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Mr. Turner, '81, NBCT- Dean of Academic Administration

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Senegalese basketball player DeSagana Diop of the Cleveland Cavaliers speaks to French III students.
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Professional Activities:

  • Saint Ignatius High School, Dean of Academic Administration 2006-present, Instructor (French I-IV, Honors French III, AP French Language, AP French Literature, Spanish I-II, Linguistics) 1987-2006
    • Curriculum Committee 2006-present, Tuition Reduction Committee 2006-present, Admissions Committee 2007-present, Academic Planning Committee 1994-1996 & 2006-present
    • International Exchange Programs Coordinator 2003-2006, Ohio Catholic School Accreditation Association (OCSAA) Steering Committee 2004-2006, Faculty Compensation Committee 2005 & 1996, Educational Technology Advisory Committee (ETAC) 2003-present, Arabic Club 2000-2003, Webmaster 1998-2000, Technology Integration Grant Web Video Streaming 1998, World Wide Web Integration Advisor 1997-1998, Technology Committee Co-Chair 1996, Multicultural Concerns Subcommittee 1992-1993, Telecomputing Club Moderator 1992-1996, Computer Steering Committee 1992, Summer School Instructor (French I-III, Spanish I-III, Introductory Computer) 1988-1991, Yearbook Moderator 1988-1989, French Club Moderator 1987-1994
    • assisted with Speech and Debate, Junior Council on World Affairs (JCWA), Radio Club, Ski Club, and Delta Omega; led student trips to France & Switzerland 1989, 1990, 1993, 1996
  • National Board Certified Teacher: Early Adolescence Through Young Adulthood/World Languages Other Than English (French), Nov. 2004-Nov. 2014
  • Advanced Placement French Reading: Faculty Consultant 1998-2001; Table Leader 2002-2008
  • Fulbright-Hays Summer Seminars Abroad: 1993 (Morocco & Tunisia) and 2002 (Thailand & Vietnam)
  • MBNA Excellence in Education Grant, Modern Languages DVD Listening Project, 2000
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Institute, The National Arabic Language & Culture Institute 1994 & 1995 (The Ohio State University)
  • National Endowment for the Humanities Summer Seminar, Contemporary English-language Literature from Africa, the West Indies, and the Pacific, 1992 (Indiana University)
  • AATF Convention Workshop Presenter, "Using Electronic Texts to Teach Literature Courses" 2005 (Quebec City, QC)
  • AP National Conference Workshop Presenter, "Using Electronic Texts to Teach AP Literature Courses" 2005 (Houston, TX)
  • America Online, Ask-A-Teacher Homework Help Message Boards and Teacher Pager, Community Leader, Dec. 1997-June 2005
  • Cleveland State University, Lecturer, Technology Strand in Educational Research, 2000
  • Clark College (Atlanta, GA), Instructor, French and Spanish, 1986

Professional Memberships:

  • American Association of Teachers of French (AATF), 1999-present
  • American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese (AATSP), 2000-present
  • American Association of Teachers of Arabic (AATA), 1994-present
  • Ohio Foreign Language Association (OFLA), 1987-present
  • American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL), 2007-present
  • La Maison Française de Cleveland, 2008-present
  • Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 2008-present
  • Saint Ignatius High School Faculty Association, 1988-2006; (Vice President 1991-1992 & 2006, President 1992-1993)
  • (Cleveland) Diocesan Foreign Language Association, 1987-1989
  • Cleveland Foreign Language Association, 1987-1988

Education:

  • Doctoral program in Urban Education (Policy Studies) Cleveland State University
  • M.Ed. (Curriculum & Instruction- Educational Technology), Cleveland State University, 2008
  • BSLA (French & Linguistics), Georgetown University, 1985
  • Cleveland State University, Education, 1997
  • The Ohio State University, Arabic, 1994-1995
  • Manhattan College, AP French for Teachers, 1991
  • John Carroll University, Post-Baccalaureate program in Education, 1988; member Education Advisory Committee, 1988-1989
  • Georgia State University, Certificate Program in Translation (French-English), 1986-1987
  • l'Université de Nice, Sciences du langage, Lettres modernes, 1983-1984

Awards:

  • The Father Welsh Award for Outstanding Service (Saint Ignatius High School), 2006
  • Faculty Member of the Month (Saint Ignatius High School), April 2001
  • Governor's Award of Recognition (Ohio), 1981
  • Georgetown University Scholarship, 1981-1985
  • Le Prix Thomas (Saint Ignatius High School), 1981
  • National Achievement (National Merit Scholarship Corporation) Finalist,1981, and Scholarship, 1981-1985
  • Concours Annuel de La Maison Française de Cleveland, 2nd place individual, 1981
  • Concours Académique (John Carroll University), 1st place team, 1981
  • Black Catholic Input, 1979-1981, Vice President,1980-1981, and Scholarship, 1980-1981
  • Cleveland Catholic Diocese High School Scholarship, 1977-1981

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