About+Me

Shamokin Area Middle/High School  Instructional Technology Specialist  21st Century Teaching & Learning Coach  Subject Area Coordinator - Practical Arts  Computer Teacher - ext: 3625  Skype: CathyDowd cdowd@indians.k12.pa.us
 * //Cathy Wright Dowd //**

I have been an adjunct faculty member of Wilkes University since 2005. I teach technology courses in the Graduate Education Department for the Classroom Technology master's program. I received my Bachelor's Degree in Business/Accounting and a second Bachelor's Degree in Elementary Education. My Master's of Science degree is in Instructional Technology (//education track//) and I received my Instructional Technology Specialist Certificate in 2006. All of my education was completed at Bloomsburg University.

 I was the CFF (//Classrooms for the Future//) Coach for three years. After CFF, I was the 21st Century Teaching and Learning Coach (//a.k.a 21st Century TLC//) which included six elementary EETT Teachers. I am currently the K-12 Instructional Technology Specialist at Shamokin Area School District. I have taught technology for 28 years and live in Elysburg with my husband, Bill. We have two grown children, Michael and Stacy. I have a wonderful daughter-in-law and three terrific grandchildren who live with my son in New York but are on their way back to Minnesota. Stacy lives in the Bloomsburg area with my grand-doggers Riley Jean -- a chocolate lab with laughing green eyes and Emma Madison -- a yellow puppy with to softest fur for a dog.

|| **Classes Taught for Wilkes University: ** ||  //formerly AP Computer Science// || Topics: Web Design with the Teacher in Mind ||
 * **Classes Taught for Shamokin Area: **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 21.9667px;">Computer 7 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 21.9667px;">Internet Literacy for Educators ED 526 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 23.5167px;">Computer 8 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20.9667px;">Integrating Technology in the K-12 Curriculum ED 585 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 21.9667px;">Expanded Computer 8 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 21.9667px;">Authoring Systems/Instructional Design ED 527 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 21.9667px;">Advanced Computer 9 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 21.9667px;">Using Print Media to Support Education ED 528 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 24.1667px;">Keyboarding || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20.9667px;">Utilizing Emerging Technologies to Support Education ED 530 ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20.9667px;">Programming w/Alice 2.0 || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20.9667px;">Topics: Adobe Photoshop ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 22.5667px;">Computer Programming w/Java
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20.9667px;">Web Design ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20.9667px;">Adobe Photoshop I ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 20.8px;">Adobe Photoshop II ||