Emily Hall Vickery


SUMMARY


Veteran teacher Emily Vickery is an innovative educator who has worked in a wide variety of settings, from teaching in an economically disadvantaged urban high school to serving as a consultant to a state governor. The constant in her work has been a love of teaching and learning.  Vickery has served on the Alabama Governor’s Council on Education Technology and represented the state of Alabama on a task force for the U.S. Department of Education.  She has also worked as a consultant for the Education Commission of the States, Apple, Inc and other private clients.  She was a research fellow at Teaching Tolerance, a project of Southern Poverty Law Center, where she spearheaded the special report on Columbine five years after the tragedy. She has represented the U. S. State Department in Estonia and Serbia, working with educators in the areas of tolerance, multicultural education, and teacher cultural competence. She is a member of Teacher Leaders Network and co-author of the recently released book Teaching 2030. In 2009, she accepted the position of 21st-century learning specialist at an innovative parochial school in Florida. There, she designs professional development and supports teachers in curriculum, instruction, assessment, learning management, and the use of digital tools. 



EMPLOYMENT


Pensacola Catholic High School                                                                    2009 – Current


  1. • 21st Century Learning Specialist – Design and deliver the professional development of teachers in the areas of curriculum design, pedagogy, assessment, learning management, and the use of digital tools.

  2. • Conduct observations and coordinate with administration on the results.

  3. • Work with individual teachers on improving professional practice.

  4. • Model appropriate teaching and learning management strategies, while partnering with teachers in their classrooms.

  5. • Act as a bridge between Teaching and Learning and the IT Department.

  6. • Oversee the administration of PD 360.

  7. • Acting department chair for the English Department and the Foreign Language Department.

  8. • Facilitate special projects, e.g. iPod Pals, 1:1 evaluation study, and Next Exit History.

  9. • Provide leadership and expertise on current trends, research, best practices, and digital tool use in education.



The Montgomery Academy                                                                                2004 – 2009


•Upper School Technology Instructor – Taught courses on web and multimedia design (inc. video and podcasting); students taught to use digital tools to create their learning networks (e.g. RSS reader, social bookmarking)


•Director of 21st Century Learning – Supported teachers in curriculum, instruction, assessment, and technology integration (see http://tinyurl.com/boy5ts)


•Related Presentations and Publications (selected)


National Education Computing Conference – Transforming Visual Arts Education through Podcasting (co-presenter with students); San Antonio, July 2008


National Education Computing Conference – Promoting Tolerance through Technology: Charting the Course for Future Leaders; San Diego, July 2006


Promoting Tolerance, EdTech magazine, November/December 2007; http://snipurl.com/223qn  [www.edtechmag.com]


Teaching Tolerance, Southern Poverty Law Center                                          2003-2004


•Research Fellow for award-winning educational project – created lesson plans; advised on educational trends; editorial work on Teaching Tolerance magazine


•Spearheaded special project on Columbine High School, spending nine days at the school in 2004 to report story of healing and coping five years after the tragedy; published in Teaching Tolerance, No. 26, Fall 2004


Vickery Education Consulting                          1997- 2003


Worked on a wide variety of educational projects for state and local governments and for non-profit organizations. Key projects included work for:


•State of Colorado – Facilitated partnerships and wrote successful grant application for the office of Governor Bill Owens to the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation on principal and superintendent leadership. ($1.3 million grant matched by $1.5 million legislative funding)

•Education Commission of the States

Future of Education Technology – Facilitated examination of and presented findings on education technology trends and their implications


Designing Second-Generation Accountability Systems – Assisted in development of school accountability models, specifically addressing technology’s impact on school culture and organization


Smart Desktop Report – Co-author of report, commissioned by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, examining education portals  (vendors, state agencies, and non-profits); developed framework for “ideal” virtual instructional space for teachers


•Apple Computer, Inc. – Delivered professional development services (face-to-face and online) nationwide; grant consultation; customized workshops


Montgomery Public Schools, Alabama                                                                 1991- 1997


•Booker T. Washington Magnet High School                             1996 - 1997


Co-developer of magnet school program  


Academic Lead Teacher – Assisted teachers in curriculum design, student assessment, and technology integration; designed and implemented professional development; wrote proposals and lobbied for legislative appropriations; established community partnerships with Auburn University Montgomery and Maxwell Air Force Base


•Carver Senior High School                                     1991 -1996


Language Arts Teacher


Developed after-school tutoring service and program to integrate technology across content areas


•Service at-Large to the District (selected)


Technology Planning Task Force, 1996-1997


Magnet School Curriculum Planning and Implementation Team – Helped secure $7.5 million grant from U.S. Dept. of Education, 1995


•Related Activities (selected)


Alabama Governor’s Council on Education Technology – Member; 1996-1997


Alabama State Teacher Forum Leadership Council – Member; 1994 -1997


Kellogg National Leadership Foundation Fellows – Presenter; Creating Schools for the 21st Century: Technology Integration Design and Implementation, 1996


United States Department of Education, United States Teacher Forum –

Co-representative for the State of Alabama, 1995


Auburn University Montgomery                    1993-1996


Adjunct English Professor – Taught freshmen composition


Professional Whitewater River Guide                 1981 - 1989


            OTHER CONSULTING (SELECTED)


•Auburn University Montgomery – Lead consultant on eLearning policy development, 2007- 2008


•United States Department of State  – In cooperation with U. S. Embassy, the British Counsel, the NGO Civic Initiatives, and Serbian Ministry of Education, facilitated development of national anti-bullying policy for Serbia; Belgrade, Serbia, 2006 – 2007


•Principals’ Partnership – Tracked and summarized educational trends for high school principals’ e-newsletter, 2003 – 2008



EDUCATION


•University of Alabama, Bachelor of Arts, Communications                   1982


•Auburn University Montgomery, Master of Education                                                1991



HONORS


•Apple Computer Distinguished Schools Award, Pensacola Catholic High School, 2010


•Center for Teaching Quality – Inducted into the Teacher Leaders Network

(www.teachingquality.org and www.teacherleaders.org), 2006


•Apple Computer Distinguished Schools Award, Booker T. Washington Magnet High School, 1997


•Carnegie-Mellon Fellow, College Board, Millsaps College, Mississippi, 1992



REFERENCES


Archie Douglas

Headmaster, The Montgomery Academy

3240 Vaughn Road

Montgomery AL 36106

(334) 272-8210


Dr. Cheryl Carter

359 Green Chase Circle

Montgomery AL 36117

(334) 215-3636

Former principal; familiar with my work in Montgomery Public Schools


Ted Fujimoto

Founder/President, Landmark Consulting

(916) 769-2417

Familiar with my consulting, including work with Education Commission of the States


Dr. Jo Alexander

Distinguished Professor of Education

Auburn University Montgomery

P.O. Box 244023 | Montgomery, AL 36124-4023

(334) 244-3000

Former professor; familiar with my work in Montgomery Public Schools


Richard Cohen

President and CEO, Southern Poverty Law Center

400 Washington Avenue

Montgomery AL 36106

(334) 956-8200