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Dr. Robert W. (Rob) Darrow
Phone: 559-351-5928 Email: [email protected]
Wiki: robdarrow.wikispaces.com * Blog: robdarrow.wordpress.com Twitter: @robdarrow
OBJECTIVE
To serve in a position to provide leadership that advances the use of online and blended learning to transform people, teaching and learning.
EDUCATION
2015 (In process) College Admissions Counseling Certificate.
University of California, Riverside.
2010 Ed.D. Educational Leadership, California State University, Fresno
Dissertation Topic: A Comparative Study Between Online Charter High Schools and Traditional High Schools in California
1997 Library Media Teacher Credential, Fresno Pacific University
1986 M.A. Educational Administration and Supervision, San Jose State University 1986 Administrative Services Credential, San Jose State University
1978 Multiple Subject Teaching Credential, University of California, Riverside 1978 B.A. Political Science, University of California, Riverside
1974 Graduate, Harbor High School, Santa Cruz, CA EMPLOYMENT RECORD
2014 CO-FOUNDER, FORWARDIRECTIONS Career Coaching
(www.forwardirections.org) To empower a network of students to be college and/or career ready by helping them discover their passions and bring their future into focus.
2014 CO-FOUNDER, BLENDED TEACHER NETWORK
(www.blendedteachernetwork.org)
Purpose: To build a network of blended learning teachers to network, share and collaborate to refine the complex skills of blended teaching.
2012- 2014 DIRECTOR OF MEMBER SERVICES,
International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL)
• Developed and provided ongoing services and professional development with iNACOL members. Developed and maintained nine regional committees.
Provided blended and online learning consultation for iLEARN NYC blended learning initiative for New York City Schools.
2013-Present ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR, California State University, Fresno
Doctoral Program in Educational Leadership, “Educational Technology”
blended learning course. Also provide one-on-one doctoral professor assistance in the development of blended learning courses.
2011 – Present PRESIDENT, ONLINE LEARNING VISIONS
Purpose: To provide strategic blended and online solutions for all students.
• Clients: California State University, Fresno Doctoral Program, San Diego County Office of Education, Stanislaus County Office of Education, International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNacol), Central Valley Educational Leadership Institute (CVELI).
2009 – 2011 PRINCIPAL, CLOVIS ONLINE CHARTER SCHOOL Clovis Unified School District, Clovis, Ca.
• Wrote charter and developed full time online charter school (Grades 9-12)
• Use of open educational resources content, Moodle, and wikis
2006-2009 COORDINATOR, LIBRARY SERVICES, Clovis Unified School District 2005-2009 PROJECT DIRECTOR, Teaching American History Grant
(Received three year, $1.7 million federal American history grant)
• Wrote grant, organized and provided professional development for teachers of history including MA program at CSU Fresno, quarterly two-day colloquia, monthly seminars and yearly study trip.
2000-2006 COORDINATOR, CAL ONLINE High School, Clovis Unified School District, Clovis, CA
• Researched and implemented supplemental online high school program
• Recruited and trained teachers and students
• Use of Moodle, Blackboard and Jones Knowledge online systems
2003-2005 PROJECT DIRECTOR, Enhancing Education Through Technology Grant (Received three year $1.4 million grant to integrate technology)
• Supervised teacher leaders to provide one on one technology professional development to intermediate math teachers
• Summer institute for math teachers
2002-2006 PROJECT DIRECTOR, Teaching American History Grant (Received three year, $996,000 federal American history grant)
1998-2004 ADJUNCT FACULTY MEMBER, Library Media Credential Program, Fresno Pacific University
1995- 2000 LIBRARY MEDIA TEACHER, MENTOR TEACHER Alta Sierra Intermediate, Clovis Unified School District (7-8) California State Distinguished School, 1996, 2001
1993-1995 TEACHER, MENTOR TEACHER, MIGRANT EDUCATION TEACHER Eighth Grade History and Language Arts (7-8)
Alta Sierra Intermediate School, Clovis Unified School District
1991-1993 TEACHER, MENTOR TEACHER, MIGRANT EDUCATION TEACHER Eighth Grade History and Language Arts, National Blue Ribbon School, 1993 Kastner Intermediate School, Clovis Unified School District (7-8)
1987-1991 TEACHER, MENTOR TEACHER, Fifth Grade Fort Washington Elementary School, Clovis Unified School District (K-6)
National Blue Ribbon School, 1991
1986-1987 ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL, Kerman-Floyd Elementary School (K-5) Kerman Unified School District, Kerman, CA
1981-1986 TEACHER, Fifth, Sixth, and Kindergarten Spring Grove School (K-8) North County School District, Hollister, CA
1979-1981 TEACHER, Kindergarten, Second and Third Grade.
Orrenmaa Elementary School, Alvord School District, Riverside, CA (K-5)
RELATED EXPERIENCE
2014 Coordinator, U.S. Department of Education Connected Educator Month Blended Learning Strand (Coordinated webinars and social media)
1998-2012 Consultant, Big6 Associates
(Present trainings for teachers and librarians in the use of the Big6, a framework for information literacy, throughout the United States)
1993-2007 History Day Coach – Alta Sierra Intermediate and Buchanan High School
(Coached state and national winning history day projects each year)
1998-2007 California Beginning Teacher Support and Assessment Support Provider 2002-2004 Business Partner, Center for Advanced Research and Technology
(Students developed websites and assisted in successfully writing a funded grant award)
2005-2007 Implementation of the City of Clovis/Clovis Unified Citizen’s Academy
(Presentations by city staff for teachers to increase their knowledge about city government)
2003-2004 Trainer, Infopeople (Provided day long trainings for librarians throughout California regarding information literacy and use of technology in libraries)
2002 Consultant, California Digital Library, University of California.
(Organized three-day leadership training)
2001 PT3 Grant Technology Support Provider, Fresno Pacific University 2001 Consultant, Elk Grove Unified School District, Sacramento, CA
(Technology and electronic portfolio training)
2000 Chair, California School Library Association Conference San Jose, CA (attended by 2000 participants)
1996-2002 Consultant, California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP).
(Workshops on information literacy and searching the World Wide Web)
1995-2000 Webmaster, California School Library Association
1995-2000 Webmaster, Alta Sierra Intermediate School, Clovis Unified
1989-1994 Master Teacher (training student teachers), California State University, Fresno 1993-1995 Migrant Education Summer School Teacher, grades 6-8, Clovis Unified 1989-1992 Demonstration Summer School Teacher, Fifth Grade, Clovis Unified 1985-1986 Principal, Migrant Education Summer School,
Spring Grove Elementary School, Hollister, CA PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
2002-present International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) 1995-present American Association of School Librarians (AASL)
1990-present International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) 1985-present Computer Using Educators (CUE), California
1995-present Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
2004-2006 Co-Chair, Internal Affairs, California Consortium of Virtual Educators
1998-2002 Vice President, Educational Technology, California School Library Association HONORS AND AWARDS
2010 Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society
2007 Constitutional Rights Foundation Outstanding Teacher Award 2000 California State History Day Teacher of Merit Award
2000 Clovis Unified Teacher of the Year Finalist 2000 Alta Sierra Intermediate Educator of Merit Award
1999 Fresno County Office of Education Outstanding Library Media Teacher Award 1999 California School Library Association Technology Award
1998 Fresno Pacific University Outstanding Alumnus Award RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Barbour, M. & Clark, T., Eds. (in publication) Online and Distance Education in Schools:
Global Perspectives on Policy and Practice. Chapter Author: Darrow, R. “Technology Infrastructure and Tools.” Stylus Publishing. Sterling, Va.
Hauser, L. & Darrow, R. Cultivating a Doctoral Community of Inquiry and Practice: Designing and Facilitating Discussion Board Online Communities. International Journal for
Educational Leadership and Practice. Volume 14. Number 3. Fall 2013.
Darrow, Rob (2012). Will there ever be an online school teacher-librarian?
California School Library Journal. May 2012
Darrow, Rob (2010). A comparative study between online charter high schools and traditional high schools in California. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, California State
University, Fresno –United States.
Darrow, Rob (2010). “The Bottom Line: Funding Online Courses.”
The School Administrator. April.
Darrow, Rob (2009). “School Libraries are Essential: How do we meet the Virtual Access and Collaboration Needs of the 21st Century Learner and Teacher?” Knowledge Quest.
American Association of School Librarians. May.
Darrow, Rob. (2007). “California Dreamin’ by Rob Darrow” blog.
http://robdarrow.wordpress.com.
Darrow, Rob. “Virtual Wisdom.” Big6 Enewsletter. 2004-present. www.big6.com.
Darrow, Rob. (2006). “MySpace and Social Networking Continues to Grow in Clovis and beyond.” CUSD Today.
Darrow, Rob. (2006). “Communicating with Online Blogs: MySpace.” CUSD Today.
Darrow, Rob. (2005). “Fresno County Teachers Putting Standards Based Content Online.”
California Council for the Social Studies Review Magazine.
Darrow, Rob, Gordon Freedman and John Watson. (2002).
“The California Virtual School Report: A National Survey of Virtual Education Practice and Policy with Recommendations for the State of California.”
University of California College Prep Program.
Darrow, Rob. (2002). “Information Literacy: The Most Important element of a Technology Toolkit”. OnCUE Magazine.
Darrow, Rob. (2001). “The Library Media Teacher in Professional Development.“
OnCue Magazine.
Darrow, Rob. (1998-2002). Column Editor, Educational Technology.
California School Library Association Monthly Newsletter.
Darrow, Rob. (1999). “Are you Web Literate?” Library Talk.
Eisenberg, Michael B. with Robert Darrow. (2000). The Big6 in Secondary Schools.
Ohio: Linworth Publishing.
RECENT KEYNOTES, WORKSHOPS, TRAININGS AND PRESENTATIONS
• “Implementing Blended Learning with the Common Core in California Schools.” Fall CUE Conference. Napa Valley, Ca. Oct. 2014.
• “Implementing, Planning and Sustaining a Blended Learning Program.” ISTE 2014.
Atlanta, Ga. June 2014
• Higher Education Consultants Association (HECA). Portland, OR. June 2014.
• “How Do You Plan for Blended and Online Learning with No Money?” Spotlight Speaker. Compass Learning. Dec. 2013.
• “Tools for Administrators to Implement Blended Learning.” eLearning Strategies
• “Online and Blended Learning: Transforming Your Teaching.” Hybrid Learning Consortium, Kansas City, MO. June 2013.
• “Blended Learning: How Do You know it when you see it?” Computer Using Educators Conference, Palm Springs, Ca. March 2013.
• “Leadership in Creating a Blended Learning School Environment.” Jewish Day School Conference. Washington DC, February 2013.
• “Open Educational Resources – What are they and how can I use them?”
Placer County Technology Conference. Granite Bay, Ca. January 2013.
• “What does it mean to be a Blended Learning Teacher?”
Computer Using Educators Conference. Palm Springs, Ca. March 2012.
• “Google Hangout Enhances Online Doctoral Courses”
Sloan C Conference. Las Vegas, NV. July 2012.
• “How to Start an Online Learning Program.”
ISTE 2012. San Diego, Ca. June 2012.
• “Online Courses Go Open Source.” Virtual School Symposium.
Austin, Texas. November 2009.
• “Online Education: Opportunities and Decisions in K-12 Public Schools.”
San Mateo School Board Association Keynote Speaker. March 2009.
• “Case Study: How can a small school district finance an online high school? Or The tale of two online schools in school districts in California.” Virtual School Symposium.
Phoenix, Arizona. November 2008.
• “Utilizing Web 2.0 tools in school libraries.” Clovis Unified Library Media Teachers.
Jan. 2007.
• “The Ultimate Literacy.” Keynote speech. New York State Association of Independent Schools. New Paltz, New York. November 2006.
• “Developing an MA program with your Teaching American History grant.”
Teaching American History grant project director’s meeting.
Albuquerque, New Mexico. October 2006.
• “What the Teaching American History Grant Can Do for You.”
California Council for the Social Studies Conference 2004 and 2005.
• “Information Literacy and the Big6 in the Digital Age.” California School Library Association Conference Workshop. Sacramento, CA. Nov. 2004.
• “Putting Your Curriculum Online.” Clovis Unified Professional Development Days.
Clovis, CA. Nov. 2003.
• “The California Virtual School Report.” University of California College Prep Virtual High School Institute. Santa Cruz, CA, 2002.
• “Important Aspects of Virtual Education.” Clovis Unified/IBM Fly In. 2002.
• “Overcoming Challenges of a Virtual High School Program.“ Jones Knowledge Symposium. Denver. CO, 2002.
• “Being Digital.” California School Library Association Conference, Long Beach, 2001.
• “Applying the Big6 with Online Resources.” Big6 Conference, San Jose, 2001.
• “Growing Up Digital.” California School Library Conference. Ontario, CA. 1999.
• “Collaboration in the Electronic Age.” American Association of School Librarian’s Conference. Birmingham, Alabama, 1999.
RECENT COMMITTEES SERVED
2014 Director of Research, Safe Schools Project of Santa Cruz County. Researched implementation of Lesbian, Gay, Bi and Transgender youth curriculum and policies in California school districts.
2014 Communities Organized for Relational Power in Action (COPA). Core Committee Member. Resurrection Catholic Community.
2012-Present eLearning Strategies Symposium Committee Member.
CUE/CLRN Conference. California. Dec. 2012
2009 Member, Community Drop Out Prevention Workshop. Fresno County United Way. California State University, Fresno. October.
2005, 1998 Member, Instructional Materials Advisory Panel, History/Social Science Textbook Adoption Committee. California Department of Education.
2001 Member, E-Learning Workgroup, California Secretary of Education 2001 Member, Coordinating Council, California Technology Assistance Project
(CTAP), Region VII (Fresno, Tulare, Merced, and Mariposa Counties) 2000-2001 Member, California County Superintendents Educational Services
Association, Technology and Telecommunications Steering Committee 2000-2002 Member, Student Technology Showcase Advisory Committee.
California Department of Education
1991-1994 President, Faculty Senate, Clovis Unified School District
1987-1990 Chair, Fort Washington Elementary Thanksgiving Turkey Trot Run References available upon request.
