon, T.L. (In Press).  The Welcome Back to School Book.  Carthage,IL: Good Apple, Inc.

• Carroll, J.A., M.G., Kelly, & Witherspoon, T.L. (2003).  NETS •S Curriculum Series—Multidisciplinary Units for Grades PK-2.  Eugene, OR: ISTE.

• Witherspoon, T.L., Witherspoon A. & Whitman L. (2002). The drawbridge. In C. Nolan (Ed.), 10 cool LEGO mindstorm ultimate builder projects: Amazing projects you can build in under an hour (pp. 181 - 204). Rockland, MA: Syngress Media Inc.

• Witherspoon, T.L. & Witherspoon A. (2002). Candy wrapper compactor. In C. Nolan (Ed.), 10 cool LEGO mindstorm ultimate builder projects: Amazing projects you can build in under an hour (pp. 205 - 222). Rockland, MA: Syngress Media Inc.

• Witherspoon, T.L. & Witherspoon A. (2002). The aerial tram. In C. Nolan (Ed.), 10 cool LEGO mindstorm invention system 2 projects: Amazing projects you can build in under an hour (pp. 177 - 190). Rockland, MA: Syngress Media Inc.

• Witherspoon, T.L. & Witherspoon A. (2002). The LEGO safe. In C. Nolan (Ed.), 10 cool LEGO mindstorm invention system 2 projects: Amazing projects you can build in under an hour (pp. 191 - 204). Rockland, MA: Syngress Media Inc.

• Carroll, J.A., & Witherspoon, T.L. (2002).  Linking Technology and Curriculum:  Integrating the ISTE NETS Standards into Teaching and Learning.  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.

 

• Technology Integration Projects for Students (TIPS)

• Virtual Fire Station Field Trip

• Lego Robotics Invention Webquest

• Tonya's Technology Tips

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In The News:

• Mindstorming, Wichita Eagle, April 5, 2001 

• Learning Robotics Through Legos, Wichita Eagle, February 11, 2001

• Legos are Building Blocks to Technology and Fun, Inside WSU, February 1, 2001

• Boeing Makes Robots Possible At WSU, Wichita Business Journal, January 17, 2001

• Cool School of the Week, Education World, March 6, 2000

• Family Elementary School, World Village Family First Newsletter,  January 10, 2000

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"Knowledge is only part of understanding. Genuine understanding comes from hands-on experience." Dr. Seymour Papert Professor of Learning Research Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA