Erika Alverson

Job Title: 5th grade Social Studies Teacher with Pasadena

Independent School District

Education

-The University of Houston - Houston, Texas

Masters of Instructional Technology: August 2010-July 2012 (projected graduation date)

-The University of Texas – Austin, Texas

B.A. in Radio, Television, and Film: August 2001-May 2005

Certifications

-Texas Teaching Certification: EC-8

-TELPAS certified

-Gifted and Talented 30-Hour Awareness Certificate

Skills

-Proficient in Microsoft Office 2010

-Proficient in ActivBoards and Smart Boards

-Familiarity with numerous Web 2.0 Tools and their implementation into curriculum (http://ealverson.wordpress.com/, a blog I created to show different Web 2.0 tools, and examples of how they could be incorporated into the classroom)

-Create short digital instructional videos (http://missalverson.wordpress.com/, I created this blog for one of my classes in order to submit my final project, which was to create an original digital story and a lesson plan incorporating the digital story.)