Sylvia Maisano has over 25 years of experience as a computer instructor, starting in 1992 teaching individuals and expanding to corporate instruction in 1995. She has since 2001 been a technology instructor at Van Dyke Public Schools, where she instructs students and teachers, serves on technology committees, and advocates for new technologies in education. Her goals include continuing to grow her technical writing and instruction skills to become a professional technology instructor and curriculum developer.

1. Sylvia Maisano Profile

2. Computer Instructor Started teaching computer skills to individuals in 1992. Entrepreneur from 1992-1995. Expanded career to corporate world in 1995.

3. Corporation CVH-Computer Visions by Henige: Instructed TACOM DELTA BLUE CROSS Medical Billers AETNA Technical Writer Henkel Corporation TACOM AETNA Computools Inc. MSDN Member Instructed MSOffice to: TACOM DELTA Huntington Banks BDO Seidman, LLC MSOffice Instructor

4. Time for a change…. Utica Community Schools Instruct “at-risk” youth in technology skills Conflict Resolution Yearbook

5. Van Dyke Public Schools Technology Instructor since 2001. Grant Recipient Technology Focus Committee Powerschool Advocate Eno Board Trainer Promethean Board Trainer Member of MACUL, ASNE, ISTE, CSTA RTI Training

6. Future Goals Technical Writer Technology Curriculum Developer Professional Technology Instructor

7. Personal Life Single mother of 5 awesome children. Independent Social Networks Read over 300 books (all computer related)