TechFellow Interviews from MarTek
Barry Haines is the Supervisor of Educational Technology for the Parsippany Troy-Hill School District in Morris County, New Jersey. Prior to this position, Barry was the Supervisor of Educational Technology and Media Specialists for the Flemington-Raritan School District in Hunterdon County, New Jersey. He actively participates in technology associations in NJ as: the Chair for the NJAET (New Jersey Association of Educational Technology) annual fall conference, and as an Advisor to NJECC (New Jersey Educational Computing Cooperative). He also serves as an adjunct faculty for Lesley University, Cambridge, MA, where he performs classes for their national program.
In
the 2001-2002 school year Barry was the Morris County Technology
Fellowship recipient. Prior
to his position as the Morris County Tech Fellow, he served for five
years teaching computers to grades 4-8 in Mendham Borough, NJ,
as well as serving
as the District Computer Coordinator. From 1998-2002 he enjoyed teaching
graduate students at Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison,
NJ. In 2000 he presented three technology sessions for teachers at
Carnegie Hall, where he served as curriculum advisor in
the education department. Recent publications include authoring
the 1999-2001, LINK-UP education series published by Carnegie
Hall, and authoring technology lessons
for Microsoft/Scholastic
publications. In 2001 he served on the committee to review
and revise the New Jersey Cross-Content Workplace Readiness
state standards
for technology.
Before his teaching career he worked for over 10 years developing
music and technology products in the editorial departments
of educational
publishers McGraw-Hill, and Silver, Burdett, Ginn, where he traveled
nationally
to
promote these technology programs.
He holds an MA and M.Ed. from Columbia University Teacher’s
College, and his certifications include: Supervisory Certification,
Certified
Technical
Trainer, and New Jersey Professional Development Provider.
In 2001-2002 Mr. Haines mentored teachers throughout Morris County,
as well as teaching Thursday sessions for his Fellowship project “Mentoring
& Modeling: Templates for Success” at the Morris County ETTC,
located in Denville, NJ. These sessions, and his resources on the web,
encouraged
teachers to download templates to easily integrate technology projects
in their classrooms. He also taught “Creating a Computer Literate
Community” sessions
for administrators and supervisors.
Mr. Haines resides with his wife and 2 children in Mendham, NJ.
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