Meet the Teacher

Name: Doug DeCamilla, MS. Ed.
School: Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School
Grade:  3

Mission for the Class:

As an educator, I strongly believe that I should encourage all of my students to love learning! Developing life-long learners can be a difficult task!  Therefore, I tell each of my students:

1.  GIVE IT YOUR BEST!
2.  YOU ARE IMPORTANT AND SPECIAL!
3.  HAVE FUN!

Experience:

4th Grade: 1993 -1995
3rd Grade: 1995 to present
Retired: United States Navy Reserves (USNR), 1981 –2001
Adjunct Professor: Cairn University – Langhorne, PA 1999 – 2002
Adjunct Professor: University of Southern Maine – Gorham, Maine 2002 to 2011

About the Teacher:                

Favorite :Author:  Dick King-Smith
Favorite Book: Harry’s Mad
Favorite Food: Any Italian dish!
Favorite Snack: Chocolate
Favorite Sport: Swimming
Favorite Subject: Science
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Music: Jazz or Classical
Favorite Activity: Spending time with my family

Education:

Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education, 1993 Master of Science in Education , 2000
Certified as a “Highly Qualified Teacher”   

Other “hats” I wear: I am married with three grown children. In addition to my teaching duties, I am currently the 3rd Grade Team Leader at Harriet Beecher Stowe Elementary School.

Professional Publications:

DeCamilla, D. (2004). The Longfellow Links Internet Project: An Example of Technology Integration (pp. 390-392) In Early Childhood Education Today, Ninth Edition. George S. Morrison.  Upper Saddle River, New Jersey: Prentice Hall.

AWARDS:  

           ACTEM Teacher of the Year, 2000

           ALUMNI of the Year, Cairn University, 2001

           ACADEMIC Excellence Webpage Award, 2002, Lightspan – Plato Learning, Inc.

Special Honors:

Appointment by Governor Angus King to the State of Maine Learning
Technology Task Force in August of 2000. The Task Force was charged with
the responsibility of recommending the best use of the $50 million technology
endowment established by the State Legislature.

 

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