Gender

Male

Location

Soquel, CA

Subject(s) I Teach or Learning Interest Area

Leadership Coaching & Digital Media

Twitter (use full Twitter link)

https://thomdunks

More About Me

Thom is the former Director of Technology at the Santa Cruz County Office of Education in California. Previously, he was a school principal in the Monterey Bay Area for 25 years. Thom began his career as an elementary and middle school teacher. He is a technology staff development presenter and was one of the 20 founding cadre members of the Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL) in the state of California. Thom’s undergraduate major at San Jose State University was Broadcast Communications. He studied radio, television, and film. Thom holds a Masters Degree in School Administration from the University of San Francisco. In his former school district, Thom created a school wide closed circuit broadcast system as the first component of a multi-media center. A rather sophisticated video production studio was developed for elementary students and staff. Thom leads trainings and activities nationally in all areas of technology. Specifically, in multimedia technology, he trains others in the use of computers, video, and digital photography. He has provided training in many multimedia presentations, desktop publishing, video production, digital editing, podcasting, and Internet research. The relationship between our schools and the community is among Thom’s highest professional priorities. Technology and the Arts are both phenomenal conduits to nurture and enhance those relationships. We, in education, have a great story to tell and we have awesome tools at our fingertips to do just that. For Information About Workshops, Staff Trainings, or Consultation tdunks@santacruz.k12.ca.us