RESUME OF ..................…………....…........................……………........... ALICE H. WISE, M.A. (LEECY) 
                                                                                                                                     P.O. Box 347
                                                                                                                                     Pleasant View, CO 81331
                                                                                                                                     Phone:(970) 562-4418
                                                                                      leecy@reconnectioncompany.com

BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH:

Present: Owner/Consultant, The Reconnection Company- http://www.reconnectioncompany.com; Director/Webmaster,   Four Corners Virtual Resource Center for Distance Education - http://www.swadulted.com; DE Regional trainer for southwest adult education programs; online course developer for adult education (Unlimited Learning) in Montezuma/Dolores Counties; facilitator for Rocky Mountain PBS courses; Webmaster for a number of businesses and organizations.

Previous: Colorado Star Schools Faculty Trainer/Mentor; curriculum supervisor, webmaster and developer for new online courses, Integrate Learning, Inc. ( http://www.integratelearning.org );  Distance Learning Curriculum Developer/Web Master for Internet-based courses for Leading Edge Consulting (Durango); Television programming and broadcasting coordinator for basic skills academic courses (adult education) in Montezuma/Dolores Counties * Until August, 1997, tenured ESL and Basic Academic Skills instructor and program coordinator at El Paso Community College (EPCC, 20,000 students). Faculty trainer and curriculum developer for EPCC's Distance Learning Program. State-wide (Texas) college faculty trainer in Multimedia Development and SCANS competencies and skills. Discipline (ESL) Coordinator  and responsible for the assignment of over 100 part-time instructors throughout the city every semester. Literacy Tutor Trainer and curriculum developer (Laubach plus). * Previous: Peace Corps Volunteer Trainer, Country Programming Director and State Director in Brazil. Over 35 years of experience in teaching and training, curriculum development, program administration, writing, lecturing, literacy, translation and interpretation, community development, and, more recently, multimedia production and distance learning. Trilingual (English, Portuguese, and Spanish), with a long history of teaching and developing language acquisition courses at all levels and for a variety of purposes. 

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE

TEACHING AND RELATED WORK

Present - supervise and develop curriculum and materials for online, onsite, and teleclass courses; create and teach DE classes on a variety of subjects to adult educators in the Four Corners region and Colorado; conduct workshops on a variety of issues related to adult educators' needs; facilitate online courses for Rocky Mountain PBS; edit educational newsletters; write and coordinate grants to bring funding for educational technology and curriculum into the area.

Recently -Taught technology workshops and classes to teachers wishing to integrate computer skills into instruction (Star Schools, Colorado Department of Education, Leading Edge Consulting, SWBOCS Adult Education); created and broadcast Adult Basic Education classes on television (San Juan Technical School, Star Schools, Adult Education); presented at state and national conferences; participated in activities as a member of Vice-President Gore's Communities of Excellence initiative (on of 13 representative organizations nationwide).

1962 to Fall of 1997 -  In addition to teaching regular and distance learning classes (Academic ESL, Basic Skills, Reading), trained 10-15 faculty each semester in interactive video distance learning techniques and multimedia software use and presentation; trained other Texas community college faculty in DE, SCANS, and multimedia techniques to be reproduced in their own institutions. Produced interactive software programs and training videos for ESL students at various levels. Certified Laubach Literacy Teacher Trainer. Teaching background includes teaching in public, private and government programs, for a variety of populations with specific academic and occupational needs. Languages include Portuguese, Spanish and English. Teaching experience always accompanied by extensive curriculum and textbook development.

ADMINISTRATION/MANAGEMENT

* Run my own consulting company, The Reconnection Company, designed to offer distance education training and services to educators and form learning communities that help people reconnect with each other and helpful information.
*Direct the Four Corners Virtual Resource Center for the Colorado Department of Education
*Supervise the implementation of distance education instruction for SWBOCS Adult Education program
*Supervise grants to develop and deliver holistic curriculum in math, reading, writing and life skills 

Previous
*Supervised Star Schools teachers through their implementation of grant activities to implement technology into K-12 and adult education curriculum 2000-2002
 * Distance Education Curriculum Coordinator for the Four Corners area (CDE/CARE) 1998-2000
* Co-owner/President/Writer - Seven Eagles Publishing - 1997-98
* Distance Education Faculty Trainer and Curriculum Developer - El Paso Community College (EPCC) 1994-97
* ESL Coordinator - EPCC (interviewed, placed, and supervised over 100 ESL instructors on three major campuses and many satellite programs) 1990-97
* Co-Director of IVALP (Integrating Vocational and Academic Learning Project) - A multi-million demonstration project funded by the Department of Education for faculty training/curriculum development at El Paso Community College - (1994-95)
* Director Bilingual Tech Prep Project - EPCC - 1991-92
* Coordinator of Women in Technology Program - EPCC YWCA, Levi Strauss and National WOW - 1989
* Director of the Exploratory Foreign Language Program (funded by the Department of Education) - 1988-89
* Supervisor for advanced EFL teachers at BI Language Institute, El Paso.
* Acting Modern Language Department Chair/Spanish Instructor - Mesa College, Colorado
* Regional Right to Read Director - Western Slope, Colorado (Adult Literacy Program - Dept. of Ed.)
* Regional President of Amigos de Las Americas - Western Slope, Colorado
* Peace Corps Programming Director (Rio, Brazil)- developed and  wrote projects to support Peace Corps volunteers throughout Brazil, including the Amazon region.
* Peace Corps State Director (Sergipe, Brazil) and training consultant (U.S. programs)
* President of several community boards of directors

WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS (Selected):

  1. "Hooking Adult Learners with Technology" - 2004, southwest Colorado teachers, Durango, CO (Scheduled for repeat sessions in Denver and Montrose)
  2. "WebTasks for Adult Learners" - Cortez adult educators, 2003
  3. "Student-Based Teaching" - Cortez adult educators, 2003
  4. "Integrating Students in Instruction" - k-14 regional instructors, Riverton, AY, 2003
  5. "Project-Based Learning and Assessment" -2001-2003 - Montrose, Ft. Morgan and Cortez adult ed programs; Riverton, WY teacher conferences
  6. "Creating Rubrics that Work" - Cortez Adult Education, 2002-2003
  7. "Creating and Using Web Resources for ESL Students" (2 sessions) - Four Corners adult ed programs, Durango, CO 2003
  8. "Lesson Planning with Multiple Intelligences" - Adult Ed Programs, Four Corners Region, 2002-2003
  9. "Developing Student-Centered Objectives" - Ft. Morgan and Cortez instructors, 2002
  10. "Succeeding with Learning Disabled Employees or Students" (several sessions) - Adams State University, Alamosa business owners; Four Corners adult ed programs
  11. "Planning for Multi-cultural Students" (several sessions) - K-14 teachers, Star Schools, 2001-2002
  12. Mulitiple sessions on creating projects using MS Office Applications, Adobe Acrobat and the Internet -K-14 teachers, Cortez, CO 2001-2002
  13. "Learning through the Internet" - April 2003,2002 (Denver), September 2000, adult educators and Pueblo Community College
  14. "Lesson Planning with or without Technology" - September 2000, adult educators in the Four Corners region (on-going)
  15. "Basic PC Literacy" - October 2000, adult educators and Pueblo Community College. (on-going)
  16. "Introduction to Instructional Technology" - on going to K-12 and adult facult in the Four Corners region
  17. "Teaching Strategies for Under-Achieving Adults in Technical Classrooms" - San Juan Basin Technical School, Spring 2000.
  18. Front Page 2000 - Workshops and classes offered throughout the year to local adult educators, the City of Cortez, and the public -2000
  19. "Applying Effective Teaching Strategies with the Colorado Certificates of Accomplishment (CCA)". - Ignacio, Colorado, February 2000
  20. "SCANS and your Program" - PicTel workshop to local educators and to programs in four    areas: Cortez, Craig, Trinidad, Durango, February 2000
  21. "ESL Tips and Suggestions" - Internet/Teleshop for adult ed instructors, New Peaks,  November 1999
  22. "Teaching Math among Learning Disabled Adults" - workshop offered at CAEPA Conference, October 1999 (on-going)
  23. "Power Point for Adult Ed Teachers" - SWBOCS Adult Ed Program, Cortez, CO, February 1999 (on-going)
  24. "Grant Writing for Adult Educators (Internet/Teleshop)" - New Peaks: The Education Connection, February, 1999
  25. "Academic Reading Techniques and Approaches" - Co-presenter with Ann Miller, San Juan Basin Vocational Technical School, November, 1998
  26. "Return to Wholeness: A Spiritual Approach to Life" - Presented to mental health practitioners in Grand Junction, CO, July, 1998
  27. Laubach Literacy Tutor Training - Tutor trainer over 25 years
  28. "DL: New Directions for Academic Growth" - Presented by request at the Texas Faculty Association Annual Conference and Meeting, Houston, May, 1996 and EPCC, August, 1996 & January 1997
  29. Distance Learning ( 5 Workshops): "Sights and Sounds in DL," Interactive and Cooperative Activities," SCANS," Testing and Assessment," "Power Point in DL," and "E-mail and WWW in Teaching," EPCC, Summer and Fall, 1996, Spring and Summer, 1997.
  30. "Interactive Video Distance Learning" - Offered to participants of five Texas Colleges to be replicated throughout the state. Sponsored by the Texas Literacy and Workforce Development Project, EPCC, August, 1996
  31. Integrating Academic and Vocational Skills" - Co-presenter at Montgomery Community College, February, 1996
  32. "Innovative Teaching Multimedia Methodologies" - Presented to statewide college faculty at Austin Community College(March 1996)and El Paso Community College (February, 1996)
  33. "Effective Integration of SCANS into the Curriculum" - Presented to statewide college faculty at Austin Community College (March 1996) and El Paso Community College (February, 1996)
  34. "Writing in the ESL Classroom"/"Grammar Thoughts"/ "Teamwork in Learning" - Presented to part-time teachers at EPCC, Spring '95.
  35. "The IVALP Project" - One of five presenters at the Department of Education’s NCRVE National Conference, Baltimore, March, 1994
  36. "Multimedia, Teachers and Students" - Presented to Border Technology Conference, El Paso, February, 1994
  37. "Humor: Our Link to Sanity" - Presented to faculty at EPCC, January, 1994
  38. "Language, Technology and the Future" - Presented at NISOD International Conference in Austin, May, 1993
  39. "Faculty Multimedia Project" - Presented at NISOD, May 1993
  40. "Multimedia: A Tool to Reach Students" - All day workshop offered to Amarillo Region XVI Elementary and Secondary Teachers, June, 1993
  41. "Desktop Video Production for Educators" - Presented to faculty at El Paso Community College, January, 1993
  42. "Multimedia for Educators" - Presented at New Mexico State TESOL Conference, Ruidoso, N.M., October, 1992
  43. "ESP (English for Special Purposes) , Technology and the Future" - Presented at the Texas State TESOL Conference, Houston, November, 1992
  44. "Bridging the Technology Gap for ESL Students" - Presented at the National Tech Prep Conference, Dallas, March, 1992.
  45. "What's New in ESL?" - Presented at TEXTESOL Conference in El Paso (February, 1992)
  46. "Developing Your Personal Myth" - Presented at EPCC Faculty Development Workshop (1992)
  47. "Content-area Language Teaching" - Presented (with Muro, Lara and Wheeler) to EPCC ESL credit and non-credit faculty (1991)
  48. "Physics and the Art of Teaching" - Presented at NTJC Conference in Dallas (1990); EPCC Faculty Development Workshop (1991); NMTESOL State Conference in Albuquerque (1991) ERIC document
  49. "Blackboard Doodling" - Presented (with Archie cartoonist Thomas Moore)at EPCC Faculty Development Workshop(1990); TEXTESOL Conference in El Paso (1990); NMTESOL Conference in Las Cruces
  50. "Meeting the Student's Needs: A Transdisciplinary Approach" (Wise and Muro) - Presented at the International Adult Education Conference in Tulsa and published by ERIC (1989)

WRITING (Selected)

  1. Several distance learning courses and lesson plans for adult educators at http://wwwswadulted.com 
  2. "Integrated Learning Teacher Guide" - Unlimited Learning, 2003 (Editor and Contributor)
  3. Distance Learning Faculty Training Guide - El Paso Community College, 1996 & 1997
  4. "Multimedia Multiplying at TM." News Dimensions, Vol. II, No.5, Center Page, El Paso Community College District, 1994
  5. Wise, Alice. (Spring 1994). "Integrating Vocational and Academic Education." News Dimensions, Vol. II, No.3, El Paso Community College District, 1994
  6. ESP/Applied Technical Physics - an ESP text to accompany four volumes of Principles of Technology (C.O.R.D., Waco, Texas) - Carl Perkins, 1993
  7. Wise, Alice (Leecy). (September 1992). "Helping Students Bridge the Technology Gap." Vocational Educational Journal, pp.45-46
  8. ESP/TECHNICAL PHYSICS - an ESP text to accompany seven volumes of Principles of Technology (C.O.R.D., Waco) - Carl Perkins/EPCC 1991
  9. "A Comprehensive Survey of ESL Methodologies" - A funded report (76 pages) requested by the Vice-President of Academic Affairs of EPCC - 1991
  10. ESL for the 21st Century (Muro, Wise and Lara) - a three series ESL text - W.C. Brown, 1989,1990 and 1991
  11. Editor of "The Roadrunner" (Transmountain Campus Newsletter)  and " WIT" (Women in Technology) Regional Newsletter, (1991)
  12. Three articles published in the Creative Edge (EPCC special publication), "Getting a Jump On Life", "Parlez-Vous Francais?", and "Can We Talk?" Short articles in professional journals and magazines while on College President's Writing Team, 1989
  13. O quero-quero- a Portuguese text for gifted Junior High students - EPCC/ Dept. of Education, 1987
  14. "ESL Career Outlook" - A series of in-house publications highlighting various college programs which were likely to interest ESL students in EPCC's credit program.
    Instructor Guides and curriculum for teaching BASK 1007, 1006, and 1005 (ESL for illiterate adults) - funded by EPCC, 1987-89
  15. Book of True Life - a translation from Spanish - Three Eras Inc., 1986
  16. Los padres tambien valen , a translation from English - Levi Strauss Co., 1981
    Wise, Alice. (June/July 1994). 
  17. Editor and writer for TEXTESOL regional newsletter, "Noticias"

EDUCATION:** MA in Spanish/Linguistics minor - University Texas at El Paso ( 9 post-graduate hours from Texas A&M in Adult Education) ** BA in Spanish/Music Ed. minor - Baylor University ** 18 additional graduate hours (Spanish - Temple and Vilanova Universities and Integrating Technology into Curriculum - Utah State University) **  High School - Colegio Batista, Porto Alegre, Brazil 

Support Systems and Interests - Friends, family, my dogs and horses, the outdoors, sports, composing, and creative lessons on life's mysteries.