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Thomas Walsh Jr

Instructor - Iowa State University / Ames Community Schools (retired)

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Thomas Walsh Jr. has been a teacher for over 39 years with service at the elementary level for 34 years, primarily with the Ames Community Schools (ACS). His experience included teaching conversational English at a trilingual Japanese school in Costa Rica and a private school in Chile during sabbatical leaves from ACS. In 2006, 2008, 2011, and 2014 he provided staff development training in teaching strategies and conversational English at multiple-faith Pare dioceses schools in Tanzania, Africa using Strategies to Promote English Language Conversation in Tanzania, Africa (Walsh 2016) developed curriculum text materials. A Rotary Vocational Training Team (VTT) grant was completed in March of 2016, which sent Walsh as team leader with three selected trainers to five secondary schools located in the Mwanga District of Tanzania using the curriculum materials focusing on learning methodologies and English conversation. In recognition of his teaching and VTT grant work Walsh received the Rotary Guardian of Integrity award in 2017. During his ACS tenure six years were completed as an instructor for high ability T/G grade six students in the Extended Learning Program (ELP) facilitating project work in mathematics (i.e., probability, survey data, and Logo programming) and humanities (i.e., world history ancient civilizations to the medieval period). He taught mathematics using his text The Survey Toolkit published at Key Curriculum Press in 2009 with supplemental teaching materials and activities from The Survey Toolkit Resource Manual. Exploring Computer Science Using MicroworldsEX e-book was published at Logo Computer Systems, Inc. (LCSI) in 2013 and revised in 2017 has supported teaching of Logo code language and programming to ELP and regular education students. In 2020 Walsh wrote Exploring Computer Science Using Lynx, an adaptation of the MicroworldsEX e-book, published by LCSI and available at hppt://lynxcoding.club. In 2013 Walsh left the ACS and has been focused on his authoring projects, conference presenting, workshops, and adjunct teaching opportunities, including Rotary and BTZ projects. Conference PowerPoint presentations and workshops on the use of the Logo and survey curriculum programs have been made in the U.S. and internationally. Adjunct teaching has included upper elementary and middle school students’ instruction on MicroworldsEX (i.e., Logo programming code) for the Early Outreach Program (formerly OPPTAG) at Iowa State University during the summers of 2015-2019.

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