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Welcome to Mr. Shealer's personal page. I teach Technology Education at Mount Nittany Middle in the afternoons and Park Forest in the mornings. I serve as the advisor for the Mount Nittany Technology Student Association (TSA) chapter. For more info. about the Tech Ed program and Mount Nittany TSA check the links to the left.

In addition to those roles, I also have instructed the summer SeaPerch Underwater ROV Camp and the Lego Robotics Camp.

Education
 
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA - Masters in Instructional Technology
Millersville University, Millersville, PA - BS in Technology Education
U.S. Army Carpentry and Masonry School, New Cumberland, PA
U.S. Army Interior Electrician School, Fort Leonard Wood, MO
Gettysburg Senior High, Gettysburg, PA


Experience

2003 - Present     State College School District, State College, PA
                            Technology Education Teacher, Middle School

1993-2003           Henry County Public Schools, Henry County Virginia
                            Technology Education Teacher, Bassett Middle School

2000-2003           Henry County Public Schools, Henry County Virginia
                            Smith River Environmental School Coordinator
 
Areas of Certification
 
Technology Education
English as a Second Language
Social Studies
Science
 
Awards / Recognition

2011 Citizen Power STEM Grant
2011 ITEEA Program Excellence Award
2010 TEEAP Program Excellence Award
2010 Dominion Foundation STEM Grant
2009 Pennsylvania Teacher of the Year Finalist
2008 Recognized in State College Magazine
2007 TEAP/ITEA Middle School Teacher of the Year Award
2006 Trout in the Classroom Grant, PFBC and Trout Unlimited
2006 TEAP Dr. Nevin Andre professional journal Article Award
2005 SCASD Grant, Project "Skyspy"
2004 SCASD Grant, Global Positioning Systems
2001 Recognized for teacher excellence with project "Robosub"
2000 Rufus W. Beamer Excellence Award for the "Into the Air with Math, Science and Technology" program.
2000 Virginia Department of Aviation Education Grant

Organizations

Technology Education Association of Pennsylvania - Member
International Technology and Engineering Educators Association - Member
Technology Student Association - Regional Coordinator, Board Member
KidTech - Board Member