Carol Linville Broos
Sunset Ridge
School 525
Sunset Ridge Road Northfield, IL 60093
Email: carolbroos@comcast.net W
847_881_9413
Website: http://www.carolbroos.com Blog: http://www.beatechie.com
"All
of us do not have equal talent, but all of us should have an equal opportunity
to develop our talent.Ó - John F. Kennedy
Experience
1987-
Present Sunset Ridge
School District #29
Northfield,
Illinois 60093
Position: Vocal/General
4-8; Vocal/General K-8
School related:
Musical Director and Producer of All-School
Musical, Holiday Concert, The Big Picture Project, Vermont MIDI Project, Spring
Sing, Seventh/Eighth Grade Advisor, Class Video Project, Sunset Ridge Singers,
Mixed Media, Solo and Ensemble Concert, Student Council Advisor, Eighth Grade
Washington Trip Chaperone, Talent Show, Seventh Grade Outdoor Education Teacher
Committees:
Professional Growth Committee, Parent
Communication Committee, Discipline Committee, Sunshine Committee, Assessment
Committee, School Improvement Plan Committee, Cooperating Teacher, Sunset Ridge
Education Association, Strategic Planning Committee, President and Chief
Negotiator
Summer 2007 Vermont MIDI Project
Castleton State College Class: Movie Making
Sunset Ridge School District #29
Northfield,
Illinois 60093
Class: iWeb, Blogging, and Podcasting
Class: Podcasting
1978-1987 Aptakisic-Tripp
Community School District #102
Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089
Position: Vocal/General
5-8;Vocal/General K-4
School related:
Choir, Musicals, Holiday Concert, Solo and
Ensemble Concerts, Eighth Grade Slide Show, International Fair Advisor, Fifth
Grade Advisor
Committees:
Statue of Liberty, Disciple Committee, New
Building Committee, Aptakisic-Tripp Education
Association Chief Negotiator, Music Articulation Committee, Social Fund (Treasurer)
Presentations
– all materials found on http://musictechie.pbwiki.com
April 2009 Avoca
School District
Topic: GarageBand, not GarbageBand
February
2009 Illinois
Technology Computing Education
Topic: iPod
and iTouch in the Classroom
Topic
www.lazertron.com: Games, tutorials, and
widgets
January 2009 Illinois
Music Education Association
Topic: Be A
Techie in an Hour
Topic:
ItÕs Music: Create, Share, Post, and Comment
December
2008 Midwest
Band Clinic
Topic: LetÕs
Communicate with Blogs, Wikis, Ning, Twitter, and
More
October 2008 Illinois
Art Education Conference
Topic: The
Big Picture
July 2008 Summer
Experience at Stevenson High School/Western Illinois
Topic: LetÕs
Communicate: iWeb, Edublogs,
Wikis, Ning, and More
Topic:
GarageBand, not GarbageBand,
Create Music
July 2008 National
Educating Computing Conference
Apple Computer and ISTE are Videopodcasting
my presentation
Topic: ItÕs
Music: Create, Share, Post, and Comment
April 2008 Music
Educators National Conference
Topic: ABCÕs
of GarageBand
February
2008 Illinois Technology Computing Education
Topic: GarageBand and Podcasting for Non-musicans,
Full day workshop
Topic:
Podcasting, Half day workshop
Topic:
LetÕs Communicate: iWeb, Edublogs, WikiÕs and more
Topic:
In a Flash
Topic:
Classroom 2.0: Create, Share, Post, and Comment
February
2008 Illinois
Music Education Association
Topic:
Composing with the Vermont MIDI Project
Topic:
Guitar Hero II: ÒThrow Your Air Guitar AwayÓ
January 2008 Michigan Music Education Association/TI:ME National Conference
Topic:
Flash, GarageBand, and Movie Scoring
Topic:
LetÕs Communicate: iWeb, Edublog, Wiki and More
November 2007 Illinois
Education and Technology Conference
Topic: GarageBand, Podcasting, Movie Scoring and the iPod
August 2007 Summer
Experience North at Lincolnshire
Western
Illinois University
Topic: Using
GarageBand in the Classroom, Hands-on
March 2007 Illinois Technology Computing Education
Topic: GarageBand, not GarbageBand
February
2007 Ohio Music Education Association/TI:ME National Conference
Topic: Spectacular
Projects: Various Projects Produced in the MIDI lab.
Topic:
GarageBand
Topic:
GarageBand: A Hands-on session
January 2007 Illinois Music Education Association
Topic:
Podcasting Made Easy
Topic:
Living the Dream: A MIDI lab
January 2005 Illinois
Music Education Association
Topic:
ItÕs My Favorite Class: 7/8 General Music
Education
1986-Present St.
Xavier University; Chicago, Illinois
VanderCook College of
Music; Chicago, Illinois
Castleton
State College; Castleton, Vermont (VT MIDI Project)
Aurora
University; Chicago, Illinois
Northwestern
University; Evanston, Illinois
National-Lewis
University; Evanston, Illinois
Alfred
Adler School of Psychology; Chicago, Illinois
Northeastern
Illinois University; Chicago, Illinois
1983-1986
Northeastern
Illinois University
Chicago, Illinois
Degree: Master
of Arts in Music Education
Graduated: May
1986
Summer 1980 Andrews
University
Berrien
Springs, Michigan
Certification: Level
1 – Orff
Director: Grace
Nash
1974-1978
The Ohio
State University
Columbus, Ohio
Degree: Bachelor
of Music Education
Graduated: June
1978
Activities:
Student Affairs
Member of the School of Music, Resident Advisor, Chorale,
Symphonic Choir,
WomenÕs Glee, Gray Band, Kappa Kappa Gamma Culture
and Song Leader,
Delta Omicron Music Honorary
Publications
Winter 2008 Illinois
Computing Educators Conference Magazine
Topic:
Podcasting using iWeb
Winter 2008 The
Technology Institute of Music Educators, Vol. 10, No. 1
Topic:
Podcasting using iWeb
Spring 2007 The
Technology Institute of Music Educators, Vol. 9, No. 2
Topic: Garageband, not Garbageband
Awards
2009 Apple
Distinguished Educator (ADE Õ09)
Only 52
selected across the country, only music teacher
Learning
Technology Central and Illinois Computing Educators
Award: Larry Stilgebauer (Technology
award) Explempary Award
For: Composer Collaboration Project
2008 Google Certified Educator
– GTA Õ08 – Chicago
Marquis ÒWhoÕs Who in American Women – 2008Ó
Illinois Art Education Association ÒDistinguished Service to Art EducationÓ
Illinois 2008 Golden Apple
Winner
International
Edublogger Directory (only music teacher)
Top
30 ME (Music Education) Bloggers on www.mustech.net
website: www.beatechie.com
101%
award from kids-online.net for web-safe site
website: www.carolbroos.com
Best
Buy Teacher Award for Classroom ($2000)
Learning
Technology Central and Illinois Computing Educators
Award: Larry Stilgebauer
(Technology award) Honorable Mention
For: The Big Picture Project
Illinois
Music Educators Association
Award: ÒMary HoffmanÓ
award of Music Education Excellence
(Music
Teacher of the Year)
2007 Discovery
ÒStarÓ Educator from Discovery Education and blogger
Link: http://community.discoveryeducation.com/star/index.html
The
Center for Digital Education
Award:
Best of the
Web (Student-Focused Category)
Website:
www.carolbroos.com
TechLearning.com
Award:
School site of the week (March 16, 2007)
Website:
www.carolbroos.com
Link: http://www.techlearning.com/story/showArticle.php?articleID=196604235
One-to-one Learning
Award:
Certificate of Learning
Illinois Music Education Association
Award:
Twenty-five
years of teaching music in the State of Illinois
2006 Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher
Program
Award:
Three-week study in Japan
Website
used as part of JFMF page
Link: http://www.fulbrightmemorialfund.jp/fmfers.html
Websites
School-related Main website
for school www.carolbroos.com Teacher
site for teachers www.carolbroos.net My professional blog www.beatechie.com
My
Japan site http://web.mac.com/carolbroos/iWeb/Japan/Home.html
The Big
Picture http://web.mac.com/carolbroos/thebigpicture/Home.html
My
Wiki Presentation http://musictechie.pbwiki.com/
SRS
Conference share wiki http://srsconferences.pbwiki.com/
Personal My
College Recital http://web.mac.com/carolbroos/iWeb/recital/Welcome.html
Personal
Hobbies: Working
out, Golf, Gardening, Skiing, Reading
Favorite
Book: A
Thousand Favorite Suns
Instruments: Voice,
Piano, Flute, Recorder, and Guitar
Affiliations: MENC,
ILMEA, TI:ME, IL-TCE, IL-IETC, ISTE, NEA, ICE, NICE
References: Dr.
Howard Bultinck, Professor, Northeastern
Illinois University
Dr. Linda Vieth,
Superintendent
Mrs. Lynn Horne, Art Teacher and Mr. Don Golden, Band Director
Sunset Ridge
School District #29, Northfield, Illinois 60093
Mrs.
Mary Bortz, retired art teacher, Glencoe, Illinois
60022