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Yanaka Bernal - Curriculum Vitae
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Education
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Teaching and Related Experiences
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Professional Associations
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Award and Recognitions
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Software Competencies
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Virtual Web Portfolio
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Personal
A. Education
- University of Delaware - 2006 to 2012; Newark, DE
- Ed.D., Curriculum, Technology, & Higher Education
- Executive Position Paper - Creating Purposeful Teacher Web Pages to Enhance and Promote Stakeholder Understanding of Classroom Objectives
- Delaware Technical Community College – 2005-2006; Stanton, DE
- Educational Technology Certificate, Introductory and Advanced
- University of Pennsylvania - 1993-1994; Philadelphia, PA
- M.S., Elementary Education
- Pennsylvania Instructional I Certification: Elementary Education
- Presenter at the 15th and 17th International Ethnography Forum, University of Pennsylvania, PA.
- Cornell University - 1987-1991; Ithaca, NY
- B.S., Individual Curriculum (Concentrations: Child Psychology, Design)
- Varsity Field Hockey (captain, All-Ivy, Regional All-American); JV Squash and Lacrosse
- Red Key Society – Athletic Honor Society (President)
- Inducted into the Athletic Hall of Fame in 2006
B. Teaching and Related Experiences
Red Clay Consolidated School District – Wilmington, DE
- Linden Hill Elementary School
- Technology (Computers, First – Fifth Grade) (2005 – to Present)
- Fifth Grade (2002 – 2005)
Amspec Chemical Corporation – Gloucester City, NJ
- (1996 – 2002 , non-teaching)
- Quality Director,
- Associate Marketing Director
- Corporate Sales
West Chester Area School District – West Chester, PA
- Mary C. Howse Elementary (1994 - 1995)
- Fourth Grade
- Sarah Starkweather Elementary School and Exton Elementary School
- Kindergarten (1995 - 1996)
Professional Associations
- Delaware Education Association (2003 - Present)
- International Technology Education Association (2006 - Present)
- Leadership Activities and Staff Development
- SchoolNet Pilot Program – (2006 - 2007)
- Building Leadership Team – (2006 – 2007)
- DCIT Presenter
- 2006 - A School Wide Approach to Raising LOTI Levels
- 2007 – Podcasting on a Budget
- 2008 - So You Think You Can't Geocache, Using AJAX in an Elementary Level Setting
- School Improvement Team – (2004 – 2006)
- Go My Access Pilot (2004 - 2005)
- Technology Integration Chairperson – (2003 – 2006)
- Excel Training
- Power Point Training
- Microsoft Word Training
- Differentiated Instruction Training
- Technology Integration Team – (2002 – 2003)
E. Award and Recognitions
- ISTE Presenter (2011) - Give The What They Want - review of Executive Position Paper
- Linden Hill Teacher of the Year (2007)
- Red Clay Energy Award (2005)
- Red Clay Technology Show Case Teacher of the Year (2005)
- Red Clay Technology Lesson Award (2004)
F. Software Competencies
- Multiple Office Suites
- Microsoft, Lotus, OpenOffice, NeoOffice
- Web Design
- Dreamweaver (3.0 - CS3), FrontPage, NVU
- Languages: HTML, PHP
- Web Databases - mySQL
- Databasing
- Web platforms
- Paradox, File Maker, Lotus Notes, Access, any SQL driven database.
- Other
- Adobe CS3 Suite, Photoshop
- Highly competent in many opensource online applications
G. Personal
Fluent in Spanish. Traveled to 23 countries. USA National Field Hockey Team member (1990 - 1991). Avid photographer, reader, and life-long learner. Married with two children.