Leif Segen
1551 4
th
Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
leif.segen@gmail.com
319.440.9265
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mr_segen
Creator of learning environments that empower learners to collaborate and build theid community
Certification
Code.org CS Principles Facilitator
Licensed Teacher in Iowa & NJ
Virtues Project
Facilitator
Experience
Teacher / Manager
Cedar Rapids Comm Sch Dist
Cedar Rapids, IA, 2015 – Present
Founded
Kennedy Computer Science Academy
: 9
th
-12
th
graders learning web dev and game design through team projects
Launched and sunsetted "McKinley GO"
High School: AP Java, AP Principles, web dev., game dev., cybersec), physics (AP-C)
Middle School: web- and game-design
Prior Teaching
Where
Various 9-12, Central IA, '11-'15
Various K-12, NJ, '09-'11
Rutgers University, NJ, '09-'10
What
Taught: chemistry, Earth science, engineering (
CAD
, digital electronics), physics, statistics
Advisor: Programming Club, ExploraVision (
national 1
st
place winners
)
Developer
Segen Consulting, LLC
Custom web app for employee data - 1,300 individuals across 30 locations
Tech:
Server maintenance
(LAMP, Google Cloud Platform),
Custom front end
(HTML, CSS, JS, jQuery),
MVC
(CakePHP framework),
Business logic
(PHP),
Database design
(MySQL),
Transactional comms
(SendGrid)
UX: Interviews, Wireframes, Documentation
Various educational logistics solutions
and more!
Trainer
CompSci Teacher Workshops
NewBoCo
,
Iowa, 2017-now
Code.org
,
Atlanta & Austin
Conceptual Assessments
ActiveGrade
&
SBG
Cedar Rapids, IA, 2015
AIW
& Science Instruction
Nevada, IA, 2015
Education
B.S. physics
, 2009 Rutgers University
M.Ed. Physical Science Education
, 2010
Rutgers University
Agile in Edu
, NewBoCo, 2017
Discourse and Social Transformation: Achieving Coherence
,
ISGP
Research
Visual Instruction for Augmented Reality-Assisted Learning
, ARLab, Iowa State University, 2015
Quantitative FRAP Measurements of Lipid Bilayers
, Augsberg College & U of Minnesota, 2008
Search for the States in
8
B via
7
Be + d
, Oak Ridge National Lab, 2007
School Climate Supporting Social-Emotional Learning,
Rutgers Social and Emotion Learning Laboratory
, 2006
Skills
Systems
Agile Development
Technical
Coding: Android, Arduino, Java, Processing, Python, VPython, VCS
WebDev (front end): HTML, JS/JQuery, CSS, Bootstrap, WordPress
WebDev (back end): Database Design, Google Apps Script, Google Cloud Platform, AJAX, PHP, SQL, SendGrid
Other: ARToolKit,
Coda.io
early adopter
Memberships
Computer Science Teachers Association
ΦΒΚ
(Phi Beta Kappa),
2008 Inductee
Interests
Community Building
junior youth spiritual empowerment program
Finance
tax prep, cryptocurrency
volunteer organizational treasurer
Music
guitar, trombone, tuba