Jayne Germany

4017 Oak Park Drive  |  Flower Mound, Texas 75028  |  jayne.germany@icloud.com |  972.672.4196 | @jaynegermany

Summary of Qualifications

• People-oriented, professional educator since 1992 who excels at coaching teachers and administrators to use best practices to integrate technology into their teaching and learning in order to engage students in rigorous and relevant learning requiring students to think critically in authentic, real-world environments that reach beyond the classroom

• Change agent and life-long learner who collaborates with all stakeholders to build a learning organization that breeds peer learning and teaching and self-reflective practices        

• Experience integrating Technology Applications TEKS into the content areas and designing courses that focus on technology integration into all content areas         

• Canvas LMS Administrator for Lewisville ISD                           

Education, Honors, and Certifications

Degrees Earned

• Bachelor of Arts English, Texas Woman’s University, Denton, Texas, 1990

• Master Technology Teacher, Region XI Service Center, Fort Worth, Texas, 2004

• Texas Virtual School Instructor Certification, Texas A & M University, 2009

Texas Teaching Certifications

• Secondary English Grades 6-12, Provisional

• Classroom Teacher, Technology Applications Grades EC-12, Standard

• Master Technology Teacher Grades EC-12, Standard

Honors

• Instructional/Technical Support Employee of the Year, Lewisville ISD, 2017

• Technology Employee of the Year, Lewisville ISD, 2008

• Intel School of Distinction, Middle School Math, DeLay MS, Grant-Writing Committee Chair, 2008

• LISD Gold Star Award, Beaumont Technology Grant Administrator, 2005

• LEF Grant Recipient, 2000

• Campus Teacher of the Year, Briarhill Middle School, 1997

• Lifetime Member of PTA, Briarhill Middle School, 1997

• Graduated Magna cum Laude, 1990

Key Qualifications

Certifications

• Common Sense Ambassador

• Common Sense Educator

• Apple Learning Coach

• Apple Teacher

• Google Certified Educator Level 1, Google Educator, Certified Google Trainer

• Sheltered Instruction Observation Protocol Level 1

• SMART Exemplary Educator

• Certified Levels of Teaching Innovation (LoTi) Mentor

Trainings

• Apple Learning Coach Training, 2021

• Apple Vanguard Training, 2019-2020

• UTeach Advanced Blended Learning, University of Texas, 2020

• UTeach Blended Learning Level 1, University of Texas, 2019

• Extensive training in Canvas, 2018-2019

  • Region 11

  • District Training

• Apple Teacher Training, 2018

• Talk/Read, Talk/Write, 2016

• Instructional Coaching, 2016

• Learning Forward's Delivering Engaging Professional Learning, 2014, 2016

• Inquiry by Design, 2014

• Critical Friends Institute, 2014

• Understanding the Net Generation, 2013

• Thinking Maps, 2013

• Schlechty's Design Qualities and Levels of Engagement, 2012

• Adobe Premiere, 2012

• Kagan Cooperative Learning, 2011, 2012

• Classroom Walkthrough for Continuous Improvement, Charles A. Dana Center, 2010

• SIOP, 2010

• Coaching for Results

  •     Powerful Coaching Level II, 2010

  •     Strategies for Powerful Leading and Living, 2008

  •     Instructional Coaching: Essential for School Success, 2008, 2012

• Virtual Instructor Certification Program, Texas A&M University, 2009

• Understanding by Design: Promoting Rigor, Relevance and Reflection, 2008

• AlphaSmart Certification Training, 2007

• Intel Teach to the Future, 2002

• New Jersey Writing Project, 1992

Presentations

• North Texas Canvas Users' Group Conference,  2022

• LISD Learning Live, 2021

• Texas Computer Education Association Workshop Instructor, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2018

• Texas Computer Education Association Conference Presenter, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008,  2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

• ASCD, 2015

• North Texas Regional Consortium 2014, 2015

• National Teacher of the Year Program Conference SMART Presenter, 2011 and 2012 

Technical Skills

• District administrator for Canvas LMS

• Aptitude in website design using Dreamweaver, WordPress, Weebly, and Classic and New Google Sites: 

  • Technology Integration for Learning and Teaching

  • DKG Kappa Theta Chapter

  • LISD Filmfest

• Capability with designing and delivering virtual and blended learning

• Skill with Canvas learning management system

• Knowledge of Moodle learning management system 

• Expertise in G Suite for Education

• Skill with iPads, Mac and PC laptops, SMART Boards, BrightLink interactive projectors, video cameras, and document cameras

• Expertise with YouTube, Twitter, Skype, Facebook, Google Earth, WordPress, forums, blogs, wikis, flipped classroom video applications, and a variety of other Web 2.0 tools

• Fluency with Eduphoria Applications: Analysis of Aware student data, Knowledge of Forethought curriculum and lesson-planning resources

Instructional/Coaching Skills

• Designed numerous face-to-face, online, and blended courses that focus on both student and teacher learning: Digital Citizenship, Canvas, Twitter Chats, Student Reflection through ePortfolios, Digital Collaboration, Leveraging Social Media, Formative Assessment, 21st Century Toolkit, SMART Cohort, Technology Teacher Academy, ELA Staff Development, Using Video in the Classroom, Using Technology to Differentiate Instruction, Organizing your Canvas Course, Assignments and Quizzes in Canvas, and Canvas for Special Ed Teachers.

• Coached teachers through multiple grant-writing processes designed to create rigorous lessons that contain engaged, student-centered learning, real-world relevance, higher order thinking, and authentic assessments that encourage deep study of concepts.

• Modeled best practices for teachers when designing and teaching staff development workshops that include student-centered, digital learning environments where participants create authentic products and reflect on their learning.

• Conducted instructional coaching following several formats, including Coaching for Results and the Jim Knight model.

• Facilitated district-wide initiatives on the campus level, including Canvas, ePortfolios, Strategic Design, PBL, Canvas, and ePortfolios.

Employment

Lewisville ISD, 1992-Present

Instructional Technology Specialist with Digital Learning, 2022 to Present

• Act as district Admin for Canvas LMS

• Support the Digital Learning team through various means:

  • Design and implement ITF trainings and meetings

  • Mentor new ITF's

  • Help implement various district technology initiatives

Instructional Technology Facilitator with Digital Learning, 2015 to 2022

• Supported teachers in their move to remote and virtual learning

• Coached secondary teachers in best practices for technology integration

• Developed curriculum designed to infuse Technology Application TEKS into various content area curriculums

• Chaired a district wide student film festival that has engaged thousands of students over the years

• Collaborated with Teaching and Learning staff to design sustainable, engaging professional learning sessions

• Collaborated with campus-level administrators to develop action plans for implementing student eportfolios

• Offered just-in-time training for all levels of educators

• Aided teachers in the development of professional eportfolios

• Helped teachers refine their use of G Suite for Education tools in their classrooms 

Strategic Design Coach, 2012 to 2015

• Coached secondary teachers in best practices for technology integration

• Developed the 21st Century Cadre, a self-driven cohort of like-minded teachers who collaborated about technology integration

• Developed and taught a variety of technology workshops for the 21st Century Cadre teachers

• Collaborated with Teaching and Learning staff to design sustainable, engaging professional learning sessions

• Facilitated the use of Google Apps for Education with educators of all levels

• Offered just-in-time training for all levels of educators

• Developed a district wide student film festival that has engaged thousands of students over the years

• Facilitated district pilots on a campus level, including PBL and ePortfolios

• Disseminated Schlechty's Design Elements and Levels of Engagement to the classroom level

• Facilitated LISD's 1:1 initiative with the advent of student-issued iPads

• Highlighted and celebrated classroom innovations through the Bright Spots program

Instructional Technologist, 2002 to 2012

• Coached secondary teachers in best practices for technology integration

• Developed and taught a variety of technology workshops

• Collaborated with Teaching and Learning staff to design sustainable, engaging staff development sessions

• Helped develop Teacher Technology Standards aligned with SBOE Technology Standards for Beginning Teachers

• Worked as a project manager for various summer initiatives such as the Technology Teacher Academy and 21st Century Toolkit

• Created and maintained various web pages for the Technology Department

• Worked with Data Coach to develop curriculum for Digital Citizenship

• Collaborated with teachers to mine and analyze data to inform instruction

• Created and nurtured a variety of campus and district PLC’s

• Acted as liaison and advocate for teachers in dealings with the Technology Department

• Facilitated a successful grant-writing process for teachers and campuses

• Offered just-in-time training for all levels of educators

• Guided teachers through the process of developing best practices in LISD's Teacher Laptop Initiative

• Chaired various grant and award writing committees

 Middle School Language Arts Teacher, August 1992 to May 2002

• Taught English and an ELAR block to seventh and eighth graders at Briarhill and Lamar Middle Schools

• Planned staff development sessions for the campus

• Acted as Team Leader

• Supervised student teachers

Professional Affiliations

• Texas Computer Education Association

• Discovery Educator Network

• ASCD

• Learning Forward

• Delta Kappa Gamma Society International, Kappa Theta Chapter (2018-2020)