Instructional Leader (Department Chair) of Science and Math at Rich East High School District 227
Greater Chicago Area
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- Instructional Leader of Science and Math (Department Chair) at Rich Township High School District 227
- Past
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- Science Teacher at Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233
- Science Teacher at Bloomington Public School District 87
- Education
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- Illinois State University
- Illinois State University
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- AE Stevenson High School
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Robert Abrams’s Summary
*10 years experience in Science Education
* 1 year experience in Education Administration
*Illinois Type 75 -- General Administrative Certificate
*Illinois Type 09 -- Standard Secondary Education Certificate with endorsements in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Zoology
Robert Abrams’s Specialties:
*Highly Qualified Teaching Status in Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Zoology
Robert Abrams’s Experience
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Instructional Leader of Science and Math (Department Chair)
Rich Township High School District 227
(Primary/Secondary Education industry)
September 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
Supervision and evaluation of teachers, development and support of curriculum, purchasing and monitoring of budget, grant writing, development and monitoring.
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Science Teacher
Homewood-Flossmoor High School District 233
(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
August 2003 — June 2005 (1 year 11 months)
Creation and implementation of Biology and Chemistry curriculum
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Science Teacher
Bloomington Public School District 87
(Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)
August 1998 — June 2003 (4 years 11 months)
Implementation and creation of Biology and Honors Biology curriculum
Robert Abrams’s Education
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Illinois State University
Ed.D. , Education Administration , 2008 — 2012 (expected)
Starting Ed.D. program this fall with the ISU Joliet Cohort.
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Illinois State University
MS of Ed , Education Administration , 2000 — 2002
Bon Accord Award recipient for use of Educational Technology in the classroom
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University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor of Science , Biology Education , 1994 — 1998
- Activities and Societies:
- Pi Lambda Phi, Varsity Men's Glee Club, No Strings Attached Co-Ed A Capella
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AE Stevenson High School
1990 — 1994
- Activities and Societies:
- Madrigal Singers, Just the Guys, Musicals, Thespians, Kinda Funny Comedians
Additional Information
Robert Abrams’s Websites:
Robert Abrams’s Interests:
Learning new technology such as Twitter.com, Ning, Classroom 2.0, Google Sketchup, and Google Docs
Robert Abrams’s Groups:
National Science Teachers Association, National Association of Biology Teachers, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, USY, Rich East High School
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Robert Abrams’s Honors:
Those Who Excel, 2005
Presenter at Illinois Science Teachers Association Convention, November 2002
Bon Accord Award Recipient, Illinois State University, 2002
Subaru Science Teacher Award Recipient 2001
Radioshack National Teacher Award Recipient, Outstanding Teacher 1999-2000
Robert Abrams’s Contact Settings
Interested In:
- career opportunities
- consulting offers
- expertise requests
- reference requests
- getting back in touch
