Resume:
Donald W. Hyatt
Education
- MS in Computer Science and Applications, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985
- BS with Honors in Biochemistry and Nutrition,
Double Major in Horticulture with option in Food Science Technology,
VPI&SU, 1969
Teaching Experience
- 30 years in secondary school mathematics and computer
science, all levels from academically unsuccessful to
gifted in grades 7 through 12, Fairfax County Public
Schools, Fairfax, Va.
- 14 years serving as the Computer Systems Laboratory
Director, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and
Technology
Teaching Assignments - Advanced Courses at TJHSST
- Computer Architecture
- Supercomputer Applications
- Senior Independent Research in Computer Systems
Computer Responsibilities at Jefferson
- Teacher Supervisor: Various UNIX systems managed by student
system administrators including SGI INDY Workstations, IBM RS/6000,
SPARC Server 390s, HP Pentium systems in LINUX, Jefferson's Internet
Domain (TJHSST.EDU) and webserver (http://www.tjhsst.edu/).
- System Administrator: Honeywell DPS6/92, DPS6/75, and
DPS6/45 mini / supermini systems (1985 to 1996)
- System Administrator: ETA10-P supercomputer (UNIX
System V) ( 1990 to 1996)
Publications
- Paper Published: D. Hyatt and P. Rittman, "New Directions for
Computational Science and Supercomputing in Secondary Schools",
Conference Proceedings, Supercomputing '98, IEEE, 11/98.
- Article Published: "Reflections on ThinkQuest",
Curriculum/Technology Quarterly, Volume 6, Number 4, Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 9/97.
- Article Published: Innovative uses of the Internet in supporting student education
and teacher training, "Getting with the Program", The Washington Post Education
Review, 4/93
- Chapter Published: "Getting Started with Supercomputing: An Approach
for High School Students", Scientific Visualization in Mathematics and Science
Teaching, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 1995.
Presentations and Professional Involvement
- Member Panel Discussion: "Supercomputer Education" at Supercomputing '88,
Orlando, Florida, 10/88
- Television Broadcast: "Supercomputing", 55 minute SERC live TV transmission
to students in 22 states, 2/89
- SuperQuest 1989 presentation: "The SuperQuest Experience", Cornell University,
7/89
- Keynote Speaker: "Supercomputing for High School Students", 10th Annual
Technology Conference, Southeastern Missouri State University, 10/89
- Speaker/Workshop Presenter: "Supercomputing", Missouri Scholars Academy,
University of Missouri, 6/90
- National Science Foundation Workshop Participant: "The Role of High
Performance Computing in Education", NCSA, University of Illinois, 10/90
- Workshop Presenter: "Supercomputing Applications for Secondary School
Students", Virginia Educational Computing Association, Richmond, Virginia, 3/91
- National SuperQuest Advisory Committee: 6/91 to 6/93
- Conference Speaker: "Supercomputer Education, Look What's Happening in High
Schools", EDUCOM '91 Conference, San Diego, California, 10/91
- Conference Presentation: "Beyond Advanced Placement Computer Science", 5th
Annual Conference of the Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science, and
Technology, NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 3/92
- Television Broadcast: "Computational Science", 55 minute PBS program via the
Virginia Satellite Education Network, 2/93
- Teacher Sponsor, TJHSST Student Chapter of the ACM, 1992 to present.
- Conference Presentation: "Developing New Partnerships to Improve K-12
Education", EDUCOM '93, Cincinnati, Ohio, 10/93
- Conference Co-Presentation with Cornell University: "SuperQuest: A Link to K-12
Through Science", EDUCOM '93, Cincinnati, Ohio, 10/93
- NSF Workshop Participant: "Building Concensus/Building Models for K-12
Networking Assistance", FARNET/Consortium for School Networking Conference,
Technical and User Support Subgroup, Crystal City, VA 10/93
- Workshop Presentation: "Getting Started with Supercomputing", Northern Virginia
Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Fall Mini-Conference, 11/93
- Educational Poster Session:"Computational Science at TJHSST", Supercomputing '94, Washington D.C., 11/1994
- Educational Poster Session: "New Secondary School Curriculum in High Performance Computing", Supercomputing '95, San Diego, CA 12/1995
- Wolftrap Children's International Festival of the Arts, Coordinated several student-centered Technology and the Arts exhibits, 9/94 and 9/95
- Education Panel: "SuperQuest: The First High School Supercomputing
Challenge, Ten Years Later", Panel Chair, Supercomputing '98, Orlando,
FL, 11/98
- Presentation: "New Directions for Computational Science and Supercomputing
in Secondary Schools", Supercomputing '98, Orlando, FL, 11/98
- Panel Presentation: "Insights into Creating Award-Winning ThinkQuest
Web Sites", ThinkQuest Educational Technology Summit, Los Angeles, CA, 11/98
Honors and Awards
- Fairfax County Teacher of the Year Finalist, 6/89
- Teacher/Coach: National Winning Team, 1988 SuperQuest Competition,
SuperQuest Summer Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota, 8/88
- Fairfax County School Board Commendation: Excellentiae Gratia for Teacher Coach
and Students, 9/88
- Commendation for Computer Team and Coach: Commonwealth of Virginia General
Assembly, Senate Joint Resolution No. 152, 1/89
- Teacher/Coach: SuperQuest 1990 Finalist Team, Winner of Best School
Competition, Cornell University, 6/90
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1996 Finalist Team, From the Ground
Up: A Guide to C++ , Outstanding Technical Achievemnet Award,
11/96
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1996 Finalist Team, The Online
POV-Ray Tutorial , First Place Interdisciplinary Category, 11/96
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1997 Finalist Team, Baseball: The
Game and Beyond, Fourth Place Sports and Health Category, 11/97
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1997 Finalist Team, Chess Dominion,
Second Place Interdisciplinary Category, 11/97
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1997 Finalist Team, The Holocaust:
A Tragic Legacy, First Place Social Studies Category, 11/97
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1997 Finalist Team, You Are What You
Eat: A Guide for Good Nutrition, First Place Sports and Health
Category, 11/97
- ThinkQuest 1997 Coach of the Year Award, 11/97
- Fairfax County School Board, Resolution Honoring ThinkQuest Winners, 2/98
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1998 Finalist Team, Energy Matters,
Fifth Place Math and Science Category, 11/98
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1998 Finalist Team, Driving Under the
Influence, Third Place Sports and Health Category, 11/98
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1998 Finalist Team, Totally Tesselated,
First Place Arts and Literature Category, 11/98
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1998 Finalist Team, The Soundry,
1998 Best of Contest Award, 11/98
Community Leadership Positions
- Azalea Society of America: Member of National Board of Governors,
Past President of the Northern Virginia Chapter ASA
- American Rhododendron Society: Past Director and Alternate Director of District
IX ARS, Current President of Potomac Valley Chapter ARS
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