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Bart Hays

Currently Teaching Coordinated Science at Helix Charter High School in La Mesa, California. My classes are participating in a National Institutes of Health (NIH) financed study known as a Science Education Partnership Award (SEPA grant). This is a partnership between, Helix Charter High School, Morse High School the Medical School at the University of California San Diego, and the San Diego Science Alliance.

Life (condensed)

At birth, I was sentenced to serve 17 years in the gulag of suburbs surrounding Chicago. My warden firmly ascribed to the motto, "Arbeit Macht Frei". Freedom was granted to those who embraced a value structure that judged human worth by materialistic and racial standards. Unable to accept these conditions, my only option was escape. Immediately after high school, what began as a mental escape became physical -- warmth and freedom were mine! Eventually, I received a degree in English from The University of the South in Sewanee Tennessee. However this odyssey had several stops along the way with substantial time in San Francisco and Sydney, Australia. In addition, the time was punctuated by several personally important events, like illness, death in the family, introduction to the Baha'i Faith, love and marriage. I started teaching in a small Southern Appalachian elementary school in Sequatchie, Tennessee. From there, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and another BA at Florida Atlantic University. Next came Bolivia where I taught in the American Schools in Cochabamba and Santa Cruz, then started and ran the California Language Institute in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. After several years in South America, my wife, Leslie, and I returned to the U.S. so I could earn a Masters in Educational Administration at San Diego State University. About that time 2 daughters arrived and we decided to stay for awhile in San Diego. I taught science at Morse High School for many years and have now expanded the grant I am working with to incorporate Helix Charter High School. If you really want more info about me, e-mail and ask for my resume.

Professional Involvements and Activities

• San Diego Science Educators Association
• San Diego Science Alliance
• California Science Teachers Association
• CUE Computer Using Educators
• National Science Teachers Associations

Computers in Education

I am particularly interested in how computers are used in education. Toward that end, I produced a report on benchmark schools and their use of computer networks. I have also created a Technology Guide for Teachers which contains ideas, links and a package of download-able HTML tools.

Links to Other Interests

These links are extensive and divided into categories which include: Search Engines, Directories, General References, Science Interests, Other Academic Interests, and HTML Guides, Tools and Examples. These sites are old and since addresses and content of sites change a lot, the links are not guaranteed to work nor has the content been reviewed. They reflect what I believed to be useful or interesting at the time they were bookmarked.