Benjamin Brazeau
Educator
Benjamin Brazeau
http://brazeaubj.wix.com/brazeau-portfolio
timetravelingteach.weebly.com
Twitter @BenBrazeau
Technology Integration Skills
Leadership
Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.– Jack Welch, former GE chairman, and CEO. As an educational leader, I use my years of experience and passion for education to support others to become the leaders and educators that they are capable of becoming. As an instructional technologist at your St. Norbert College, I will work to create meaningful educational experiences for all students by developing collaboration between all members of the faculty. I am aware of St. Norbert's reputation as a top-notch educational institution and am impressed by the multitude and variety of unique learning experiences afforded students.
WCSS (WI Council for Social Studies) Board Member
Green Bay Assessment Group
AVMR Certified
Principal's Task Force
Data Team Member
Technology Committe
Technology Professional Development Committee
Project Starfish
Presenter at Technology In-service
Powerschool district consultant
Coach
Non-Violent Crisis Intervention Trained
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Apple Learning Coach
Apple Certified Teacher
Schoology LMS Admin and Trainer
BrainPOP Certified Educator
SeeSaw Ambassador
DEN Ambassador LEAD and DEN Star
WeVideo
iMovie
Google Apps for Education
Microsoft Office
Accessibility Tools
Blogging
Backchanneling
Screencasting
Infinite Campus
Edmodo
Smartboard and Notebook
PowToons
Story Jumper
Pollev.com
Infuse Learning
Audio file creation
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One of the many things I respect and admire about you Ben, is your relentless passion to educate ALL students.
Brenda Vander Zanden
HS Business Coordinator.​
Hey Ben!
I am going to flat out say it like it is: YOUR MARCH MADNESS LESSON FOR THE PRESIDENTS HAS CHANGED MY KIDS' LIVES! THANK YOU! :) I made some tweaks to the assignment for my students, and holy cow they cannot wait for March Madness to begin in two weeks with our 20th Century President March Madness research and the "Argumentative Final Four" where the kids will battle it out as I reward them 2 or 3 pointers for good answers, and fouls for bad ones! Thanks Ben, you're the best!
Matthew BarryMiddle School Social StudiesThe Alfred and Adele Davis Academy
During my career, I have been tasked with creating professional development and working with administrators in leadership roles. I would love to bring my knowledge and skills of collaboration and professional development to help build upon the existing foundation in your district to connect faculty and students both on campus and globally. In my role as an Instructional Technologist, I envision working with all staff and students to support the vision of providing an educational environment that fosters intellectual, spiritual and personal development.
My roles in education have provided me knowledge and understanding that have allowed me to develop engaging curriculum for a number of courses, and create relationships with students. Building relationships have been a primary focus throughout my career. I work to stay current with educational text from authors like Todd Whittaker and Dave Burgess Publishing.
My vision of curriculum design has been greatly influenced by the work of Grant Wiggins and Jay Mctighe. And philosophically I continue to reference the work of Carol Dweck, John Hattie, and Daniel Pink to help refine my focus on growth mindset and motivation to learn. I have implemented ideas from these books in my classroom and work with staff to strengthen and collaborate with my professional learning community. I have hosted Twitter chats for our district and for social studies teachers. I look forward to building on these practices as an Instructional Technologist to support faculty in their professional practice.
Beyond the classroom, community connections and service are important to the development of the whole student. Community service projects have been part of my classroom environment, and I have participated in mission trips with students to assist individuals in need. I have worked on providing students access to technology resources outside of school and assisted with our Kajeet WiFi hotspot project in Green Bay. These experiences, along with my years as a coach helped me grow my leadership skills and create positive relationships with parents and community members. I am sure this experience will serve me well in developing positive relationships as Administrator.
As a Technology Integrator in Green Bay, I served on the PBIS committee at Edison Middle school working on supporting positive behaviors in students. I am AVMR certified and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention trained. As part of the Building Leadership Team, I have assisted with developing building level professional development.
As an adjunct professor at UWGB I was able to work with educators from around the area to support their instructional practices and enhance their technology integration skills. I have been able to learn and share my knowledge at a variety of regional and national conferences, including ISTE, Midwest Google Summit, WEMTA, IDEAcon, among others. I am co-founder of the Northeast Regional Innovators group created to support technology coaches in the area to grow in their knowledge and skills. I have also served as a board member of WEMTA, Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association. I would love to bring my knowledge and skills of collaboration and professional development to help build upon the existing foundation at St. Norbert College to make connections both on campus and beyond.
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I can be contacted at 920-403-0848 to schedule an interview to further discuss my qualifications and how I would be a valuable asset to your school district. I have included examples of my professional online presence to demonstrate what I can bring to the school district. My portfolio is gg.gg/BenBrazeau and my blog is gg.gg/tttblog.
Sincerely,
Benjamin J Brazeau
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2010 - present
2010 - present
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Mr. Brazeau,
I am taking a few moments to send you my appreciation for you and the time you took to inform our Principal about the positive nature of our students over this past weekend. Our Principal shared your remarks with our staff. You have the right idea and as a School Counselor, I deeply appreciate your approach. While it is so common for others to complain and find fault, you show by example the sheer value of a positive word as well. It is appreciated.
Thank you on behalf of high school students everywhere,
Julie A. Kruk
School Counselor
Howard Suamico School District
Shawano School District
Instructional Technology Coordinator
2020-present
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Developed and implemented long-range strategic and tactical plans to facilitate and coordinate the delivery of technical and instructional services.
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Developed and facilitated Blended Learning Classes utilizing our LMS Schoology for over three hundred staff members delivering instructional training materials including in person, print, video and self paced modules to assist district personnel with technology professional development activities to demonstrate best practices with technology integration and student learning.
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Evaluated and redesigned current practices including evaluation of student and teacher technology resources, student data privacy, and internet safety and security,
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Implemented cyber security monthly trainings for all district staff to provide educational awareness and develop best institutional practices to protect district and student data.
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Analyze new technologies, integration tools and development approaches to support instructional practices and increase student demonstration of critical thinking, creativity, collaboration and communication skills.
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Led the adoption and management of new technologies including Apple devices for all students K-12 and instructional staff, Adoption of Schoology as a Learning Management system to support in person and distance learning.
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Supervised the Department of Technology staff including 3 technicians, 2 end user support technicians, and Library Media Specialist.Oversaw the work of the Department of Technology staff including the redesign of our support structure and Help Desk system.. Provided leadership guidance to technology staff responsible for solution implementation and system integration including management of staff and student devices, classroom technology and infrastructure redesign.
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Managed all aspects of the LMS (Schoology) user interface including, interface configuration, user documentation, communicated proactively in the identification and resolution of potential issues, and provided training opportunities for staff.
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Facilitated the adoption of a new website provider working with the vendor to manage web content and provide an upgraded user interface. Collaborated in the training of staff in the use of the new site.
Green Bay Area Public Schools
​2017 - 2020
Green Bay has provided a multitude of leadership opportunities. My role as a Technology Integrator is unique in a number of ways. I am able to work hand in hand with administrators assisting with many tasks. Some of these are working on the building leadership team to plan and implement professional development. I have been able to teach graduate courses through the partnership between GBAPS and UWGB. As a Technology Integrator I am able to assist teachers with infusing technology into their lessons to develop 21st century skills that promote student voice and choice.
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Provided personalized and differentiated learning opportunities for teachers and students at all levels through technology integration, and collaborative efforts with staff.
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Active participant in Green Bay Assessment Group which works to supports teachers and students with standardized testing and analysis of data.
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Assist Teaching and Learning department with infusion of technology into curriculum units K-12.
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Design and present professional development opportunities for teachers and staff to integrate technology and best practices.
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Created and co-moderated #gbedchat a Twitter chat for GBAPS staff to collaborate and learn beyond the school day.
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Developed Personalized PD website to assist teachers continue to learn technology and grow in their skill development.
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Little Chute High School
​2007 - 2014
Little Chute has provided opportunities for innovation and creative thinking. During my tenure here, I have been accountable for curriculum and instruction of a multitude of Social Studies courses . I have utilized Backward Design methodology as well as seeking out new ways to engage students to create PBL and student centered learning activities. Creating activities that are 21st century skills centered that focus on crtitical thinking, problem solving, and utilizing technology as a tool for discovery and demonstration of content mastery. Responsibilities beyond working with students includes creating staff professional development, use of social media, LMS and Google apps for communications with parents, and students.
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Designed and implemented curriculum utilizing BYOC and BYOA for a multitude of courses including US and World History, Sociology, Political Science, Global Studies.
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Developed curriculum utilizing Backward Design, formative and summative assessment practices to guide students through the learning process.
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Active participant in Principal’s Task Force, District Data Team, Technology and Technology Professional Development leadership committees.
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Implemented a positive digital citizenship curriculum for High School students in response to Bring your Own Device initiative.
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Collaborated with colleagues to learn and share resources, best practices strategies to increase student engagement and academic success.
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Incorporated PBL, problem based learning, and constructivist practices to create student-centered, engaging classroom environment.
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Pioneered use of “Genius Hour” including creation of google sites and presentation videos to provide students opportunity to explore their passions.
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Provided personalized and differentiated learning opportunities to students at all levels through technology integration, and collaborative efforts with special education colleagues.
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Initiator of community improvement - Founder of Computer Loan Initiative to provide students home access to computers and student service projects.
Notre Dame de la bai Academy
​2004-2007
During my time at Notre Dame, I taught US History, Honors US History and World History. In this time I have been redeveloping my teaching strategies and methodologies. NDA began working on developing Understanding by Design, or Backward Design curriculum. This has proven to be very beneficial to my curriculum development. This methodology has allowed me to create meaningful lessons that challenge my students to think about history in terms of the impact it has on their lives today. There have been many instances where parents have discussed with me that they have had interesting, meaningful conversations with their son or daughter about concepts and ideas we have covered in class. I have also worked with students outside the classroom as a Freshman boys’ basketball coach and a Freshman and JV football coach.
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Developed and implemented curriculum for Honors US History, US History and World History.
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Professional development presenter - best practices, assessment and backward design
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Differentiated assigned tasks, and instruction for a diverse range of learners through the implementation of technological resources.
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Provided technology integrated lessons in social studies courses
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Encouraged active learning with projects where students plan and present lessons to instruct their classmates
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Utilized formative and summative assessments to drive and modify curriculum instruction.
Poynette High School
​2001-2004
Responsible for development of curriculum in a number of social studies courses. In my third year at Poynette I was given the additional courses of Current Events and Driver Education. These two courses gave me many challenges but also brought with them many teaching rewards. these subjects provided significant rewards as an educator. Students became more connected to the world around them. Many parents of my students have said that they are spending much time at home discussing the topics we talk about in class. In the three years at Poynette I was the head 9th grade boys’ basketball coach, and a varsity track assistant.
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Designed curriculum for a variety of Social Studies courses, and Driver’s Education.
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Instruction using meaningful and engaging activities to help promote student connect to the lesson and content.
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Differentiated lessons and instruction to improve student understanding while teaching in the block schedule
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Promoted student engagement in real world issues and problems through project based activities.
Marinette High School
​1999-2001
In 1999 I was privileged to obtain my first teaching position in Marinette, Wisconsin. I was surrounded by many excellent teachers and administrators who helped me hone my craft as an educator. I was able to gain valuable experience during my first two years of teaching. This experience allowed me to try new things, to succeed and fail, with both support and constructive feedback from both colleagues and administrators. In this time I was also given the chance to coach freshmen football and basketball.
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Collaborated on the design and implementation of curriculum for several Social Studies courses.
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Utilized technology frequently in a district with limited technology resources.
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Presenter Technology Resources - district in-service
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Provided opportunity for students to enhance their technological skills through the use of technology products and projects
Education
Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI G.P.A 4.0 2016-2018
Principal Licensure
Viterbo University, La Crosse, WI G.P.A. 4.0 2003-2007
Masters in Education ​

University Wisconsin Whitewater, Whitewater, WI G.P.A 3.51 1993-1998
Bachelor of Science in Education, Broad field Social Studies
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Licensures :
1701 - Broad Field Social Studies
1715 - Geography
1725 - History
1735 - Political Science
1745 - Sociology