Education
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Masters of Education, expected May 2004
Department of Educational Psychology
Focus: Curriculum, Technology, and Education Reform
Ball State University, Muncie, IN
Bachelor of Science, December 2001
Department of Applied Sciences and Technology
Major: Teaching Technology Education
Teaching Experience
Technology Teacher, Rensselaer Central High School
August 2003 – Present, Rensselaer, IN
I currently develop and teach technology education courses in grades
9-12. I teach courses including School Publications/Yearbook, Introduction
to Manufacturing, Introduction to Construction and Introduction to
Transportation Systems.
Technology Teacher and Dept. Chair, North Newton Jr./Sr. High School
January 2002-August 2003, Morocco, IN
I developed and taught courses for grades 7-12 in Technology Education.
I taught courses covering Technology Systems, Communication Systems,
and Internet Web Design.
Student Teacher, Twin Lakes High School
August – December 2001, Monticello, IN
I taught Technology Education courses covering Transportation, Design,
AutoCAD, and Introduction to Technology.
Presentations
Brown, J. (2003) First Year Teaching: How to prepare for your first
year of teaching. Department of Industry and Technology, Ball State
University, Muncie, IN.
Brown, J. (2002) First Year Teaching: How to prepare for your first
year of teaching. Department of Industry and Technology, Ball State
University, Muncie, IN.
Shackelford, R., Brown, J., Burns, L., Hoagland, S., & Warner,
J. (2000). Student Portfolios: A tool for documenting student abilities
and characteristics. Lilly Conference on College Teaching, Miami University,
Oxford, OH.
Publications
Brown, J. (2003) Agricultural Technology. In the Kids Innovating
Technology Series. Reston, VA: ITEA Publications.
Brown, J. (2003) The Human Made World. In the Kids Innovating Technology
Series. Reston, VA: ITEA Publications.
Brown, J. (2003) Medical Technologies. In the Kids Innovating Technology
Series. Reston, VA: ITEA Publications.
Brown, J. (2003) Troubleshooting Systems. In the Humans Innovating
Technology Series. Reston, VA: ITEA Publications.
Brown, J. (2003) Using Technological Tools. In the Kids Innovating
Technology Series. Reston, VA: ITEA Publications.
Brown, J. (2002) Information Processing and Computers. In the Humans
Innovating Technology Series. Reston, VA: ITEA Publications.
Brown, J. (2002) Transportation Systems. In the Humans Innovating
Technology Series. Reston, VA: ITEA Publications.
Brown, J. (1999). Surface Inspection. In M. Berkeihiser & R.
Brown (Eds.), Ball State University Collection.
Honors and Awards
Exemplary Graduate, Ball State University, Spring 2002
Epsilon Pi Tau Honorary, Spring 2000
Peeples Foundation Scholarship, June, 1998-Fall 2001
Loren Carnes Community Leadership Award, June 1997
Aidex Scholarship for Technology Education , June 1997
References
Available upon request.
