Darren+Wilson

> I will be teaching Web Mastering on A Days and will be serving as the Instructional Technology Specialist on B Days.
 * **What will you be teaching this year?**

> This is my seventeenth year to teach. I am starting my sixth year in [|Irving]. I taught Web Mastering at [|Irving High] for three years and most recently I was the ITS at [|Hanes Elementary]. Before coming to Irving, I was a high school band director.
 * **Are you a new teacher or do you have previous experience (where and for how long)?**

> There has always been an effort here to “do school” the absolute best, most effect way possible…even if that means doing things differently. I like the creative approaches being used here and hope to become a better teacher and learner.
 * **What brought you to the Academy?**

> I have been married to my wife Buffy for sixteen years. She teaches [|2nd Grade] at Brown Elementary here in Irving. We have two beautiful daughters, [|Kate] (4) and [|Laura] (10). I love to learn how to do new things. In the last two years, I have learned how to restore and shoot my own [|semi-automatic assault rifle] and have also taught myself digital photography. The digital photography has evolved into a[|very nice side-business for me]. The rifle, however, has not.
 * **Tell us something about yourself - hobbies, fun facts, etc.**

> I want to get to know everyone so I will be better prepared to help them once school begins. I also want to get a better “big picture” in my mind about the Academy.
 * **What would you like to learn over the next four days? You can add to this question as the week progresses.**

I created a six weeks unit to use with my **Intro to Web** students. The unit consists of 15 self-paced lessons/activities and a student project. I integrated the core competencies and specifically the employability skills in a way that students have to incorporate them to complete their work successfully. I was able to create a layered curriculum document and an assessment rubric to assess their progress. Please see my class website in development here: [|**www.darrenwilson.net/new**] (temporary url)
 * Weds-Thurs Activities**


 * [|Layered Curriculum Document] ||
 * [|Student Project Rubric] ||