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Mr. Michael D. Gannon, MAEdL Curriculum Vita
Bayshore Middle School (2005 - Present) *Teacher of the Year, 2015
-8th Grade United States History II (2018-Present)
-8th Grade United States History and Civics & 6th Grade World History (2014-2018)
-8th Grade United States History and Civics (2013-2014)
-8th Grade United States History and Civics & 6th Grade World History (2012-2013)
-8th Grade United States History and Civics (2010-2011, 2011-2012)
-8th Grade United States History and Civics & 6th Grade World History (2009-2010)
-8th Grade Civics and World Geography & Video Production 8 (2008-2009)
-6th Grade World History & Video Production 8 (2007-2008)
-6th, 7th & 8th Grade Sciences (2006-2007)
-7th Grade American History & Broadcast Communications 8 (2005-2006)
Henry Hudson Regional School (2003 - 2005)
-American Literature 10, HSPA Prep Course, 7th Grade Algebra, & GEPA Prep 8 (2004-2005)
-Full Time Substitute Teacher (2003-2004)
Civic Involvement
Henry Hudson Regional School Board of Education (2017 - 2020)
-Elected representative for Atlantic Highlands
-Strategic Plan Ad Hoc Committee Chair
-Curriculum, Instruction, and Student Committee
-Finance, Physical Plant, and Operations Committee
Extracurricular
- Bayshore Innovation Team (2018-Present)
- Middle School Social Studies Curriculum Committee (2018-Present)
- Middletown Township Public Schools Strategic Planning Committee - State of the Schools Committee (2015)
- Monmouth County Curriculum Consortium Presenter for Writing (2014)
- Bayshore Writing Criteria Committee (2013 - 2015)
- District Assessment Committee - Homework Policy Subcommittee (2013 - 2016)
- District Approved Mentor (2013 - Present)
- Middle School Social Studies Curriculum Common Core Alignment Committee (2013)
- District Assessment Committee (2013 - 2017)
- Aspire Teacher (2013 - Present)
- School Improvement Panel [ScIP] (2013 - 2015)
- District Professional Development Committee (2012 - 2014)
- Teacher Evaluation Committee Member (2012 - 2015)
- District Professional Development Academy Board (2012 - Present)
- Elementary Principal Daily Substitute (2012)
- Bayshore Technology Committee (2011 - Present)
- District Title I Report Trainer (2011)
- Unified Plan Committee (2010, 2011)
*Chairman, 2010, 2011
- 8th Grade District Curriculum Committee for Social Studies (2009)
- Community Service / Rehabilitation Coordinator for Bayshore Middle School (2008 - Present)
- Bayshore Middle School Professional Development Committee (2008 - Present)
*Chairman, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013
- LEADS Trainer (2008)
- Bayshore Middle School Awards Committee (2006 - Present)
- Introduction to Video Production Curriculum Committee (2006)
Educational Certifications
- Principal (Certificate of Eligibility)
- Supervisor
- Teacher of Social Studies K - 12
- Teacher of Middle School Sciences 5 - 8
- Teacher of Elementary Education K - 5
EdTech Certifications
- Common Sense Education Ambassador
- Common Sense Education EdTech Mentor
- DocentEdu Ambassador
- Newsela Certified Teacher
- Amazon Innovative Educator
- Scholastic Website Teacher Advisor
Workshops and Presentations
- Notice and Note Nonfiction for Social Studies and Update of Social Studies Student Learning Standards (2016)
- Cross-Curricular Thesis Paper for 8th Grade (2016)
- Notice and Note Nonfiction in the Social Studies Classroom (2016)
- Next Generation Social Studies (2016)
- TeachMeet NJ: Graphite as a PLN (2015)
- Google Classroom 1:1 (2015)
- EdScape NJ: Digital Learning Month (2014)
- Common Core Camp for Middle School ELA (2014)
- Mentor/Novice Teacher Workshop: "Building" Teacher Leaders (2014)
- Master Teacher Innovation Lab: Using PlanbookEdu for Planning and Preparation (2014)
- Master Teacher Innovation Lab: Digital Portfolios for Student Success (2014)
- Mentor/Novice Teacher Workshop: Teacher Leadership (2013)
- Master Teacher Innovation Lab: Backchanneling Basics for Lesson Plan Design (2013)
- Pacing and Planning: Using UbD in the Block Schedule for High School (2012)
- Writing with History (Brookdale Summer Enrichment Program) (2012)
- NJASK Fair Grades 3 - 12 (2012)
- Overview of Unified Plan (2011)
- ABC-Clio Database System in the Humanities (2010)
- Professional Development Cycle 2 (2010)
- Presentation of Unified Plan for Building Goals and Objectives (2010)
- Teaching with Discovery Education (2009)
- Professional Learning Communities for Educators (2009)
- Teaching in the LEADS block (2008)
- Using Communication Hotline to Promote Student Success (2007)
Education
Thomas Edison State University, Trenton, NJ (2008 - 2010)
-Master of Arts in Educational Leadership, Summa cum Laude
-Certification in Educational Administration and Supervision
-Kappa Delta Pi
Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ (2005 - 2006)
-Provisional Teaching Certification Course, Secondary Education
Ramapo College of New Jersey, Mahwah, NJ (2000 - 2003)
-Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, Magna cum Laude
-Valedictorian Student Major Award
-Omicron Delta Kappa
-Pi Sigma Kappa
-National Scholars Honor Society
-Francis J. Dwyer Memorial Scholar
Professional Organizations
Fellow, American Institute for History Education
National Council for the Social Studies
New Jersey Council for the Social Studies
American Political Science Association
American Academy of Political and Social Sciences
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