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In 1996, I obtained my Bachelors degree in Accounting from Santa Clara University located in the Silicon Valley.

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Upon my graduation from Santa Clara University, I worked ten years in public accounting, venture capital, and commercial banking.  While working, I passed the CPA exam and am now a Certified Public Accountant.

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Assistant Professor of Accounting and Management

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Assistant Professor of Accounting and Management

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In 2005, I left my job as CFO of Silicon Valley Bank's SVB Capital division to become an Assistant Professor of Accounting and Management at Menlo College, a small 4-year college located down the road from Stanford University.

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In 2008, while teaching full time at Menlo College, I completed my MBA from Arizona State University through their online program.

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Tenured Accounting Instructor and Accounting Department Co-Chair at De Anza College

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Tenured Accounting Instructor and Accounting Department Co-Chair at De Anza College

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This year marks the beginning of my 10th year teaching accounting at De Anza College, a community college in Cupertino, California. I also share the department chair responsibility. I teach many different accounting courses, including some online courses.

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Current Implementation of ISTE Student Standards

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Current Implementation of ISTE Student Standards

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I implement the ISTE student standards in a few different ways, although I am excited now to find new ways to do so. For example, with respect to the Creative Communicator, I have utilized a few different simulations, Mike's Bikes for one, that require students to work in teams to run fictitious companies that manufacture, market, and sell bicycles. Also, I ask my students to be Computational Thinkers while they complete a group project performing research on 3 companies and completing a benchmark analysis utilizing Microsoft Excel.

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My wife and I will celebrate 19 years of marriage next month. We are blessed with three great kids - Owen (age 14, 9th grade), Griffin (age 12, 7th grade), and Audrey (age 9, 4th grade). We love to travel and this past summer we enjoyed 3 weeks in Europe visiting England, France, Italy, Greece, Croatia, and Montenegro.

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Current Implementation of ISTE Teacher Standards

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Current Implementation of ISTE Teacher Standards

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I implement the ISTE teacher standards in a few different ways, but again I am excited to learn new ways of implementation. Currently, I promote and model digital citizenship and responsibility through my use of proper digital etiquette and appropriate social interactions in the discussion forums of the online classes that I teach. Also, I am engaging in professional growth and leadership by enrolling in the JHU Master of Education Digital Age Learning and Educational Technology program so that I can explore new and better applications of technology that will certainly lead to enhanced student learning!

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Reflection of Learning Theory That Excited Me

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Reflection of Learning Theory That Excited Me

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As I begin my 14th year teaching college students, I must admit that I am tired, frustrated, and even a bit bored. Reviewing and selecting textbooks, developing curriculum, designing assessment measures, and tweaking presentation materials again and again has taken a toll. However, when I read the various learning theories and started to conceptualize my role as more of a facilitator and guide and less of a lecturer and assessor, I found new energy and passion. I look forward to utilizing and leveraging technology to develop content for and with my students as we share and learn together.