Richard Edward Gordon
e-mail: richard@gordonrichard.com
Updated
05/07/2008
Teaching and Research Experience
- Leepa-Rattner
Museum of Art, St. Petersburg College. Currently volunteer
internet researcher for the last two years. Researching information
primarily on the artist Abraham
Rattner.
- St.
Petersburg College (SPC), Tarpon Springs (Florida) campus.
Adjunct software instructor: Word, WordPerfect, Excel, Windows
XP, Computer Literacy, Power Point, Internet Orientation, Web
Page Creation. Taught more than 125 single credit courses in
the Weekend Computer Institute for twelve years. See my faculty
page on the SPC site.
- ValTech Computers, Palm Harbor, Florida. Part-time software
instructor for three years while also working as an adjunct
at SPC. Individual tutoring as well as small classes for businesses
including a law firm, highway construction and home building
companies. Also, tutored home computer users. Subjects taught
same as those listed above at SPC.
- Schiller
International University, Dunedin, Fl. Adjunct instructor of
English as a Second Language: Taught students from Japan, Spain
and Venezuela (one term)
- Hewlett-Woodmere
School District, Hewlett, NY (28 years)
Elementary School: Administrative Intern
Middle/Junior High School: English teacher
High School: Reading/Study skills teacher
Adult Education: Teacher of English as a Second Language.
- Hofstra
University, Hempstead, NY. Adjunct instructor of English Composition.
(one term)
- Adelphi
University, Manhattan Center, NY. Adjunct instructor of courses
in pedagogy, School of Education. (one year)
Professional Writer
- Staff writer. Job included researching, interviewing, writing
for classroom periodicals Current Events and Read Magazine,
published by Weekly
Reader Corporation (formerly Xerox Education Publications
-- XEP). Developed reading tests and reading skills exercises.
(3 years)
- Freelance writer. XEP published my book Spirit Duplicating
Masters developing reading skills for the short story.
- Feature articles on website: (1)
(2)
(3)
Webmaster and curricular development
- Created website for New
York State retired teachers living in Florida. For three
successive years, this website has received awards of excellence
from the New
York Teacher newspaper. On April 14, 2007, a Google search
of retired teachers florida brings my site up both
first and second out of 3,900,000 hits.
- Created Internet Course
Curriculum website used in courses at St.
Petersburg College, United States; University
of Transkei in Umtata, South Africa; the University
of Pretoria, South Africa and Mansoura
University, in Mansoura, Egypt
- Created Suggested
Website List. On April 14, 2007, a Google
search of Suggested Websites brings my site up
first out of 3,920,000 hits.
- Created website for teaching a course on Web
Page Creation
- Created website for the Stafford
Club, a neighborhood organization in Palm Harbor, FL
- Created website Mysterious
Creature
- Created website Fern's
Poetry
Education
- Doctoral Studies: Passed doctoral comprehensive examination
in Reading, Language and Cognition, Hofstra
University, NY.
- Post Masters Studies: Certificate of Advanced Studies in
Educational Administration, Hofstra University, NY.
- Master of Science in Education: St.
John's University, NY.
- Bachelor of Arts in English: St. John's University, NY.
State Certification Permanent,
Lifetime New
York Certifications as (1) School District Administrator, (2)
Reading Teacher, primary through secondary, (3) English teacher,
secondary
For a more detailed resume including specific employment
and graduation dates, send me an e-mail giving your name, company,
regular post office address, and reason for inquiry.
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