Hi there. This is basically a simple web site that I use when I have to tell about what I do.
My name is Reuben A. Rubio, II. The gal up there is my wife, Kathleen. I love her. :) We have raised seven kids together - well, I guess we're just past the halfway point on that one.
I am the Director of Accreditation and Assessment for the School of Education at Spring Arbor University. I have been with Spring Arbor since 2001.
I teach in our teacher ed program: courses in ed tech, science (content) for elementary, and info literacy for reading minors. I also teach in our COR (general education) program: issues and culture, and the Christian in the contemporary world.
This is my educational background:
- PhD, University of Michigan, Science Education and Technology
- MS, University of Michigan, Nuclear Engineering
- BS, University of New Mexico, Nuclear Engineering
Here are a few things I do or have done professionally:
- Author or co-author of all MDE program accreditation folios for Spring Arbor from 2001-present
- Principal Author, Spring Arbor University School of Education TEAC Inquiry Brief, 2011 (yes, we did get accredited)
- Consortium for Outstanding Achievement in Teaching with Technology (COATT): Treasurer (2007-current), Founding President (1999-2003)
- President, Jackson Area Home Educators, 2008-present; Athletic Director, 2012-present
- Treasurer, Ballet5:8, 2012-present
- Board Member, Michigan Association of Computer Users in Learning, 2002-2010
- President, Directors and Representatives of Teacher Education Programs in Michigan, 2009-10; webmaster, 2004-present
- Bass player, occasional worship team leader, occasional pinch-preacher, and previous Local Board of Administration member, Caring Community Church, 1996-present
- Assorted roles working with the Michigan Department of Education, 2002-2010: NP Endorsement Committee, 7th Standard ELSMT/PSMT Committee, Elementary Education Review Committee, Committee of Scholars for University of Phoenix application for teacher preparation status
- Principal Author, Spring Arbor University School of Education NCATE Institutional Report, 2004 (yes, we did get accredited)
- Director, Ferguson Center for Technology-Aided Teaching, Albion College, 1996-2001
- Director of Small Groups and Worship Team Leader (not quite my official title, but that's what I did), Cornerstone Christian Church, 1994-1995
- Graduate Research Assistant, School of Education, University of Michigan, 1991-1996
- Member of Technical Staff, Sandia National Laboratories, 1984-1989