Jennifer Emberton, Ed.D

Morehead State University

2015-2018

Doctoral Program

Educational Leadership EDD: Technology Doctor of Education

GPA: 4.0

Passed qualifying exam in Spring 2018

Capstone Research: Supporting Teachers: Design Of A Professional Development Conference For Simpson County Schools

Western Kentucky University

2014-2015

Graduate Program

Master of Science in Library Media education (LMLM) with a Kentucky Computer Technology endorsement

40 hours GPA of 3.8

Action Research: Blended Learning in Libraries

Western Kentucky University

Undergraduate Program

2008-2012

Bachelor of Science in Middle Grades Education with an emphasis in English Communication & Social Studies.

154 hours GPA 3.49

Morehead State University Graduate Program Ambassador

(2020- present)

Selected to serve as an alumni ambassador for the university.

GoTeach Kentucky Ambassador

(2019-2021) presently alumnus

Teachers selected to promote the teaching profession in Kentucky.

Outstanding Graduate Student in Foundational and Graduate Studies in Education

(2015-2016)

Morehead State University recognizes one student from the Foundational and Graduate Studies in Education, which houses ⅓ of all graduate students at Morehead State University, based on their academic performance, activities, and community service as a recipient of this award.

Outstanding Graduate Student (Ed.D) in Educational Technology Program

(2015-2016)

Morehead State University recognizes one student from each program based on their academic performance, activities, and community service as a recipient of this award.

Outstanding Graduate Student in Library Media Education at Western Kentucky University

(May 2015)

Western Kentucky University recognizes one student from each graduating class as a recipient for this award.

Lions Club Teacher of the Year for Franklin-Simpson Middle School

(April 2014)

Awarded the Franklin-Simpson Middle School Outstanding Teacher of the Year by Franklin-Simpson Lions Club in Franklin, Kentucky.

FSEEF Excellent Educator

(May 2014)

FSEEF- Franklin Simpson Education Excellence Foundation

Google for Education Certified Coach

(2021-Current)

The Certified Coach program empowers instructional coaches to work 1:1 with educators and drive impactful technology use in their schools. Coaches get access to research-backed strategies and tools -- so that new and veteran educators alike can transform instruction across every classroom. (source)

Google for Education Certified Trainer

(2021-Current)

Google for Education Certified Trainers are experts in delivering strong 1:many professional development. They train fellow educators on how to make the most of Google tools and support them as they redefine learning through the use of technology. (source)

Allen County Board of Education

(2020- 2022)

District Digital Learning Coach

Collaborates with appropriate instructional and technical staff to support, manage and optimize the use of instructional technology and resources to support high-quality teaching and learning; provides instructional staff with essential support, modeling, co-teaching and/or coaching to enhance technology-based instructional practices and productivity; assists in the development and implementation of curriculum and integration projects; develops curriculum and supports for the integration of state technology standards; develops and offers district-wide instructional technology professional learning for all staff; serves as a liaison between schools and district technology initiatives for school-based implementation to increase effective teaching, learning, and students’ success with post-secondary goals.

prior: AC-SHS Library Media Specialist, AP Computer Science Co-teacher, AC-S High School Technology Coordinator, and part-time District Digital Learning Coach.

GoTeachKy Ambassador

(2019-2021)

Teacher Leader

Twelve teachers originally were select across Kentucky to promote the teaching profession. Our goals are:

• Communicate with and inspire students in high school and college to consider teaching as a career.

• Communicate with potential and current teachers to positively capture the rewards and opportunities associated with a career in teaching.

• Support and promote the central focus areas, programs, and organizations of GoTeachKY, such as Educators Rising and the Teaching and Learning Career Pathway.

Franklin-Simpson Middle School

Teacher

(2012-2020)

of Language Arts, Social Studies & Computer Science

2012-13 Language Arts

2013-19 Social Studies

19- 20 Computer Science

Language Arts Summer School Teacher

(June 2014, 2015, 2016, 2019)

Flipped a middle school summer school program using Course Sites. Completed an action research project on this class to discover how to better flip a future class.

District Technology Committee for Simpson County Schools

(2013-2020)

KPREP Review Committee

• Participant in the Kentucky Summative Assessments Social Studies Writing Assessment Questions (August 2019)

• Participant in reviewing test questions for bias & having meaningful discussions about bias or sensitivity appropriateness for Kentucky students on its state-required assessments (October 2019)

• Participant in the Kentucky Summative Assessments Social Studies virtual Bias Review (April 2020)

• Participant in the Kentucky Summative Assessments Math virtual Bias Review (August 2020)

Magazine Publication:

TechTrends (Education Technology Journal)

Co-published (second author) a book review on Integrating Educational Technology into Teaching, 7th Edition by M.D. Roblyer

Published: March 2016 Volume 60 Issue 2

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Academic Standards:

• KAS for Technology; teacher member of the advisory panel, 6-8 Knowledge Constructor (2019- published 2021)

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Educational Blogs:

• 270library.blogspot.com

• lovinglibrary.blogspot.com

• Previous Teacher Website

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Review Boards:

• Serving on the Editorial Board of the Contemporary Issues in Technology and Teacher Education - English (2016-17)

Others:

• Bowling Green Daily News

• Google Scholar Follow Page

• Morehead State University Publication

2022

• KySTE

• Murray State University Teacher Summit

• TeachMeet (Southeastern, Eastern, Central and Northern, Western, and Bowling Green, KY)

2021

• IFL

• SPARCC

• TeachMeet BG

2020

• KySTE

• IFL

• TeachMeet

2019

• KySTE

2018

• Innovations for Learning Conference

• KySTE

2017

• Innovations for Learning Conference

• KYSTE

2016

• WKU Summer STE (Student Teacher Education) Annual Conference

• KySTE

• Kentucky Council of Teachers of English / Language Arts Annual Conference

• I2 Innovation Institute

2015

• EdTechTeam Cincinnati Summit

• TeachMeet

• STE Annual Summer Conference

• KySTE 2015

2014

• TeachMeet at WKU

• ECET2- Elevating and Celebrating Teachers and Teaching

AC-SHS ESports Coach

(2020- 2022)

Coaching Rocket League & other esport teams at Allen County Scottsville High School

STLP Coordinator

(2013-2022)

Student Technology Leadership Program Coordinator at Franklin-Simpson Middle School and Allen County High School

FCA Huddle Leader

(2013-2017)

Fellowship of Christian Athletes Huddle Leader at Franklin-Simpson Middle School

WBLU Student News Sponsor

(2013-2015)

Sponsor of a student news group for Franklin-Simpson Middle School. Producing templates and training materials for students, as well as field trips to television stations in the area. Uploading of student produced news to district website.

iTCats Student Help Desk Sponsor

(2013-2014)

Sponsor of a student lead school help desk. Assisting them by creating troubleshooting forms, tutorials, and online “CourseSites” class for learning customer service and computer skills.

Battle of the Books Coordinator Sponsor

(2013-2014)

Assisted a student with founding the Franklin-Simpson Middle School Battle of the Books Team.

Discovering ASL with Technology

(2012-2013)

Guided a group of students that were interested in learning more about American Sign Language. The students watched videos on YouTube, practiced basic signs using apps, and looked closely at the culture that surrounds ASL.

Newsletter Using Word Templates

(2012-2013)

Founded a student newsletter team in seventh grade language arts at Franklin-Simpson Middle school. Student met once each week to put together a monthly newsletter. This was used as an enrichment activity for GT students.

Robotics Class

(2012-2013)

Co-taught a robotics class at Franklin-Simpson Middle School using Lego Mindstorm NXT Robotics. Assisted in planning out lessons, assessments, and activities for students.

Explore Exhibit

(2021)

Allen County School District parent engagement night that showcased student projects, teacher designed family engagement projects, and community projects highlighting the connections to the Newly adopted state technology standard concepts.

Wildcat Professional Development Day

(2018 and 2019)

Professional development day based off the capstone developed for Morehead State University EdD program and conjunction with the schools needs.

District Technology Showcase

(April 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018)

Planning Committee for the district technology showcase in Simpson County.

Leader in Me Day 2014

(April 2014)

Planner

Planned the morning set-up of over thirty club offerings at Franklin-Simpson Middle School. Ensured each club had a display and a form of technology was displayed, or used, in each of the clubs presentation. Most clubs had QR codes, videos, or websites to showcase our guests from various school systems in the United States and Canada.