I grew up in Gainesville, Florida where I attended the University of Florida. My major at the UF was Fine Arts: Electronic Intermedia. While I always knew I wanted to work with the arts and computers, it wasn’t until returning to Eastside High School, my high school alma mater, as an employee that I discovered my desire to share my love of art and technology with students. There I worked as a computer lab operator and worked with students and faculty, providing assistance and instruction. Two years later, I moved to Southwest Florida and began my career as a teacher along with my wife who also teaches at the same school as me. I taught reading and art for three years before accepting my current position as a Digital Arts instructor at Diplomat Middle School in Cape Coral, Florida.

Throughout my seven years in the classroom, I have received several awards and recognitions. I was one of thirty-five Golden Apple finalists in 2008 as well as a recipient of the Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce Teacher of the Year Award in 2007. Last year I was recognized as my county’s Middle School Technical and Career Educator of the Year. I feel honored and humbled to be recognized for something I enjoy doing so much. I've been invited to present at this year's Florida Educational Technology Conference on the topic of "Tech Tools for Teachers on a Tight Budget." My mission in my profession is to positively impact as many lives of students as possible. I believe that sharing my knowledge and best practices is one way that I can do so and I look forward to sharing and learning with everyone. 

Outside of my profession, I have several hobbies and passions. In my spare time I enjoy traveling, going to museums, drawing and painting, playing piano, video gaming, digital photography, web design, podcasting, and working on other various computer related projects. An avid fan of ska music, I’ve created or maintained several ska music related websites and have developed websites and logos for several musicians and music industry gurus including a former House of Blues production director and tour manager for several “big name” acts. I provide freelance web design and graphic design outside of my music interests as well. I’m currently taking classes toward my Masters of Education with an emphasis on computer education.

Resume

Richard Andrew Jeter

Education

Presently Enrolled
Masters of Education: Curriculum and I struction
Computer Education,
University of Phoenix Online,
Phoenix, Arizona

Spring 1996
High School Diploma,
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Eastside High School,
Gainesville, Florida


Employment

August 2005 - Present
Digital Arts Instructor
Diplomat Middle School,
Cape Coral, Florida

September 2002 - June 2004
Reading Instructor
Lehigh Acres Middle School,
Lehigh Acres, Florida

Summer 2000
Bachelors of Fine Arts:
Electronic Intermedia
College of Art and Art History,
University of Florida,
Gainesville, Florida









August 2002 - June 2005
Art Instructor
Lehigh Acres Middle School,
Lehigh Acres, Florida

October 2000 - June 2002
Computer Lab Proctor
Eastside High School,
Gainesville, Florida

Accomplishments

2009 Lee County Schools Middle School Career and Tech Ed Teacher of the Year

2008 Finalist for the Golden Apples Award

2007 Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce "Excellence in Education" Teacher of the Year Award

August 2008 to Present
Volunteer and Commitee Member
Foundation for Lee County Public Schools Teacher Resource Center
Fort Myers, FL

August 2003 - June 2004
Sponsor for Eastside Artists and Illustrators
Lehigh Acres Middle School
Lehigh Acres, Florida


December 2001 - August 2001
City Appointed Member of Cultural Affairs Board and Beautification Board
Gainesville, Florida


Fall 1998
Volunteer at Imagination Station (Kid's Art Program)
Downtown Arts Festival
Gainesville, Florida





Fall 1999
RVDOS Advanced Video Projects Show
Gainesville, Florida




Spring 1999
The Picnic Solo Performance and Installation
Gainesville, Florida

Skills

Education Related Training and Certification
- Certified Technology Education 6-12
- Certified Art K-12
- Certified Middle Grades English
- Currently completing the Alternative Certification Program
- Completed all A.P.P.L.E.S. classes in April 2003
- CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) trained and certified
- CPR trained and certified
- Other training sessions attended include Technology, Sterling Quality, Impact Learning, Motivation and Learning, FCAT Reading and Writing, Making Curricular Connections Through Art, Reading Across the Curriculum, ESOL, Reflective Teaching and Quality Tools, etc.

Traditional Artistic Media
-Charcoal, Pastel, Pencil, Ink, Oil, Chalk, Watercolor, Clay, photography (35mm and digital cameras)

Non-Traditional Artistic Media
- Software: Adobe Photoshop, Metacreations Infini-D, Jasc Paint Shop Pro, 3D Canvas, Caligari Truespace, Poser, Elastic Reality, Adobe Morph, Media 100, Adobe Premiere, Macromedia and other related computer software
- Hardware: Digital Video Camera, Analog Video Editor, Video Cameras, Digital Still Camera, Scanner, and other related equipment.

Computer
- Software and Programming: Graphics Editing and Animation programs, 3D Modeling programs, Sonic Foundry Acid Pro, HTML Editing programs, HTML, Microsoft Office, etc.
- Operating Systems: Windows, MacOS, Unix, DOS
- Other Computer Skills: Video and Audio Manipulation and Production, Hardware Installation, Word Processing and Data Entry, etc.


* References and letters of recommendation are available upon request