Clinton S. Sower, M.Ed.
Office Address 15301 Lee Highway Centreville, VA 20121 (703) 227-1451 Clinton.Sower@fcps.edu	Work Address 237 Church St. Front Royal, VA 22630 (540) 664-5189 cssower@cssdesigns.com

Education
	Master of Education, Special Education ED / LD, May 2000 James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA Honors: Outstanding Graduate Student Award Project: The Learning Toolbox (founding member, lead web designer) Advisor: Esther Minskoff, Ph.D. Bachelor of Arts, History & Philosophy, May 1996 Minor: Developing Nation Studies, St. Mary’s College of Maryland, St. Mary’s City, MD
Current Professional Initiatives
	Training colleagues in the use of database programs to: § Meet the increasing demands for teachers to manage information § Ensure that “No Child Left Behind” criteria are met § Analyze student errors as basis for differentiation of instruction § Produce detailed reports of student performance § Facilitate team communication Creating eLearning materials to: Accommodate for students with special needs Motivate students to learn
Skills
	Teaching Skills Training colleagues Collaborating between various teams within a school Designing and modifying curriculums Authoring eLearning modules Technology Skills Authoring eLearning modules (Blackboard, HTML, multimedia apps.) Designing and managing databases (Microsoft Access) Web design (Macromedia Dreamweaver MX) Graphic design (Macromedia Fireworks MX)

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Professional Experience
	Teaching Fairfax County Public Schools – Bull Run Elementary School 2003 - Present Special Educator – 6^th Grade Multi-categorical Frederick County Public Schools – James Wood Middle School 2001 - 2003 Special Educator – 8^th Grade Learning Disabilities National Children’s Center – Washington, DC 2000 – 2001 Special Educator – Secondary Autism / Multiple Disabilities Fulbright Teacher Exchange Program – Harrisonburg, VA 2000 Logistics Facilitator for Turkish and Cypriot Teachers in Training New Dominion School – Cumberland, MD 1996 – 1998 Supervising Counselor – Adjudicated Juveniles United States Information Service – Lome, Togo, West Africa Summer 1995 English as a Foreign Language Teacher St. Mary’s County Public Schools – Leonardtown, MD 1994 – 1995 Home / Hospital Teacher Technology cssdesigns.com – Front Royal, VA 2000 – Present Privately owned freelance web design company US Department of Education & James Madison University 1999 – 2000 Lead Web Designer: The Learning Toolbox
Presentations and Publications
	“Preparing Below Grade Level Readers for Standardized Tests with Online Tutorials.” National Blackboard Conference, Phoenix, AZ – March 2004 – view power point “Using Access as a Student Manager: Training by Teachers for Teachers.” (instructional manual in preparation) – view draft “Creating Online Tutorials in Blackboard.” (article in preparation) – view draft