Resume for Greg Lopatka

Resume for Greg Lopatka

Professional Background

Present Position: Self employed consultant. Retired after 39 years of service with the Chicago Public Schools.

Degree	Major	University	Year
Bachelor of Education	Math and Education	Northeastern Illinois	1962
Master of Education	Admin. & Supervision	Loyola of Chicago	1967

Other Training
(Seminars, Graduate Courses, and Workshops)

Area Institution

Seasons and Biomes	University of Alaska, Fairbanks 2007
Classroom Internet	Bureau of Ed. & Research 2001
Using the Internet	Institute for Ed. Development 2000
Internet Strategies	Bureau of Ed. & Research 1999
Educational Technology	Midwest Visual 1997-98
GLOBE Workshop	William & Mary College 1996
Communicable Diseases	Museum of Surgical Sciences 1996
GLOBE Workshop	University Of Illinois Urbana 1995
Educational Technology	Midwest Visual 1994
Hands on Science	Oak Brook 1994
Hubble Space Telescope	Adler Planetarium 1993
Test Tube Zoo	Brookfield Zoo 1993
Conservation	Chicago Academy of Science 1993
Zoology	Shedd Aquarium 1992
Physics	Argonne National Lab 1992
Physiology	Museum of Science & Industry 1992
Volcanology	Museum of Natural History 1992
Dinosaurs	Museum of Natural History 1992
Audio Visual Ed (Laser Disk)	Optical Data Corp. 1992
Anthropology	Adler Planetarium 1991
Hands on Biology	North Eastern Ill. University 1991
Ecology	National Louis University 1991
Math Methods	CPS Staff Development 1991
Writing Composition	CPS Staff Development 1991
Microcomputer	CPS Staff Development 1990
Chemical Education	CPS Staff Development 1990
Microscopy	Argonne National Lab 1990
Spectral Analysis	Argonne National Lab 1989
Visualizations in Sci.Computing	Adler Planetarium 1989
Making a Telescope	Adler Planetarium 1988
Evening Sky	Adler Planetarium 1987
Halley's Comet	Adler Planetarium 1986
Commodities	Security Schools 1985
Night Sky	Adler Planetarium 1984
Exploring Space by Computer	Adler Planetarium 1983
Physical Education Ice Hockey	College of DuPage 1982
Environmental Studies	George Williams College 1977
Using the Telescope	Adler Planetarium 1977
Outdoor Education	Northern Illinois University 1976

Teaching Positions

School                            Level                   Subjects                             Year
Beethoven                    5th                      Departmental Science         1963-63
Beethoven                    3rd                     General Classroom             1964-67
Beethoven                    4th                     General Classroom             1968-70
Beethoven                    4th                     ESEA Reading                    1971-72
Beethoven                   School                Audio-Visual Coordinator 1973-74
Camp Ravenswood     11th&12th          Guidance Counselor           1974-75
Camp Ravenswood     3rd-8th               Naturalist                            1975-76
Camp Ravenswood    Administrator     Coordinator                        1976-80
Randolph                   6th                     General Classroom              1980-81
Randolph                   7th-8th               Language Arts                     1982-84
Randolph                   7th-8th               Departmental Science          1985-86
Randolph                   4th-8th              Science LabTeacher              1986-98
Randolph                   4th-6th              Technology Coordinator      1998-00
Randolph                  Science LabTeacher and Webmaster               2000-01

Visit the following web site to see the web page that I created and some of the school activities.
http://schools.cps.k12.il.us/randolph/

Administrative Positions

Place Title Year

Camp Ravenswood Resident Camp Coordinator 1976-80
Randolph Assistant Principal 1989-90

Other Positions

Chicago Park Dist.Recreation Leader                                             1960-65
Downers Grove South High Hockey Club President                        1976-82
Downers Grove Little League Coach                                               1969-75
Downers Grove Junior Hockey Coach                                            1979-81
Downers Grove Bantam Hockey Coach                                          1984-86
Collins Commodities Employee Instructor                                     1986-87
St. Rita High School Varsity Hockey Coach                                   1988-95
Adler Planetarium Week-end & Summer Astronomy Instructor     1980-92
Adler Planetarium Sky Show Presenter                                           1987-89
Chicago Teachers Union Delegate at Randolph                              1986-2000
Astronomy Guest Speaker at Suburban Libraries                          1985-98
GLOBE Teacher Trainer at U. of IL Urbana                              August 1995
Gifted Aerospace Teacher Trainer                                              July 1996
GLOBE Teacher Trainer at Drexel U. in Philadelphia                August, 1996
GLOBE Teacher Trainer at University of Iowa                          October, 1997
GLOBE Teacher Trainer at Ohio Aerospace Institute                November, 1996
Gifted Star Lab Teacher Trainer                                                February 1997
GLOBE Teacher Trainer at U of IL Urbana                              March, 1997
GLOBE Teacher Trainer at U of New Hampshire                     April, 1997
GLOBE Teacher Trainer at U of Colorado                               January, 1998
Gifted Aerospace Teacher Trainer                                          July, 1997-98
Gifted Star Lab Teacher Trainer                                              July, 1997-98
GLOBE Teacher Trainer at Ohio Aerospace Institute              November, 1998
GLOBE Teacher Trainer at New Mexico                                  May, 1999
Teacher Trainer for Area 7 HUB Web Page design                   July 1999
Web Page design for Area 7 HUB                                            September 1999
GLOBE Teacher Trainer at Charleston SC                              October, 1999
GLOBE Teacher Trainer at Westchester PA                             October, 2000                                                                   GLOBE Teacher Trainer at Naperville School District              September 2003 to 2015

Efficiency Ratings

Place                          Administrator                Rating                          Year
Beethoven                Theodore H Lewis           Superior                      1964-67
Beethoven                Dr. Melvin Lubershane   Superior                       1968-74
Camp Ravenswood Daniel Trahey                  Superior                      1975-80
Randolph                Richard Firman               Superior                       1980-85
Randolph                Dr.Schroeder                   Superior                       1986-87
Randolph                Spencer Adams               Superior                       1988-89
Randolph                Theodore Washington    Superior                       1989-98
Randolph                James Felton                  Superior                       1999-00