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T i b e r i u D r a g o i u L u c a

Work/School:

German European School Singapore (GESS)

2 Dairy Farm Lane,

Singapore, 677621

Phone: +65 6469 1131

tiberiu.dragoiu@gess.sg

Home: 55 Hume Ave, #05-06

Parc Palais, Singapore 598752

Home: +65 6952 5145

Mobile/Text: +001 732 319.0055 and/

or +65 9167 8910

tdragoiu@gmail.com

Skype: tdragoiu

EDUCATION Dec 2014 International Baccalaureate (IB) Certificate in Teaching & Learning, IBO

Bethel University, St Paul, MN, USA

Oct 2014 Master in Education (EdM)

Rutgers University, Graduate School of Education, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

Aug 2014

Feb 2013

Graduate Certificate in Educational Technology

Graduate Certificate endorsement in Gifted & Talented Education

Program offered by Rutgers University Continuing Studies, New Jersey, USA

July 2007 Supervisor Certificate

New Jersey Department of Education, New Jersey, USA

Oct 2004 Master of Science (M.Sc. in Physics)

Rutgers University, Faculty of Arts and Science, New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA

June 2001 Physical Science Teaching Certification

New Jersey Department of Education, New Jersey, USA

July 1996 Master’s (M.Sc.) Atomic Physics, Bachelor’s Science (B.Sc.) and Physics Teaching Certification

“Babes-Bolyai” University, Faculty of Physics / University Pedagogic Seminar, Cluj, Transylvania, Romania

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Aug 2016 –

June 2018

German European School Manila (GESM), European International School (EIS), Philippines

Teaching KS3 General Science grades 6-8, KS5 IGCSE Physics grades 9-10, IB Math Studies, and IB Physics SL/

HL. I also participated in the G4+CAS project Bantayan Island; advisor to the Model UN; introduced the program We

Share Solar; organized lead the extracurricular program International Masterclass hands-on Particle Physics.

Sept 2013 –

June 2016 The Hun School of Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Teaching physics, STEM program coordinator, Tennis, Track & Field asst. coach, and Innovation Team member.

In addition to the regular teaching, I taught the “Physics Preview” course during the summer academic program;

awarded $750 grant from PCJS of IEEE for the STEM club, $1500 grant (twice) from Hun Parents Assoc for

POCASOLA and Vernier equipment; invited talk at national AAPT conference Portland “Exploring Electricity from a

battery’s perspective”; presentation at the NJAIS conference “STEM club We Share Solar program at Hun”, Liberty

Science Center, NJ; attended the ATE program for physics faculty at Lee College, Houston; attended the Einstein

Plus teacher program at Perimeter Institute, Waterloo, Canada; organize, lead and present talks at the national AAPT

conference Sacramento; attended the QuarkNet program at Fermilab; reader/examiner for College Board-AP Seminar

Sept 2001 – Hillsborough High School, Hillsborough, New Jersey, USA

Aug 2018–

present German European School Singapore (GESS); Teaching IBDP Physics and Math, MYP Science, MUN advisor

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June 2013 Physics teacher

Teaching College Prep, Honors and AP Physics to high school students; advisor for FIRST Robotics team; offered

tenure in Sept 2004; I brought many guest speakers into the classroom; mentoring Rutgers University student teacher

during fall 2005, 2008, 2011; advisor for Science National Honor Society; advisor of Ski Club; advisor for Science

Olympiad team; team member in developing the CP, H and AP curriculum; writer and reviewer of the Physics Olympiad

competition; organizing many science-related field trips; serving as judge at various science fairs ; attended many PD

programs, awarded $750 for “Enhancing physics instruction with classroom response system (i>clickers)” by

Hillsborough Education Foundation (HEF)

Fall 2008,

2011, 2013

Spring 2009,

2010, 2013

Adjunct faculty physics instructor at …

Ramapo College-Mahwah, NJ; teaching “Fundamental of Physics II, PHYS-112”

Middlesex County College-Edison, NJ; teaching Principles of Physics, PHY-101, General Physics PHY-123, PHY 125

Essex County College-Newark, NJ; teaching General Physics I and II (PHYS-103, PHYS-104, with calculus).

Teaching the evening physics course. The laboratory was based upon measurements using relatively modern

equipment, Vernier, Pasco; used WebAssign, Moodle, KineticBooks.

Summer

2009, 2010,

2011, 2012

Johns Hopkins University–Center for Talented Youth (CTY) at Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA;

Skidmore College, Saratoga Springs, NY; Roger Williams University, Bristol, RI;

Fast-paced High-School Physics / Nuclear Science instructor

Three weeks intensive summer academic program, class of G&T kids, a course ordinarily taught in a yearlong,

algebra-based introductory course in high school physics. Comprehensive tests were given on the first and last days of

class, to help assess student learning. Visiting Univ of Rhode Island nuclear reactor and New Providence University

Hospital-medical imagining ; CTY Online, Honors Physics instructor

Sept 1999 –

Sept 2001

Rutgers University – Math and Science Learning Center (MSLC), Piscataway, New Jersey, USA

Design Engineer/Network Administrator

Maintain (software and hardware) the computers in the lab and the network, the inventory of computer-related

equipment, write instructions for computer consultants, trains other staff members in use of new software packages.

Design, develop and maintain the hands-on science demos and experiments. Maintain the shop and its equipment’s

inventory, purchase orders, receipts and warranties. Assists in day-to-day operation of the MSLC; coordinating the

MSLC daily activities, supervision of student employees, development of K-12 science related programs and science

presentations to groups of students touring the facility.

Sept 1995 –

June 1997

"Emil Racovita" National College Cluj-Napoca, Transylvania, Romania

Physical Science Teacher/Computer Network Consultant

Taught Physics at the 7th to 12th grade level; advisor and coordinator for Physics Olympiad-county and national

level; test writer and reviewer for Physics Olympiad and other Physics related competitions; teacher-instructor during

summer/winter Physics camps.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Sept 2013 - present

Sept 2001 – present

Jan 2009 – present

Sept 1987 – June 1992

American Modeling Teaching Association (AMTA)

American Association of Physics Teacher (AAPT), and New Jersey section of AAPT (treasurer)

Member, European Physical Society (EPS) and Romanian Physical Society (RPS)

Member, The Romanian Physics and Chemistry Society

References available upon request