Katie Christo

Current

Member At Large Officer at SIGilt
Middle School Instructional Technology Specialist at American International School - Chennai

Past

Instructional Technology Specialist at Burke County Public Schools
Technology Facilitator at Burke County Public Schools
Technology Associate at Buncombe County Schools

Director of Education, Teacher at Sylvan Learning Center
Adjunct Faculty at South College
SPED Tutor and .1 Computer Teacher at Nashoba Regional School District - Center School
Product Image Manager, Graphic Designer at SmarterKids.com
Presentation Designer and Instructor at Presentation Development and Design Studio - Salem State College

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Education

Northeastern University
Salem State College
Salem State College

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Industry

Information Technology and Services

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Katie Christo’s Summary

I am an Instructional Technology Specialist currently working at the American International School in Chennai, India. I have been working as an Instructional Technology Specialist for the past 7 years. My current interests are Online Learning Communities, Personal Learning Networks, Creativity in Education, and Education Reform.

Katie Christo’s Experience

Member At Large Officer

SIGilt

(Education Management industry)

June 2009 — Present (7 months)

SIGILT enables educators, researchers, educational reform leaders and learning technology innovators to share information about promising and proven new learning technologies. SIGILT goal is to identify, compile, and disseminate that information.
Middle School Instructional Technology Specialist

American International School - Chennai

(Information Technology and Services industry)

2008 — Present (1 year )

Perform Instructional Technology role for the Middle School. Collaborate with teachers and other instructional staff to integrate technology into the curriculum. Conduct staff development. 7th Grade Advisory Teacher. Co-coordinator and chaperone for the 7th Grade Week Without Walls trip. Member of the Middle School Coordination Team and Student Led Conferences Team. Led the Middle School Geek Squad (student computer club).
Instructional Technology Specialist

Burke County Public Schools

(Educational Institution; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2007 — June 2008 (1 year 6 months)

Perform Instructional Technology role for six elementary schools in the district. Collaborate with teachers and other instructional staff to integrate technology into the curriculum. Conduct staff development. Collaborate with the media coordinators to enhance learning. Aid in the selection of resources for technology integration.
Technology Facilitator

Burke County Public Schools

(Educational Institution; Information Technology and Services industry)

September 2004 — December 2006 (2 years 4 months)

Performed both Instructional Technology and Engineering roles at a middle school in the district. Responsible for 300+ machines. Taught professional development workshops. Aided in the purchase of equipment.
Technology Associate

Buncombe County Schools

(Educational Institution; Information Technology and Services industry)

August 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 2 months)

Aided teachers in integration of technology into all areas of curriculum. Taught professional development workshops. Prepared budget and grants. Purchased equipment, including SMARTBoards, Danas by AlphaSmart, and Digital Cameras. Maintained hardware and software throughout school.
Director of Education, Teacher

Sylvan Learning Center

(Primary/Secondary Education industry)

September 2002 — October 2003 (1 year 2 months)

Management of teachers and curriculum. Scheduling of class times, coordination of new enrollments, inquiries, and conferring with parents on their child's instruction.
Adjunct Faculty

South College

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 2002 — April 2003 (8 months)

Taught Introduction to Computers for the Computer Department and Automated Office Applications for the Business Department.
SPED Tutor and .1 Computer Teacher

Nashoba Regional School District - Center School

(Educational Institution; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

September 2001 — June 2002 (10 months)

Taught in a special education multi-age language disability classroom. Primary focus on developing and teaching mathematics curriculum. Secondary focus on aiding in the instruction of all other subject areas. Implementing technology into the curriculum on a variety of levels.
Product Image Manager, Graphic Designer

SmarterKids.com

(Public Company; Graphic Design industry)

September 1999 — May 2001 (1 year 9 months)

Managed 100% of product images on e-commerce website. Managed and hired employees. Processed and updated product images using PhotoShop 6.0 and other graphic packages. Assisted the design team with a wide range of projects.
Presentation Designer and Instructor

Presentation Development and Design Studio - Salem State College

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

September 1998 — September 1999 (1 year 1 month)

Created multimedia presentations for collegiate staff. Assisted and instructed collegiate staff in creating their own presentations. Designed flyers used in the college community.

Katie Christo’s Education

Northeastern University

MEd , Curriculum and Instruction in Instructional Technology , 2001 — 2003
Salem State College

BS , Elementary Education , 1995 — 2000
Salem State College

BA , Fine Arts in Graphic Design , 1995 — 2000