Points of Interest:
Photography
A picture is worth a 1,000 words. Looking through my photography galleries might be the quickest and best way to get to know me. Taking pictures (along with playing with Lego and riding my bike) has been a significant childhood passion that has stuck with me and given my lots of joy through the years. I went through a six-year stint where I shot for money, but now it's all about what makes me happy.
darrenwilson.smugmug.com
LEGO EV3 YouTube Video Series
I created this eight-part video series for junior high and high school robotics programs. These step-by-step videos take coaches and students through the unboxing of their robotics kits and introduce them to the first steps of building and programming their robots. To date, well over 3 million minutes of these videos have been watched worldwide since September 2013.
youtu.be/cE9Nv7ZrlGg?list=PLdZ4eBU7Xk4p9hRz2rf_NJxMv_LemZGu-
HOPE School of Leadership
I am the founder and director for HOPE School of Leadership, an online Christian University based in Nairobi, Kenya. I work with two full-time team members in Kenya: Paul Oduor, our Director of Kenya Operations, and Catherine Njambi, our Student Facilitator. HOPE School opened its virtual doors in 2013 and is completely funded by family and friends.
www.hopeschoolofleadership.org
Change a Life Ministry Saturday Program Video
I was a member of the board of directors for Change a Life Ministry (Nairobi, Kenya) from 2012-2015. I also served as the curriculum coordinator for the primary school as well as maintaining the website and social media presence. I also worked with the admin team there and helped develop their student sponsorship program. I filmed and edited the video linked below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuOP0k0lCdo
Black Box Studio
The Black Box Studio is the name of my classroom at Guthrie HS. It was designed as a combination learning studio and maker space. The Black Box is also the home of our Guthrie Robotics program. We are able to offer a wide range of courses to students, including: Concepts of Engineering, Digital Photography, Digital Graphics, Computer Maintenance, and Digital and Interactive Media.
theblackboxstudio.weebly.com
Guthrie CSD: By The Numbers
This video was created by my students in January 2014 for the Texas Association of School Administrators. It was designed to introduce our school district as part of the Texas High Performance School Consortium. The photography, editing and sound track were all produced by students in my classes. This will give you a better idea of where I teach and learn and live.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfQ2wIGwV_Y
Guthrie Virtual School
Guthrie Virtual School operates under the Guthrie CSD as a way to bring in revenue for local funding. GVS was created in 2011 and now serves over 800 students across Texas through the Texas Virtual School Network. I was on the team that developed the initial courses and was awarded accreditation to operate. I now serve as technical adviser for online instructors and administrators.
www.guthrievirtualschool.net
Guthrie Common School District
As part of my duties with Guthrie CSD, I designed and maintain the GuthrieJags.com website and social media channels. This website serves as the central point of communications for the district and community and integrates our Google Apps for Education account for students. The website is built and managed using the Weebly development platform.
www.guthriejags.com
A picture is worth a 1,000 words. Looking through my photography galleries might be the quickest and best way to get to know me. Taking pictures (along with playing with Lego and riding my bike) has been a significant childhood passion that has stuck with me and given my lots of joy through the years. I went through a six-year stint where I shot for money, but now it's all about what makes me happy.
darrenwilson.smugmug.com
LEGO EV3 YouTube Video Series
I created this eight-part video series for junior high and high school robotics programs. These step-by-step videos take coaches and students through the unboxing of their robotics kits and introduce them to the first steps of building and programming their robots. To date, well over 3 million minutes of these videos have been watched worldwide since September 2013.
youtu.be/cE9Nv7ZrlGg?list=PLdZ4eBU7Xk4p9hRz2rf_NJxMv_LemZGu-
HOPE School of Leadership
I am the founder and director for HOPE School of Leadership, an online Christian University based in Nairobi, Kenya. I work with two full-time team members in Kenya: Paul Oduor, our Director of Kenya Operations, and Catherine Njambi, our Student Facilitator. HOPE School opened its virtual doors in 2013 and is completely funded by family and friends.
www.hopeschoolofleadership.org
Change a Life Ministry Saturday Program Video
I was a member of the board of directors for Change a Life Ministry (Nairobi, Kenya) from 2012-2015. I also served as the curriculum coordinator for the primary school as well as maintaining the website and social media presence. I also worked with the admin team there and helped develop their student sponsorship program. I filmed and edited the video linked below.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tuOP0k0lCdo
Black Box Studio
The Black Box Studio is the name of my classroom at Guthrie HS. It was designed as a combination learning studio and maker space. The Black Box is also the home of our Guthrie Robotics program. We are able to offer a wide range of courses to students, including: Concepts of Engineering, Digital Photography, Digital Graphics, Computer Maintenance, and Digital and Interactive Media.
theblackboxstudio.weebly.com
Guthrie CSD: By The Numbers
This video was created by my students in January 2014 for the Texas Association of School Administrators. It was designed to introduce our school district as part of the Texas High Performance School Consortium. The photography, editing and sound track were all produced by students in my classes. This will give you a better idea of where I teach and learn and live.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfQ2wIGwV_Y
Guthrie Virtual School
Guthrie Virtual School operates under the Guthrie CSD as a way to bring in revenue for local funding. GVS was created in 2011 and now serves over 800 students across Texas through the Texas Virtual School Network. I was on the team that developed the initial courses and was awarded accreditation to operate. I now serve as technical adviser for online instructors and administrators.
www.guthrievirtualschool.net
Guthrie Common School District
As part of my duties with Guthrie CSD, I designed and maintain the GuthrieJags.com website and social media channels. This website serves as the central point of communications for the district and community and integrates our Google Apps for Education account for students. The website is built and managed using the Weebly development platform.
www.guthriejags.com