DAVID FLAPAN
Avalon Court
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46825
(773) 354-DAVE (3283)
or 260.489.1886
 or dave@chiguy.net

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Objective
To obtain a position as a teacher in my own classroom; either computers or elementary.

EDUCATION

2004-present                              IPFW, Fort Wayne, Indiana
                                                Taking variety of courses.  Subjects include Education, Computers/Internet, and Spanish

1993-1997			Depaul University, Chicago, Illinois
			Coursework towards Elementary Education certification 
			with Social Studies endorsement.

1989-1992			Northeastern Illinois, Chicago, Illinois
			Bachelor of Arts in Speech Communication
			with a minor in Psychology,  May, 1992.
			

EXPERIENCE

August 2007-present                Computer teacher at Howe Military School. 
                                                Taught programming, graphics, and applications to high school students.

Feb. 2007 - present      Substitute Teacher, Fort Wayne Archdiocese Schools

Feb. - May 2007      School Photographer; Interstate Studios

Sept. 2005-present                    Sunday school and Hebrew school teacher at Temple Achduth VeSholom.
                                                I teach language skills to elementary students, also tutor individually.

Sept 2005-present             Substitute teacher at Fort Wayne Community Schools.

Oct 2004-Dec 2005                     Young Rembrandts
                                                Taught elementary-aged kids drawing and art skills

Aug. 2002-June 2004	  	Computer Teacher, West Belden Campus, American Quality Schools.	
		  I was the computer teacher at this Charter 
		  elementary school, teaching both cognitive
		  and computer skills to students aged 4-12.
	


Aug. 2001-June 2002	  	Computer Teacher, St. Philip
			  Taught similarly at this K-8 school.

Aug. 2000-June 2001	  	Computer Teacher, St. Helen
			  Taught similarly at this K-8 school.

Aug. 1999-June 2000       	Computer teacher, Our Lady of Grace.
			  Taught similarly at this K-8 school.

July 1998-June 1999	  	Computer teacher, St. Mary of the Lake.
			  Taught similarly at this K-8 school.

Aug 1998-June 1999	  	Computer teacher, St. John School.
			  Taught similarly at this K-8  school.
			  I also taught extra classes after school to both 
			  kids and adults, including ones on Judaism, the internet,
			  and art.

Aug. 1997-June 1998    	Computer teacher, St. Camillus School
			This was my first teaching gig.  Also an
			elementary school, my lessons and philosophies 
			began their development here! 

1997-present		Self-employed freelance web page designer.
			Check out my portfolio:
			Kangaroo Connection
			Art By Jan
			Armitage Place
			Astral Terra	
			Millennial Ethical Cosmopolitansim
			One family's Restaurant Guide

1997-present            Editor, Friends Newsletter
                        	I edit a weekly newsletter on the TV show
                        	"Friends" for grammar and content.

1990-2000               Staff writer on college newspapers:
                        	Northeastern Independent and The DePaulia


Sept. 1996-Oct. 1997		Sales and Customer Service Associate at Computer Renaissance.
			Assisted customers with computer issues;
			achieved high sales volume of computer equipment.

1996			

Teacher for

Instructed children, ages 4-6, in both cognitive and computer skills.

1995-1996			Teacher at Family Computer Learning Center, Northbrook, IL
			Instructed children, ages 4-6, in computer skills.

1995-2004			Customer Service/Help Desk Associate at 
			DePaul University's Information Services and Help Desk.
			Maintained DePaul web sites, answered customer 
			queries pertaining to email, the Web, and other
			internet-related areas. 

Spring 1997		Student Teaching
			St. Mark Elementary School, Chicago, Illinois
			With Mary Ann Correa, 6th grade.
			Composed and taught various lesson plans in 
			all major subjects, especially Science (light) 
			and Social Studies (Judaism).

Fall 1996			Student Teaching
			Ravenswood Elementary School, Chicago, Illinois
			With Tim Hart, combination 5th and 6th grade.
			Composed and taught various lesson plans in all
			major subjects, especially Social Studies 
			(geography) and Math (rounding, place value).
			Worked in small groups with students in math.

1994-1996			Clinical Experience Observation   
			Observed, taught whole and small groups, 
			and implemented lessons at various Chicago
			public and private schools.   
			Completed hours for grades  1-8.

1993-1994			Substitute teacher                        
			Filled in for teachers at various
			Chicago Public Schools in grades 2-8.

1985-1987			Camp Counselor 
			Jewish Community Center day camps
			during summers.  Assisted in leadership of 
			children between ages 6-9.

SKILLS

			Computer skills include WordPerfect, Microsoft Office products, 
			all Windows operating systems, Basic, and File Management.
			
			Internet skills include HTML, Front Page, 
			UNIX, FTP, Telnet, Pine, Netscape, Internet Explorer.

			Familiarity with conversational Spanish.

2000-2004            		Treasurer of my Condominium Association.
                        		Paying the bills, collecting assessments, and
                        		designing the website are among the duties I perform.
  

1990-1992, 1996, 2004	Leadership Retreats
			Developed interpersonal skills in leadership.

1985-1992, 2005		Performed in seven theatrical plays.  Highlights include: “Hamlet,”  (1991);   
			“Pride and Prejudice,”  (1988), and "The Laramie Project," (March 2005)

1988-1992			Competed on the Northeastern Tennis Team.  I am currently at the 3.5 NTRP level.

1988-1997			Actively participated in several organizations: 
			Student Athletic Club; Hillels; 
			Undergraduate Student Advisory Board; and 
			Student Activities Boards at both universities.

2007 edition		Honored Member, global directory of Who's Who

Last updated April 2006.