Mark Whitman

Owner, The K-12 Teaching & Learning Center

6515 Indian Meadow Drive
West Lafayette, IN 47906

voice: (765) 463-7519

Last Updated: 02/18/2004

Education, Professional Experience, Publications, Presentations
The Bridge Builder
The K-12 Teaching & Learning Center

HIGHER EDUCATION
1981 Doctor of Philosophy 1977 Master of Science 1971 Bachelor of Science	Education Administration Purdue University West Lafayette, IN. Education Administration Purdue University West Lafayette, IN. Chemistry University of Indianapolis Indianapolis, IN.
Collegiate Honors:	Student Body Vice-President Who's Who Among American College Athletes Varsity Basketball
Education Certifications:	Superintendent Secondary School Administration Chemistry /Mathematics
Dissertation:	Organizational Conflict & Collective Negotiations in Public Education. Major Professor: Charles E. Kline
MILITARY SERVICE
1972 - 1974	Interrogator/Translator Fulda, Germany
1972	Army Intelligence School Fort Huachuca, Arizona
1971-1972	Defense Language Institute Monterey, California

CURRENT PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
2000-	Owner The K-12 Teaching & Learning Center
PAST PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1997-2000	Project Manager ACCESS INDIANA Teaching & Learning Center
1994-1997	Project Consultant ACCESS INDIANA Office of the Governor/Indiana Department of Education
1992-1999	Technology Planning Consultant The InterDesign Group, Inc. Indianapolis, IN.
1996-1997	Interim Executive Director Indiana Community Network Association
1994-1995	Adjunct Faculty University of Indianapolis
1989-1992	Director of Computer Services School of Education Purdue University West Lafayette, IN.
1985-1989	Director of Program Development Tippecanoe School Corporation Lafayette, IN.
1976-1987	Classroom Teacher and Coach Chemistry, Science Research, Mathematics/Tennis, Basketball W.H. Harrison High School Tippecanoe School Corporation Lafayette, IN.
1974-1976	Classroom Teacher and Coach Eighth-Grade Science/Basketball Tippecanoe Junior High School Lafayette School Corporation Lafayette, IN.
PROFESSIONAL/EDUCATION ACTIVITIES and ORGANIZATIONS
1999-2004	Purdue University: Friends of Convocations Advisory Board
1998-2002	Tippecanoe School Corporation: Board of School Trustees
1985-1997	Indiana Academy of Science
1985-1997	Phi Delta Kappa
1993-1995	International K-12 Public Domain LinkWay Archive, Archivist
1992-1995	Council of Great Lakes Governors, Pioneering Partners in Education, Advisory Board Appointee for the State of Indiana
1998-1992	Greater Lafayette Chamber of Commerce, Golden Apple Excellence in Teaching Awards Selection Committee
1988-1991	Indiana Corporation for Science and Technology, Education Advisory Committee
1986-1989	Indiana Junior Academy of Science, State Director
1974-1985	National Education Association
1980-1981	Tippecanoe Education Association, Chief Negotiator

PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATIONS
"Access Indiana Connects: Simplifying Internet Technologies for Indiana's Schools" The JOURNAL, Indiana School Boards Association, Winter, 1999, 45(1), 16,17,19,27.
"K-12 Wireless Computing Is Here - Are You Ready?" The JOURNAL, Indiana School Boards Association, Summer, 1998, 44(3), 16,17,19,27.
"ACCESS INDIANA Connects Up Public Schools" The JOURNAL, Indiana School Boards Association, Winter, 1995, 41(1), 21,22,38.
Technology with a Plan: The Beech Grove Model" With Drews, S., Showalter, B., Spelde, T. The JOURNAL, Indiana School Boards Association, Fall, 1993, 39(4), 16-20, 35.
"Secondary Applications of the Purdue Three-Stage Model" With Moon, S. M., Feldhusen, J.F., Powley, S.P., Nidiffer, N. Gifted Child Today, May/June, 1993, 16(3), 2-9.
BOOK BROWSER for Grades 3-6 With Longest, C. Instructional Technology Services, Inc. March 1990.
"Integrated Instructional Management Systems and Outcome-Based Education" With Lambert, P. T.H.E. Journal, September, 1989, 17(2), 58-60.
"Asking the Right Questions About Technology" The Executive Educator, March, 1989.
"Partners Into The Next Century" IBM Educators' Report, 1988, 5(1), 11.
It's A Gas: A Study of Ideal Gas Laws 1985, Diversified Educational Enterprises, Lafayette, Indiana.
"Updating the Atomic Theory in General Chemistry" Journal of Chemical Education, 1984, 61(11), 952-956.
"Discovering Watson's Crick in High School Chemistry" Journal of Chemical Education, 1984, 61(3), 236.
"Compulsory versus Voluntary Conciliation in Indiana Public School Bargaining" Journal of Collective Negotiations in the Public Sector, 1983, 12(1), 71-77.
"Treat 'Em To Tchaikovsky" Journal of Chemical Education, 1983, 60(3), 229.
"Insights Into Indiana Public School Collective Bargaining" With Kline C.E., Indiana School Boards Association Journal, 1982, 28(1), 5-8.
"Teaching Techniques and Methods" Edited with Herron, J.D. Source Book for Chemistry Teachers, 1981, American Chemical Society, 113-124.