Glenn A. Gurley, Jr.
Glenn taught middle school science for
twenty years before becoming the Lead Teacher in Instructional Technology for the Gaston
County School System. Most recently he is in his second year as an
Educator-on-Loan to the Department of Public Instruction with the Teachers Connect project. In this
position Glenn works with Instructional Technology initiatives across the state and with
the DPI Curriculum and Instruction section. In his current roles he designs and
implements models of effective integration into instruction and has:
As a classroom teacher for twenty years, Glenn practiced activity, "real life" project-based learning utilizing current technologies. As a grant writer, he funded technology for his classroom and has co-authored Gaston County's Technology Literacy Challenge Fund Grant for the past three years. Glenn is the current webmaster for the North Carolina Teacher Academy. He has been a trainer and team leader in "Integrating Technology into Instruction" for the Academy since 1995. He has been actively involved in this module and "Technology Connections: Instruction and Productivity" as a member of the writing teams for the offerings in technology integration. Glenn is in his third year as a Pioneer Mentor. In this role he presents at state, regional, and national conference strategies for integrating technology into instruction. Most recently at the FETC 2000 in Orlando Florida. Glenn graduated from UNC-Charlotte in 1976 with a Bachelor of Arts in Science. He completed his Master's of Arts in Middle School Education in 1981 from Appalachian State University. |
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