Normand A. Léveillée

Curriculum Vitae

Vouloir, c'est pouvoir! = Where there's a will, there's a way! (French proverb)

EDUCATION

  • Bachelor of Philosophy, University of Louvain, Belgium 1958
  • Bachelor of Theology, University of Louvain, Belgium 1960
  • Master of Education, Rhode Island College 1963
  • Advanced Graduate Courses in Administration, Rhode Island College 1968-1975
  • Workshop in Special Education, Rhode Island College 1977
  • National Correspondence Schools: Advanced Electronics, 1965
  • Group Process Workshop, 1972
  • IBM Multimedia Training, Boston, 1989
  • IBM Novell Networking Workshop, 1992
  • Television & Telecommunications, New England Institute of Technology 1995
  • TCI Scholar, Multimedia & Video Training, Denver 1995
  • Intensive Personal Training by local TCI Personnel 1993 - 1996
  • Advanced Television Productions, New England Institute of Technology 1996
  • Video Studio Productions/Graphics, New England Institute of Technology 1997
  • HTML Authoring Online Courses, Virtual University 1999
  • National Genealogical Society - Home Study Course & Online Course 1998 - 2000

EXPERIENCE

North Kingstown School Department - 30 years
  • Teacher of French in the Elementary Grades 1960 - 1964
  • Teacher of French at the Junior & Senior High School 1964 - 1970
  • Foreign Language Supervisor 1964 - 1970
  • Assistant Principal at the High School 1970 - 1972
  • Set up and supervised the Closed Circuit Television Studio
  • Assistant Principal at Davisville Middle School 1972-1974
  • Principal of Davisville Middle School 1974 - 1979
  • Teacher of French at the High School 1980 - 1990
  • Coaching: Golf 1980 - 1989 & Girls Tennis 1986-1988
Exeter-West Greenwich Junior/Senior High School 1990 - 2004
  • Teacher of the Talented And Gifted (2/5 position)
  • TV Productions Coordinator
  • Teacher of French
  • EWG WebMaster and Technology Consultant
  • Adult Education - Introduction to Computers
  • Group Process Facilitator
  • Television/Telecommunications Teacher (2/5 position)
  • Chairperson, EWG Technology Committee
  • EWG Technology Mentor
  • Retired in August 2004
  • EWG TV Studio renamed the "Norm Leveillee Studio" - "Mr. LEV" - in January 2005
Other
  • LEV Electronics (personally owned company): repair and maintenance of audio-visual equipment, 1965-1971
  • Revision Author and Consultant, C.E. Merrill Publishing Co. 1968 - 1970
  • Group Process Facilitator, North Kingstown Schools 1976 - 1987
  • Multimedia (IBM & PC)Workshops
    1. EWG High School 1991 - 1993
    2. Vermont Academy August 1992
    3. Wareham High School 1993 - 1994
  • Foreign Language Workshop
    1. EWG High School, February 1992
    2. Ledyard High School, October 1992
    3. Daniel Hand H.S. CT, March 1993
    4. Wareham High School, March 1993
  • IBM Educational Instruction Specialist, 1989 - 1995
  • Telecommunications Workshop - Technology & Learning
    1. Gaining the Online Edge 1994
    2. Integrating Telecommunications in the Curriculum 1995
    3. Telecommunications - TECC BBS 1994 - 1996
  • WebMaster, Cold Spring Properties Townhouse Association, NH 1996 - present
  • Videographer/Photographer, Town of West Greenwich, RI 1996 - 2003
  • WebMaster, Breaking Ranks in the Ocean State, RI 1999 - 2000
  • Webmaster for personal websites:
        www.leveillee.net
        www.kateritekakwitha.org
  • Editor and author of Késsinnimek-Roots-Racines, a current online magazine devoted to genealogy, native american, family, religion.
    Created 1 Feb 2003 and ceased publication Dec 2007. CD Available

GRANTS & AWARDS

  • National Defense Education Act Scholarship Grant University of North Carolina 1962
  • Fullbright Scholarship Grant , Sorbonne, Paris 1968
  • Journal Bulletin Mini-Grants 1985 & 1986
  • Tandy Educational Grant for Portable Computers 1988
  • Articles published in
    1. Portable 100 Magazine, Oct 1989
    2. Media & Methods, Oct 1991
    3. Technology & Learning, Apr 1992, Oct 1993 & Feb 1998
    4. Multimedia Solutions, Sep 1992
    5. Cable in the Classroom Feb 1998
  • IBM Teacher of the Year 1989 for Telecommunications in Foreign Languages
  • Rhode Island Technology Teacher of the Year, Technology & Learning Magazine and Microsoft Corporation, 1995 , 1996 & 1997
  • Television/Telecommunications Program highlighted as an exemplary program in Classroom Connect "Students as Experts" textbook series, Mar 1998

COMMUNITY SERVICE

  • Teacher Volunteer in the EWG Jr/Sr High School, 1990 - 2004
  • West Greenwich Tax Board of Review, 1974 - 2003
  • West Greenwich Home Rule Charter Commission, 1996
  • Videographer for town activities in Exeter and West Greenwich, 1992 - 2003

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