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Mike Shumake

700 Sasser Street, Raleigh, NC 27604 | 919.395.1494 |

Professional Education EXPERIENCE

Independent Consultancy2008-current

Client List: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, DC Public Schools, Canvas by Instructure, Center for Reform of School Systems, Timewise, the US Dept of Defense, North Carolina Virtual Public School, 2Revolutions, Communities in Schools of NC, Dreambox Learning, Eastern Carolina University, Davidson College, Urban Planet Mobile, NCCAT, Laurel University, and multiple NC school districts and charter schools.

I have been an Independent Contractor/Consultant since 2008, and I'm interested in new and interesting projects. I specialize in training, developing tech-enabled processes for schools and districts, school design and implementation, and creative, fun projects involving education, innovation, and awesome people.

Nonprofit work with The Produce Project2015-current
CEO/Owner of The Produce Project, a nonprofit that is in proof of concept stages but will provide and pay for a school program that will impact food deserts by providing a blended healthy eating curriculum as well as an actual hands on business in school systems that will provide fresh produce for hungry families.

North Carolina Governor's E-Learning Commission

Appointed Member2009-2013

attended all E-Learning Commission meetings
participated in Digital Texts subcommittee

Teacher, NC Public School System

English Teacher2000-2010

I have taught in mainstream schools and alternative schools, rural mountain schools and inner city schools in North Carolina. As a teacher, my early mastery of classroom management led to innovations in digital curriculum as I sought to meet the needs of at-risk youth who couldn't get to school.
-taught myself web design to develop the first fully online curriculum in Wake County, NC
-provided a free home computer for every student at Mary E Phillips High School
-increased graduation rate significantly due to making curriculum accessible to all students

example projects

Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation / -supported iPD network members as a resident expert on blended learning and education technology as they planned teacher development projects across the country
DC Public Schools / -contributed to the Cornerstone Project ( by designing templates
-entered teacher-created work onto an online platform
Canvas by Instructure / -district level LMS trainings on the east coast
2Revolutions / -researched and developed learning paths in the Knowledge Base, now called InspirEd
Center for Reform of School Systems / -participated in the School By Design project
-completed web design project (crss.org/school-by-design/)
US Department of Defense / -developed the professional development department's capacity in DODEA headquarters
-present 21st Century Teaching and Learning shifts in teacher responsibilities worldwide
Dreambox / -planned and implemented multimedia teacher training to help teachers understand the Dreambox approach to math
Davidson College / -served on the Davidson NeXt project by training teachers and developing challenge concept courses on the edX platform.

EDUCATION

NC State University, Raleigh NC

Master's in School Administration and NC Administrative Certification2008

4.0 Grad School GPA, asked to join PhD program with courses paid for by internship work

Appalachian State University, Boone NC2000
Bachelor's in Secondary Ed and English

Accolades and Recognition

NC's SREB Online Teacher of the Year, 20092009

Appointment to NC Governor Perdue's E-Learning Commission2013