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Experience |
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Secondary Social Studies Educator |
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Oswego
High School, Oswego,
NY
(September 1996-Present) |
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Incorporate innovative teaching practices including: technology integration, cooperative learning,
and authentic assessment strategies into instruction of Global
History & Geography, U.S. History & Government, Participation in Government, Sociology,
and Web.com classes. |
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Team-teach
Web.com, a Social Studies/Art full-year elective course
providing high school students with web site design and
evaluation expertise. |
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Designed
and maintain a curriculum-based web site for use by students,
parents, and colleagues. |
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Adapted
and implemented an interdisciplinary honors-level curriculum aligned with the
New York State Regents English and Global History and Geography curricula. |
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Educational Technology Consultant |
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ClassroomRevolution.com, Liverpool, NY (2003-Present) |
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Provide Moodle services as a Moodle Partner, including: web hosting, web design, online training, and on-site training. |
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Provide a variety of custom instructional web design services for
clients, including static and dynamic web design. |
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Create
online tutorials for clients that incorporate clear concise
language containing effective emphasis on key actions using HTML
and streaming video technologies. |
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Design
and facilitate highly customized interactive online training
solutions for clients. |
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Online Development Coordinator |
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Oswego
City School District,
Oswego, NY (September 2001-2003) |
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Directed,
developed, reviewed, and posted
online content, resources and applications for the
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center. |
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Used
and facilitated staff development using
several software applications, including: Microsoft FrontPage, Microsoft
PowerPoint, Impatica for PowerPoint, Macromedia
Dreamweaver, Macromedia Director,
Macromedia ColdFusion,
Macromedia Flash,
Click to Convert,
and Swish. |
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Technology Integration Specialist: Secondary Schools |
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Oswego
City School District, Oswego, NY (2000-2003) |
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Facilitated
the effective deployment and use of hardware and software among teachers
and students at
the secondary level in order to promote appropriate and sound
learning strategies. |
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Developed
and taught software application in-service courses to teachers
that focus on the educational use of the Microsoft
Office program suite,
Lectora Publisher,
Inspiration and Citrix
ICA Client. |
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Developed
and taught technology integration in-service courses for
teachers including topics such as: WebQuests;
instructional web design; curriculum
integration; and online social
studies resources. |
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Designed
and developed robust database-driven web
sites that allow enterprise-level collaboration in order to
publish and manage data and content. |
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| Education |
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Walden
University |
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Minneapolis,
MN |
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Master of Science
in Educational Technology (2000) |
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University
of Rochester |
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Rochester,
NY |
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Bachelor
of Arts in History (1996) |
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Presentations |
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New York State Associataion for Computers and Technology in Education |
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Caswell,
T. and Watkins, J. (Nov. 2005) “Use Your Moodle.” New
York State Association for Computers and Technology in Education, 40th Annual Conference; Albany,
New York. |
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Caswell,
T. and Watkins, J. (Nov. 2005) “Use Your Moodle: A Hands-On Approach.” New
York State Association for Computers and Technology in Education, 40th Annual Conference; Albany,
New York. |
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New York State Council for the Social Studies |
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Caswell,
T. and Watkins, J. (March 2004) “Everything That You Ever Wanted to
Know About Creating a Classroom Website... But Were Afraid to Ask.” New
York State Council for the Social Studies Convention 2004; Rochester,
New York. |
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Caswell, T. and
Watkins, J. (March 2004) “Social
Studies Primary Sources & the Internet.” New York State Council
for the Social Studies Convention 2004; Rochester, New
York. |
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Caswell, T. (March 2003) “Digital
DBQs.” New York State Council
for the Social Studies Convention 2003; Rye Brook, New
York. |
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Caswell, T. and Watkins, J.
(March 2002) “Everything
That You Ever Wanted to Know About Social Studies and the
Internet... But Were Afraid to Ask.” New York State Council
for the Social Studies Convention 2002; Syracuse, New
York. |
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Oswego
County BOCES |
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Caswell, T. (October 2000). “Social
Studies in the Information Age.” Oswego County BOCES
Conference 2000: Transforming Learning Through Technology;
Central Square, New York. |
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National
Educational Computing Association
(NECA) |
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Caswell, T., Brown, A., Herlong,
K. and Noxel, T. (June 2000). “Developing
Assessment Strategies for Technology Integration: Three
Diverse Case Studies.” National Educational Computing
Conference (NECC); Atlanta, Georgia. |
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Publications |
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Time & Place |
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Caswell, T. (September 2002). “Using the Web to Prepare Students for NYS Assessments: An
Overview of RegentsPrep and TestPrep.” Time & Place: The Newsletter of the New York State Council for the
Social Studies, 32 (4), 16. |
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The
Clearinghouse |
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Caswell, T. (September/October 2001). “The Threaded Discussion Forum: A Case Study in
Technology Integration.” The Clearinghouse: A Journal
of Educational Strategies, Issues, and Ideas, 75 (1),
26-29. |
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eSchool
News |
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Caswell, T., Chamberlain, C.,
Eastwood. K. (May 2001).
“Case Study: A sustained effort is critical to staff
development.” eSchool News, p. 33. |
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Association
of Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) |
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Caswell, T. (November 1997). “Evolving
With Technology: One Teacher's Reflections on a Year-Long Journey.” Classroom
Leadership: The Companion Newsletter
to ASCD's Educational Leadership, 1 (3), 6. |
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Awards |
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Doors to Diplomacy International Web Design Contest 2004
Grand Prize
Global
SchoolNet Foundation and
U.S. Department of State |
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Coaches: Thomas
Caswell and Melissa Martin. Each teacher awarded $500 for
school-related supplies. |
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Students: Deb Doud,
Mike McCarthy, Jes Munk, Justin Russell, and Andy Weeks. Each
student awarded a $2,000 scholarship. |
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Web.com. (2004) “U.S. Diplomatic History: What if?” Available online May 2004.
Description: This website examines the roles of five (5) U.S.
Presidents in shaping foreign policy and attempts to rationalize
how each would respond to a unique diplomatic event from a
different time period. |
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ThinkQuest USA
Honorable
Mention 2002-2003
New York State
ThinkQuest USA Best Web Site 2002-2003 |
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Coaches: Thomas
Caswell and Melissa Martin |
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Students: Mark Gehan,
Scott Merry, and Amethyst Rule. |
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Web.com. (2003) “Educate the Gods.” Available online June 2003.
Description: This website provides a side-by-side comparison of
scientific and Greek mythological explanations of phenomena such
as Zeus and lightning. |
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Blue
Web'n Web Site Award |
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Caswell, T. and DeLorenzo, J.
(1999). “The
Gilded Age WebQuest: Documenting History in America.” Retrieved
May, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/wq/gildedage/student.htm. |
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Caswell, T. (1997) “American
Civil War Ethnography.” Retrieved May, 2000 from the World Wide
Web: http://oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/cw/index.html. |
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StudyWeb
Academic Excellence Award |
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Caswell, T. and DeLorenzo, J.
(1999). “The
Gilded Age WebQuest: Documenting History in America.” Retrieved
May, 2001 from the World Wide Web: http://oswego.org/staff/tcaswell/wq/gildedage/student.htm. |
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Xerox
Scholarship |
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Award for
excellence in the Humanities, University of Rochester,
1992-1996. |
