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1 A.P. Biology 704
2 A.P._Biology 704
3 Biology 704
4 Biology 704
5 Biology 704
6 Biology 704
 
Additional Resources
Science Olympiad
A.P. Biology Summer Homework

tlhenson@capousd.org
Work Phone#: (949) 831-5590 ext. 2704 However e-mail is best because the telephones do not ring in our classrooms during the work day.
Best Time to Call: 2:45 - 3:15 (If I don't pick up please contact me via e-mail. E-mail is the best way to contact me.)
Teacher Background: 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

·        ANHS Secondary Teaching Assistant Principal, 2000-2001

·        Participant CUSD Administrator Curriculum Training workshops, 2000-2001, 2004-2005

·        CUSD Staff Development Liaison, 2000-2003

·        CUSD High School Science Textbook Committee, 2000-2001

·        ANHS representative Blue Ribbon High School award ceremony, Washington, DC, 2000

·        CUSD High School Science Curriculum Committee, 1999-2001

·        Initiated Advance Placement Environmental Science program at ANHS, 1998

·        Cognitive Coaching training, UCI, 1998

·        California Foundation for the Improvement of Employer-Employee Relations training, 1998

·        Science Department Chairperson, 1997-2001, 2004-2011

·        Member ANHS Principal Selection Committee, 1997

·        ANHS Teacher of the Year, 1997

·        Administered $10,000 – $16,500 science budget, 1997-2001, 2004-2011

·        Administered $2,500 – $3,500 AAA/GATE science budget, 1997-2001

·        High School Task Force Committee-Honors Courses Sub-Committee, 1996-1997

·        Coordinated field trips to Yosemite National Park, San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station, Frank R. Bowerman Landfill, Aliso Water Management Agency Regional Treatment Facility, 1996-2001

·        Master teacher for students from University of California, Irvine, Fullerton State College, Fullerton, and Pepperdine University, Malibu, 1995-present

·        Taught college-prep and non-college prep courses to include: AP Environmental Science, AP Biology, Biology, Chemistry, General Chemistry, Science I, Science II, Earth Science, and Astronomy

·        Member ANHS Technology Committee, 1994-2002, 2006-2008


U.S. Army                        Plans and Operations Officer                        1986 to 1999

(Colonel, USAR, Retired)

·        Demonstrated the utility of a prototype U.S. military organization by refining its concept of operation, organizing a team and coordinating the movement of 40 personnel, their supplies and equipment between the U.S. and South America for a high-visibility training exercise.

·        Prepared detailed budget estimates that allowed the controller to accurately allocate mone­tary resources for the fiscal year.

·        Improved the efficiency of headquarters administration by setting up and implementing procedures for maintaining and processing all office documents.

·        Bolstered U.S.- Haitian foreign relations while providing health care to over 1,000 Haitian citizens by coordinating the movement and employment of medical teams that prescribed and distributed over seven tons of medical supplies in Haiti.

·        Increased seaport throughput by developing a standard operating procedure to control the arrival, processing and overseas shipment of over 3,000 vehicles and aircraft.

SABBATICAL                        Photographic Safari                        1985

·        Shot over 650 photographs of African fauna and flora during a nine-month safari that took me to wildlife parks in 12 countries in southern, central, and eastern Africa.

U.S. Peace Corps                        High School Science Teacher                        1982 – 1985

·        Improved school’s pass rate on an international standardized science examination by em­ploying creative and thought-provoking teaching methods while working as teacher of science and mathematics.

·        Unified the science department and upgraded science textbooks and teaching aids through a series of pro-active steps while working as department chairman at Ngwane Central High School, Swaziland, Southern Africa.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL TRAINING

·        M.S. Instructional Leadership in Curriculum and Instruction, National University, San Diego, California, 1996; B.A. Biology, Humboldt State University, Arcata, California, 1982; Preliminary Administrative Services Credential, UC Irvine, 2001, Certificate in Educational Technology, UC Irvine, 1999