About Dr. O
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I was originally born in the Chicago suburbs, I have lived in quite a few places since then; Chicago, Michigan, back to Chicago, Atlanta, St. Louis, Back to Chicago, Pennsylvania, and now phew... in good old Phoenix, which has been my home for the last 19 years.
I received my Bachelors of Arts with a major in Film/Video production, with an emphasis in animation special effects. In my earlier life... I was an animation cameraman/ optical printer, animation director, inker, painter and film editor. (The company I worked for won an Academy Award for Technological Achievement in Film) I worked on feature films, TV promos for Disney, commercials, documentary films and children's videos such as Gymboree and Videosmarts. I won a Copperwing Award at the Phoenix Film Festival in 2005 for "Best Educational Film" and my students got to meet Kevin Bacon and Kyra Sedgewick. (I am now 1 degree from Kevin Bacon.
After enjoying working on children's educational videos, I decided to get into education where I received my Masters in Elementary Education from ASU. I also have my middle school endorsement, and completed the Doctoral Ed.D. program at Arizona State University studying Education in Leadership and Innovation . My dissertation was on the effects of didactic movie making on students 21st century learning skills and science content in the middle school classroom.
My wife and I have two children one that attends Pope John XXIII Catholic School and one that attending Xavier College Preparatory. We have a dog, 1 cockatiel birds, and a garden. My current life as a teacher is fulfilling! and Wonderful! I enjoy teaching and seeing the students excel in curriculum and technology.
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