danner@three-rings.com

(740)707-1024

License

• 5 Year Professional Special All Grades (K-12) License

Education        

• OHIO UNIVERSITY

PhD., Instructional Technology, 2022

Dissertation topic: Social Media as a Virtual Support System for Inservice Teachers

• OHIO UNIVERSITY

Professional Instructional Design Certificate, 2013

• BOWLING GREEN STATE UNIVERSITY

Master of Music (saxophone) and Master of Music Education, 2001

• WICHITA STATE UNIVERSITY

Bachelor of Music Performance (saxophone), 1993

• Additional Studies        

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, INDIANA UNIVERSITY

Work Experience        

• MUSIC TEACHER (K-6 General) & TECHNOLOGY FACILITATOR

Athens City (OH) Schools; The Plains Intermediate 2001-Present

• ONLINE FACILITATOR MUS 1200 course

Ohio University; Athens, Ohio 2014-2018

• MUSIC TEACHER (K-5 General)

      New Lexington (OH) City Schools; Junction City Elementary 1999-2001

• SALES (bikes, fitting, accessories)

      The Bike Gallery; Portland, Oregon 1993-2003

Skills/Training        

• Google Certified Educator Level 1 & 2 + Google Certified Trainer
• RemotEdx Certified Trainer
• Administrator-level training in Infinite Campus and Progressbook (Student Information System software).
• Smart Notebook Software System Administrator Level 2 Technical Training.  
• Maintain and operate several professional blogs, web pages, and small online businesses.  

               https://sites.google.com/athenscsd.org/tpimusic

        http://www.creativetechped.com

https://www.etsy.com/shop/dannersplace

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Store/Creative-Technology-Pedagogy

Publications

• Williams, S. (2020) Virtual Professional Development Design for Inservice Teachers During the Pandemic.  In Ferdig, R.E., Baumgartner, E., Hartshorne, R., Kaplan-Rakowski, R. & Mouza, C. (Eds.), Teaching, technology, and teacher education during the COVID-19 pandemic: Stories from the field (pp. 549-556). Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education (AACE). https://www.learntechlib.org/p/216903/.

Professional Presentations

• OETC Playground - Using Technology in the Primary Grades Music Classroom

•  WOUB, Athens, Ohio 2023

• Making Media for Classroom Use: Video/Audio

• WOUB, Athens, Ohio 2023

• Creative Technology Pedagogy

• WOUB Digital Learning Day, Athens, Ohio 2022

• Book Nook INFOhio

• WOUB Outreach Training, 2022

• Canvas + Google

• Athens City Schools - August 2020

• Slow or No Internet Teaching Strategies

•  Ohio Ed Techs Meetup, ODE - October 2020

• Intro to Kami

• Federal Hocking School District - October 2020

• Google Classroom Basics

• Federal Hocking School District - August 2020

• Managing Your Online Teaching and Learning Environment

• Ohio Ed Techs Meetup, ODE - May 2020

• Google Classroom  - Getting Started

• Athens City Schools - March 2020

• Intro to Greenscreen (video)

• WOUB Digital Learning Day, Athens, Ohio 2020

• Getting Creative With Technology

• Facebook Study Group - November 2019

• Getting Creative With Technology

• WOUB Learning Lab - Athens-Meigs Educational Service Center, November 2019

• Basic Google Skills Workshop

• Alexander Schools - October 3, 2019

• Technology and Treats w/ WOUB

• Eclipse Company Store - September 2019

• Getting Creative with Technology

• The Patton College of Education – Summer Technology Institute, 2019

• Robots in the Classroom

• The Patton College of Education – Summer Technology Institute, 2019

• Google Suite For Education

• The Patton College of Education – Summer Technology Institute, 2019

• Music Robot Maps

• Ohio University EdTech Conference, Athens, Ohio April 2019

• Getting More from Social Media

• WOUB Digital Learning Day, Athens, Ohio 2019

• Musical Robot Maps (WOUB)

• OETC, Columbus, Ohio 2019

• Making Space for the Arts

• OETC, Columbus, Ohio 2019

• Podcasting for Educators

• The Patton College of Education – Summer Technology Institute (co-presenter), 2018

• Slidebooks – a Googly Way to Design a Lesson

• The Patton College of Education – Summer Technology Institute, 2018

• Making Space in the Music Room

• Ohio Music Educators Association Professional  Conference, Columbus, Ohio 2018

• Designing a High-tech ELA Lesson

• Literacy Conference, Ohio University, April 2017

• Makerspaces, App Smashing, Interactive Google Classroom, Going Paperless, New Apps

• Athens City School, The Plains Ohio 2017

• Digital Data Collection

• Ohio University, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2023

• Lego Movie Project

• The Plains Elementary, 2016

• Reading In the Content Area

• Ohio University, 2015 & 2016

• Google Classroom, Google Drive, School Pointe

• Athens City Schools, The Plains, Ohio 2015

• Leveling Up the Music Classroom

• Playful Learning Summit, Ohio University, 2014

• Smartboards in the music classroom

• FreeTech Conference, Columbus, OH, 2011 & 2010

• Smartboards in the music classroom  

• Ohio University, 2012 & 2010        

• BASIC Smartboard SKILLS

• The Plains Elementary, 2012

Projects/Research

• Tech Tuesdays - Provide additional professional development presentations to the staff of The Plains Elementary in technology teaching applications.
• iPads in the Classroom - Development of an online course for classroom teaching focusing on the use of ipads
• Teachers Pay Teachers - Development of teaching materials produced in digital format
• Technology Coaching Program for inservice teachers
• Design and implement a Makerspace in my elementary music classroom
• Production of an annual musical (Annie, Seussical, Lion King, Alice in Wonderland)
• Using Social Media to Enhance Inservice Teacher Professional Development
• Created $60,000 technology budget for the Plains Elementary (2018)

Awards and Honors

• Winner of the 2019 Why I Teach Video Content (subject, director, producer), Ohio University
• Winner of the 2018 Why I Lead Video Contest (director and producer), Ohio University
• Winner of the 2017 Why I Lead Video Contest (director and producer), Ohio University

Professional Committee Service

• District Level Team Member

• August 2021 - May 2023

• Principal Advisory Committee

• 2016 - 2021

• Athens City School District Technology Committee

• 2007 - present

• Athens City School Building Facilities Steering Committee

• August 2016 - March 2017

References        

• Greg Kessler, Professor and Department Chair Innovative Learning Design & Technology at Ohio University

        kessler@ohio.edu

• Deborah Brewer, Educational Service Manager WOUB Learning Lab

       brewerd@woub.org

• Heather Skinner, Principal at Morrison Gordon Elementary, Athens City Schools                            

hskinner@athenscsd.org

• Liz Hoisington, First Grade Teacher at Morrison Gordon Elementary, Athens City Schools   hoisington@athenscsd.org
• Jennifer Parsons, Director at The Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery

       parsons.jenr@gmail.com