Two
Hats on One Head
We
all wear many hats these days but in this case, it makes perfect sense. Thumbprint
Endeavors, which started out as Educational Consulting firm in 1993, is returning to its roots -- Environmental and Educational Consulting. During my 30+ years in education, I
have employed a wide range of active teaching and learning methodologies
including field trips, hands-on activities, inquiry, project-based learning and
recently, I've explored the innovative “flipped classroom” approach. Students have changed and so
must the pedagogy we use in order to create the successful life-long
learners for this rapidly changing world.
Not
only have I acquired depth and breadth over time and in many locations, I also have gained extensive knowledge of educational facilities. For three years prior to graduate
school, I worked for Dodge Reports in Cincinnati. Talk about an education! McGraw Hill made
sure that all of their Construction News Reporters had extensive training prior
to hitting the streets to compile information for the Dodge Reports. Then there was the continuing on-the-job
training that took place as I talked everyday with architects, engineers,
planners, and project managers on construction sites. Add that to acting as my
own GC on a couple of new houses and several major renovation projects.
Then
more recently serving as Project Liaison for the New Classroom Building at
Wright State. Again working with architects and engineers through all phases of
plan development, gathering information from campus users, meeting with
instructional and technology consultants, right up to and including weekly
construction progress meetings in the site trailer. More OTJ training and I
love it. Of course, the icing on the
cake for me is that the building will be LEED certified, what level is yet to
be determine but we are hoping for Gold.
So, I think you'll agree that it is very appropriate that I wear both my Education hat and my
Environmental hat to tap into my wealth of knowledge to benefit students and
teachers, on all levels. My mission with consulting with clients in the areas of Education and
Educational Environments is to utilize my expertise to create
optimal learning facilities that are Green, healthy facilities coupled with Best
Practices in teaching and learning.
Give me a call or send an me email so we can get started! Thanks.
