Ben L. Anderson
Director Educational Technology Services/CTAP Region 5
Santa Clara County Office of Education
Ben Anderson is a teacher, educator, administrator, manager, coach, parent, and entrepreneur. He is currently serving as the Director of Educational Technology Services and CTAP Region 5 for the Santa Clara County Office of Education. He is also the System Administrator for the Region 5 Online Blackboard Professional Development system, Region 5 web servers, and the Macromedia Breeze Server. He manages the Educational Technology Services Department at the Santa Clara County Office of Education and provides staff development and training in curriculum development, instructional design, computer applications, multimedia development, technology integration, AB75 Administrator and Private School Principal Training, Blackboard, Breeze, and other educational technology related programs..
He is married to wife, Fran and has two teenage children: Michael, age 16 and Michelle, 20. He's a former business owner, high school teacher and basketball coach and in his leisure time, he dabbles in woodworking and furniture making, marketing, and real estate.
Director, Educational Technology Services and California Technology Assistance Project (CTAP) Region 5
Santa Clara County Office of Education San Jose, CA
Directed Educational Technology Services and CTAP Region 5 programs providing educational technology services and staff development to districts. Led collaborative effort with S4, AVID, BTSA, CTAP, curriculum and professional development, providers to create professional development workshops and courses in effective instructional strategies, classroom management, coaching and mentoring, and technology integration to support High Priority Schools. Assisted districts writing comprehensive school improvement plans for NCLB Enhancing Education Through Technology EETT) program. Provided training for AB75 and Private School principals on data analysis and plan development for Single School Site Plan for Student Achievement, and . Served on Regional planning team for developing the regional plan to provide curriculum and instruction services to high priority schools. Assisted districts with technology integration efforts to improve student achievement. Managed eight different budgets totaling $1.3 million, managed staff of six.
Educational Technology Services Dept - Santa Clara Count Office of Education
Region 5 Online
Director, CSU Educational Technology Professional Development Program
California State University Chancellor's Office, Long Beach,CA
Directed the governor's $12.5 million dollar Educational Technology Professional Development Program (ETPDP) for K-12 teachers. Provided leadership, organization, and managed budget. Coordinated with directors at 30 projects at college campuses, county offices of education, and districts around the state. Coordinated external evaluation with WestEd, developed efficient processes, procedures, reporting mechanisms, and worked collaboratively with others across the state to ensure a successful program.
Director of Course Development
Apex Learning, Bellevue, WA
Managed Course Development Department - staff of 55, project managers, instructional designers, curriculum specialists, web and multimedia developers creating online virtual high school curriculum, advanced placement courses and professional development workshops. Managed $4.2 million budget. Provided leadership, coordinated activities throughout department, planned meetings, developed and delivered presentations and reports, created systems and processes for efficient workflow
Director, California Technology Assistance Project Region 2 and Center for Distributed Learning - CTAP Online
Butte County Office of Education
Directed regional CTAP activities. Provided vision and leadership. Managed staff, resources, and budget. Problem solver. Provided assistance to schools in 10 counties for technology planning, learning resources, hardware and infrastructure, technical assistance, technology funding, and professional development. Facilitated meetings, forged collaborative partnerships, Founded and developed CTAP Online professional development program for teaching about technology, technology integration, information literacy, standards and assessment. Conducted professional development workshops and helped schools and teachers integrate technology and align curriculum to academic content standards. Served as Director of CSU Chico/CTAP Educational Technology Professional Development Program and California History Course Models program, Supervised CDL staff including Coordinators, Web Developers, Media Specialists, and support staff. Managed budget of approximately $1.3 million.
Center for Distributed Learning Now CADRE
CTAP Online
California History Course Models
Digital High School Coordinator
Butte County Office of Education, California Department of Education
Assisted schools in the application, development and implementation of Digital High School , (DHS) plans. Conducted workshops and presentations to schools and districts. Evaluated DHS applications for the Calif. Dept. of Education. Provided staff development in technology proficiencies and technology integraton.
Instructor, Instructional Technology Department
California State University, Chico, CA
Taught undergraduate courses in Multimedia Design and Development (CDES 270) and Media for Teaching and Training (CDES 252), developed curriculum. Conducted and reported evaluation of CSU, Chico Instructional Technology program.
CSU Chico College of Communication & Education
High School Teacher/Mentor Teacher/Administrator and Coach
Taught variety of subjects including English, math through Algebra I, study skills, computer applications,computer aided drafting and industrial technology courses. Assistant Principal and Technology Mentor , Teacher. Assisted other teachers with technology. Served on school curriculum teams, automated report card system, PQR, WASC teams.
My Websites
GuidesandTutorials.com
Old-Woodworking-Tools.net
Create-a-Great-Website.com
