Curricula Vitae

Resume
Jeffrey Duane Hager

( aka J.D. Hager, Mister Hager, Van Hagar )
Objective

Positive change through creative expression.

Education

Exploratorium Teacher’s Institute
  • Fun, hands-on science (July 2009)

California State University, East Bay - Multiple Subject Teaching Credential
  • CLAD emphasis, 3.95 GPA (Jan. – Dec. 2004)
  • Science Authorization

Cabrillo College, Aptos, CA  - Personal & Professional Development
  • 4.0 GPA, Alpha Gamma Sigma Honor Society (1997 – 2003)
  • 60 units of computer, language, and writing classes

University of California, Santa Cruz  - B.A. Psychobiology
  • Graduation June 1993, Minor Anthropology (1988 – 1993)
  • Honors Biology Comprehensive Exam


Teaching Experience

Teaching
  • Science, Environmental Science, Video Production, Stone Valley Middle School, SRVUSD (April 2005 - Present)
  • Technology Teacher (long term sub), Alamo Elementary School, SRVUSD (Feb-March, 2005)
Student Teaching
  • Grade 5, Parkside Elementary, Richard Jacobs, PUSD (Sept. – Nov. ’04)
    CLAD, SDAIE, ongoing assessment, staff development, and grade level planning.
  • Grade 2, Bancroft Elementary, Carol Sullivan, MDUSD (Feb. – May ’04)
    Teacher-parent communication, differentiated instruction, and classroom management.

Camp Director
  • San Ramon Valley Skate Camp, Director and Instructor (2001 – 2003)

Surfrider Foundation
  • Education Outreach, grades 2 – 8, Monterey Bay Chapter (1998 – 2000)


Skills and Achievements

Teaching
  • 2012 - Alamo Rotary Teacher of the Year
  • 2012 - PTA Honorary Service Award
  • 2012 - Distinguished Content Creator Award, nextvista.org
  • 2011 - Teacher Video of the Year, nextvista.org (Bohr Model of the Atom) 
  • 2010-2016 -  Stone Valley School Garden Coordinator
  • 2010 - 2012 - SRVEA Site Rep
  • 2009 - ACSA Outstanding Educator Award
  • 2008 - Exploratorium Teacher Institute
  • 2005 - 2013 - Coaching (Cross Country, Ultimate Frisbee)

Creative Writing
  • Poetry and Short Stories.
  • Finalist, Santa Cruz County Poetry Slam Team, 1997
  • Winner: Sundberg Grant-English Division Endowed Scholarship
  • First Place, Bookshop Santa Cruz Short Story Contest, 2004
  • Author of multiple published short fictions
  • Pushcart Prize Nominee, 2015
  • Fiction Editor, Intrinsick Mag
  • MG Novel in progress, stay tuned. (​The Curse of Loma Prieta)

Ultimate Frisbee
  • WFDF World Champion, Double Happiness, San Francisco,CA (1995)
  • National Collegiate Champion, U.C. Santa Cruz (1991)
  • Captain, UCSC Men’s Team, (1992 - 1993)

Gardening and Photography
  • 15 units Horticulture classwork, Diablo Valley College (2008-2011)
  • Certified Docent, Ruth Bancroft Garden (2015)
  • Design and construction of Stone Valley Middle School Garden (2010-2017)
  • Website flora-file.com, with 20,000+  flora-loving followers on Tumblr
  • Just look at my Garden
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