About+Kim


 * Vita of Kim Collazo**


 * Education**
 * Lyndon State College, Bachelor of Science in Psychology, 1990
 * University of Missouri/St. Louis, Masters in Elementary Education with an Emphasis in Science, December 2008
 * National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, attained in 2002 and renewed in 2011


 * Licensure**
 * State of NC Elementary Education (K-6)
 * State of NC Cross Categorical (K-12)
 * State of NC Academically Gifted (K-12)


 * Employment**
 * St. Johnsbury School System, Waterford Elementary School, Waterford, VT, Title One Reading Teacher, 1990-1994
 * Lee County Schools, Sanford, NC, Teacher of Special Education (K-5 and 8), Academically Gifted (grades 4 and 5), Technology Facilitator, 6th grade math and science, 4th grade, 5th grade


 * Professional Membership**
 * Professional Educators of North Carolina
 * NC Technology in Education Society
 * ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education)
 * NC Association for Educational Communications and Technology
 * NC Science Teachers Association
 * National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
 * Kenan Fellows for STEM Curriculum Development


 * Curriculum and Program Development**
 * Lee County Technology Planning Committee
 * Curriculum Writer - LearnNC/Green 'N Growing Project; 2006-07
 * Curriculum Development in Science; 2005-present
 * Kenan Fellows Program for Curriculum Development; Dr. Friction’s Lair (created an online 3D multi-user video game built to incorporate 5th grade science content)
 * 1:1 Netbook Initiative Pilot at the Elementary Level - Lee County Schools 2009 - present
 * LearnZillion Dream Team - Creating Common Core ELA lesson video content for LearnZillion website; 2013


 * Awards**
 * J.R. Ingram Elementary Teacher of the Year; 2002, 2004, 2011
 * Kenan Fellowship (NC State’s Kenan Institute for Curriculum and Leadership Development – 2 year fellowship); 2005-2007
 * NCTIES NC Technology Educator of the Year, 2011
 * NC State Board of Education Recognition, 2011
 * WRAL Teacher of the Week, May 2012 (Link to Aired Broadcast)
 * DreamTeam Teacher, LearnZillion, 2013


 * Grants**
 * Toshiba America Foundation Grant; //Get Energized//; $1000; 2001
 * Toshiba America Foundation Grant; //Living Waters//; $720; 2003
 * Lee County Local Grant Award for 30 unit Writer cart and software, $8000; 2005
 * Bright Ideas Grant (NC Electric Cooperatives); "Communicating with Pizzazz!" $2000; 2006
 * Caterpillar Grant; $10,500; purchase SMARTboards for classroom teachers; 2006
 * NCaect Technology Grant; $1626; digital cameras and video cameras, 2008
 * Donor’s Choose Grant; //Great Stallion Energy Transformation//, solar physics kits, $1,021; 2008
 * Donor’s Choose Grant; //Energy Transformation: Front and Center!//, energy center materials, $413; 2009
 * Donor's Choose Grant; //Battling With Books,// 60 books for Battle of Books competition, $563; 2010
 * Donor's Choose Grant, //Living Waters//, River Tank Ecosystem, $817, 2010
 * Donor's Choose Grant, //Audiobooking It to a Love of Reading//, Portable CD players for audio books, $205, 2010
 * Windstream Classroom Connections Technology Grant; $5000, 2011
 * Bright Ideas Grant (NC Electric Cooperatives); "BISKits" (Buddies in Science Kits), $1,985; 2011


 * Presentations**
 * Kenan Fellows Project, Dr. Friction’s Lair - NCSTA, October 2005
 * Gaming in Science - NCETC, November 2005
 * World View Conference, Friday Center, Chapel Hill, NC, March 2006
 * 7th Annual MEGA Showcase (Dr. Friction’s Lair), May 2006
 * Gaming in Science - NCSTA, October 2006
 * Gaming in Science - ASTE International Conference, Clearwater, FL, January 2007
 * 8th Annual MEGA Showcase, May 2007 – Gaming in Science (Dr. Friction)
 * Kenan Fellows Summer Session, Web 2.0 Tools, July 2007
 * NC Elementary Educators Conference, Web 2.0 Tools, October 2007
 * NC Association for Educational Communications and Technology Conference, “Web 2.0 Tools”, “Digital Photos, Now What?”, “Wiki This Way”, March 2008
 * Kenan Fellows Impact, Sanford Rotary, March 2008
 * 9th Annual MEGA Showcase, May 2008 – Skyping with experts in the classroom
 * Project WISE Research paper, North Carolina Technology in Education Society, March 2009
 * 10th Annual MEGA Showcase, May 2009 – Wikis in Science
 * 11th Annual MEGA Showcase, April 2010 - 1:1 Netbook Initiative Year 1
 * NCTIES 2011 State Technology Conference, March 2011 - Web 2.0 Toolbox for the Elementary 1:1 Classroom
 * NC Science Teachers Association Conference, November 2011 and 2012 - Web 2.0 Toolbox for the Science Educator
 * NCTIES 2012 State Technology Conference, March 2012 - Web 2.0 Seeds for the Core (1:1 Laptop Tools Integrating Core Curriculum)
 * NCTIES 2014 State Technology Conference, March 2014 - Blended and Flipped Learning in the Upper Elementary Math Classroom
 * NCAGT 2014 State Academically Gifted Conference, March 2014 - Empowering Gifted Learners with Web 2.0 Tools


 * Publications**

Annetta, L.A., Holmes, S., Park, J.C., Collazo, K., & Merritt, M. (January 6, 2007). Science In Video Games: Experiences In From Elementary School, High School, and Teacher Professional Development. (Themed paper set.doc) Paper presented at the annual meeting of the Association for Science Teacher Education, Clearwater, FL.

Annetta, L.A., Holmes, S., Collazo, K., Ogran, C, & Cooper, K. (November 9, 2006). Game On: Teachers Designing Computer Games to Use as Teaching Tools. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the North Carolina Science Teachers Association, Greensboro, NC.

Annetta, L.A., & Collazo, K. (November 30, 2005). HI FIVES: Highly Interactive Fun Internet Virtual Environments in Science. North Carolina Educational Technology Conference, Greensboro, NC

Annetta, L.A., & Collazo, K. (October 25, 2005). HI FIVES: Teaching Science In A Virtual Space. Paper presented at the World View Symposium, Chapel Hill, NC

Annetta, L.A., Mangrum, J., Holmes, S., Collazo, K., & Cheng, M. (in press). Bridging reality to virtual reality: Investigating gender effect and student engagement on learning through video game play in an elementary school classroom. International Journal of Science Education.