Executive+Coach's+Page+~+Dr.+John+Parker

=Executive Coach's Page =

==== John Parker has worked in public education for 39 years, including 18 years as a high school mathematics teacher, 16 in various administrative jobs, and 5 as a program director and consultant for the NC New Schools Project. For 33 of those 39 years, he worked in Northeastern NC, working as a teacher and administrator for 23 years in Northampton County and as Assistant Superintendent and Superintendent for 10 years in Roanoke Rapids. He received a B.S. in Mathematics from Guildford College in 1972, and M. Ed. in Mathematics Education from UNC-Greensboro in 1974, an Educational Administrative Specialist Certification from East Carolina University in 2004. His doctoral dissertation focused on the relationship between teacher implementation of the National Mathematics Curriculum Standards and the influence of NC’s state testing requirements. Working with educators to recognize and move beyond the negative effects of over-emphasis on standardized testing is an ongoing interest of Dr. Parker’s. His positions on this issue have been featured in two books,__Standardized Minds__ by Peter Saks and __Electric Dreams__ by Caroline Kettlewell. He has presented at numerous state and national educational conferences and workshop on this topic, including sessions at the National Staff Development Conference in 1997, the AutoDek National Project Based Learning Conference in 1999, and the National Paideia Conference in 2000. John has been married to June Spivey Parker for 39 years. June was a high school English teacher for 16 years and a middle and high school media coordinator for 18 years. For 31 of those 34 years, she worked in schools in Northampton County and Roanoke Rapids. ====