Resume for Dr. Mike Muir

University of Maine at Farmington 252 Main Street Farmington, ME 04938

Middle Level Education

Former middle school teacher. 1998 Maine Middle Level Educator of the Year Award recipient. Worked Maine's prestigious Middle Level Education Institute for almost 10 years. Regular presenter at state & national middle level conferences. Key designer of the University of Maine at Farmington's Middle Level Education Program. Designed the Middle Level Education course at UMF. Taught graduate courses in Middle Level Education. Member of the Board of Directors of the Maine Association for Middle Level Education (MAMLE). Designed & implemented MAMLE's web site (www.mamleonline.org). Wrote articles on middle level topics, including the academic orientation of middle schools, and curriculum integration. Conducted extensive inservice on a wide variety of middle level concepts; everything from curriculum integration, to teaming, to developmental characteristics of young adolescents.

Meaningful Engaged Learning

Director of the Maine Center for Meaningful Engaged Learning (www.mcmel.org). Conducted research into what underachieving middle school students believe motivates them to learn. Developed a Meaningful Engaged Learning model. Wrote several articles about motivating and engaging teaching and learning (more in press). Conducted extensive inservice on Meaningful Engaged Learning including the following: Motivating Underachieving Students, Planning Lessons for Active Learning, Project and Problem Based Learning, the Multiple Intelligences Game, Making Math Units Engaging Through Real World Context, Making Social Studies Units Engaging Through Project Based Learning, Planning Integrated Curriculum with Students, Meaningful Assessment Strategies, the Foxfire Approach to Teaching and Learning.

Educational Technology

15 years of experience integrating technology into the curriculum and working with teachers to do the same. Wrote numerous articles and 3 books about educational technology. Co-wrote 2 curriculum guides for computer-based educational products from LEGO. Designed the Educational Technology course for Middle/Secondary majors at the University of Maine at Farmington. Has integrated technology extensively throughout his non-technology University courses. Taught graduate courses, worked numerous technology institutes, presented at numerous state and national conferences, and conducted inservice on integrating technology into the curriculum. Inservice conducted includes, Creating Web Pages, Introduction to HyperStudio, Project-Based Learning with Technology, Assessing Technology Projects, Integrating the Internet into the Curriculum, Keeping Students Safe on the Internet.

Academic Degrees

	Ed. D.	University of Maine	2000	Curriculum and Instruction
	M.Ed.	Lesley College	1989	Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Educational Technology
	B.A.	Colby College	1985	Mathematics/Computer Studies

Professional Experience

	Aug. 1999 - Present	University of Maine at Farmington	Assistant Professor of Education
	Aug. 1996 - Aug. 1999	University of Maine at Farmington	Practicum Supervisor
	Sept. 1995 - Aug. 1996	Skowhegan Area High School	Math Teacher
	Sept. 1990 - Aug. 1995	Skowhegan Area Middle School	Computer Resource Specialist
	Aug. 1989 - Oct. 1993	LEGO Dacta	Teacher Trainer & Consultant
	July 1989 - Aug. 1990	Maine Computer Consortium	Educational Technologist
	Sept. 1986 - Aug. 1989	Maine School Union #52	K-12 Computer Coordinator
	Apr. 1985 - Aug. 1989	Winslow High School	Math & Computer Teacher

Selected Publications

Books

But How Do I Use HyperStudio With Kids, International Society for Technology in Education, 1997

Kindling The Fire: A Classroom Guide to Curriculum-based HyperCard Projects, International Society for Technology in Education, 1995

Control Lab Resource Guide, LEGO Dacta, 1993

Fantastic Journey Through Minds and Machines, International Society for Technology in Education, 1990

Technic Control I Resource Guide, LEGO Dacta, 1990

Journal Articles

"What gets in the way for Underachievers?," Mainely Middle, Winter 2001

"Motivating Adolescents: Play to Their Strengths," Middle Ground, April 2000

"Academic Orientation of Middle Schools," Mainely Middle, Fall 1999

"Planning Integrative Curriculum with Skeptical Students," Middle School Journal, Nov. 1998

"The Technology Rich Classroom Project," Educational Multimedia and Hypermedia, June 1996

"James Beane on Myths and Misunderstandings of Integrative Curriculum," Mainely Middle, Winter 1994

"Looking at What Kids Know: A few Surprises," Teacher Research Journal, Fall 1994

"Putting Computer Projects at the Heart of the Curriculum," Educational Leadership, April 1994

"How Do You Run HyperCard Projects? The Approach at One School," The Computing Teacher, October 1992

"Building Houses and Learning HyperCard: An Introductory Lesson," The Computing Teacher, November 1991

"Logo and Artificial Intelligence In the High School," Journal of Computer Science Education, Summer 1991

"Talk & Draw: Logo and Artificial Intelligence," The Computing Teacher, April 1991

Other Publications

The Story of the Eight Year Story republished on the Web (www.8yearstudy.org), July 2000

Maine Association for Middle Level Education Web site, (web designer and web master) June 2000 to Present

What Underachieving Middle School Students Believe Motivates Them To Learn (Dissertation), May 2000

last updated May 2002