Donald W. Hyatt
Thomas Jefferson High School
For Science and Technology
dhyatt @ tjhsst.edu
Education
- MS in Computer Science and Applications, Virginia
Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1985
- BS with Honors in Biochemistry and Nutrition,
Double Major in Horticulture with option in Food Science Technology,
VPI&SU, 1969
Teaching Experience
- 33 years in secondary school mathematics and computer
science in Fairfax County Public Schools
- 16 Years in Middle School, all levels from academically
unsuccessful to gifted
17 Years at Thomas Jefferson teaching primarily Advanced Computer Science
- 14 years as the Computer Systems Laboratory
Director, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and
Technology
Teaching Assignments - Advanced Courses at TJHSST
- Computer Architecture
- Supercomputer Applications
- Senior Independent Research in Computer Systems
Computer Responsibilities at Jefferson
- System Administrator: Honeywell DPS6/92, DPS6/75, and
DPS6/45 mini / supermini systems (1985 to 1996)
- System Administrator: ETA10-P supercomputer (UNIX
System V) ( 1990 to 1996)
- Management of TJHTTS.EDU Internet Domain (1988 - 2002)
- Teacher Supervisor of TJHSST Student System Administrator Team who manage the following:
- * 50 Unix Hosts, primarily Linux systems and a 16 Processor Linux Cluster
* Jefferson's Primary Website (www.tjhsst.edu)
* Jefferson's Student Intranet and 8th Period Activity Program (intranet.tjhsst.edu)
Publications
- Paper Published: D. Hyatt and P. Rittman, "New Directions for
Computational Science and Supercomputing in Secondary Schools",
Conference Proceedings, Supercomputing '98, IEEE, 11/98.
- Article Published: "Reflections on ThinkQuest",
Curriculum/Technology Quarterly, Volume 6, Number 4, Association
for Supervision and Curriculum Development, 9/97.
- Article Published: Innovative uses of the Internet in supporting student education
and teacher training, "Getting with the Program", The Washington Post Education
Review, 4/93
- Chapter Published: "Getting Started with Supercomputing: An Approach
for High School Students", Scientific Visualization in Mathematics and Science
Teaching, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, 1995.
- Article Published: "Planting the Seed: Landscaping Thomas Jefferson High School", American Rhododendron Society Journal, 1997
- Article Published: "Return to Gregory Bald",
American Rhododendron Society Journal,
1998.
- Article Published: "Best of the Best: In Search of Native Azaleas", The
Azalean, 2001 (and Best Article of the Year)
- Limited Edition Prints of Watercolors: "Azalea Hybrid Redwing" and "Rhododendron Prunifolium", 11/01
Presentations, Panels or Workshops
- Member Panel Discussion: "Supercomputer Education" at Supercomputing '88,
Orlando, Florida, 10/88
- Television Broadcast: "Supercomputing", 55 minute (SERC) Satellite live TV transmission
to students in 22 states, 2/89
- SuperQuest 1989 presentation: "The SuperQuest Experience", Cornell University,
7/89
- Keynote Speaker: "Supercomputing for High School Students", 10th Annual
Technology Conference, Southeastern Missouri State University, 10/89
- Speaker/Workshop Presenter: "Supercomputing", Missouri Scholars Academy,
University of Missouri, 6/90
- National Science Foundation Workshop Participant: "The Role of High
Performance Computing in Education", NCSA, University of Illinois, 10/90
- Workshop Presenter: "Supercomputing Applications for Secondary School
Students", Virginia Educational Computing Association, Richmond, Virginia, 3/91
- National SuperQuest Advisory Committee: 6/91 to 6/93
- Conference Speaker: "Supercomputer Education, Look What's Happening in High
Schools", EDUCOM '91 Conference, San Diego, California, 10/91
- Conference Presentation: "Beyond Advanced Placement Computer Science", 5th
Annual Conference of the Specialized Secondary Schools of Mathematics, Science, and
Technology, NIST, Gaithersburg, Maryland, 3/92
- Television Broadcast: "Computational Science", 55 minute PBS program via the
Virginia Satellite Education Network, 2/93
- Teacher Sponsor, TJHSST Student Chapter of the ACM, 1992 to present.
- Conference Presentation: "Developing New Partnerships to Improve K-12
Education", EDUCOM '93, Cincinnati, Ohio, 10/93
- Conference Co-Presentation with Cornell University: "SuperQuest: A Link to K-12
Through Science", EDUCOM '93, Cincinnati, Ohio, 10/93
- NSF Workshop Participant: "Building Concensus/Building Models for K-12
Networking Assistance", FARNET/Consortium for School Networking Conference,
Technical and User Support Subgroup, Crystal City, VA 10/93
- Workshop Presentation: "Getting Started with Supercomputing", Northern Virginia
Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Fall Mini-Conference, 11/93
- Educational Poster Session:"Computational Science at TJHSST", Supercomputing '94, Washington D.C., 11/1994
- Educational Poster Session: "New Secondary School Curriculum in High Performance Computing", Supercomputing '95, San Diego, CA 12/1995
- Wolftrap Children's International Festival of the Arts, Coordinated several student-centered Technology and the Arts exhibits, 9/94 and 9/95
- Education Panel: "SuperQuest: The First High School Supercomputing
Challenge, Ten Years Later", Panel Chair, Supercomputing '98, Orlando,
FL, 11/98
- Conference Presentation: "New Directions for Computational Science and
Supercomputing in Secondary Schools", Supercomputing '98, Orlando, FL, 11/98
- Panel Presentation: "Insights into Creating Award-Winning ThinkQuest
Web Sites", ThinkQuest Educational Technology Summit, Los Angeles, CA, 11/98
- ETS/NAEP Committee Member: National Assessment of Educational Progress Technology Advisory
Group, National Center for Education Statistics of the US Department of
Education, 1999-2000
- Committee Member: CEO Forum on Education and Technology, Advisory Panel on Digital Content Report, 9/99
- Panel Presentation: "What Makes a Winning Website", Joint Conference of
the Public Broadcasting Systems and National Public Radio, Washington D.C., 1/00
- Symposium Participant: "Improving Learning with Information Technology",
National Academy of Sciences, 1/01
- Keynote Address: "In Search of Native Azaleas", Azalea Society of America
National Convention, Asheville, North Carolina, 6/01
- Panel Presentation with Students: "Applications for Broadband in the Classroom", CTO Council - Consortium for School Networking Conference, 2/02
- Multimedia Conference Presentation: "Computers in the Garden", Joint
National Convention of the Azalea Society of America and the American
Rhododendron Society, 4/02
Some Personal Honors and Awards
- Fairfax County Teacher of the Year - Finalist, 6/89
- Fairfax County School Board Commendation: Excellentiae Gratia for Teacher Coach and Students in SuperQuest, 9/88
-
Commonwealth of Virginia General Assembly, Senate Joint Resolution No. 152
,
Commendation for Computer Team and Coach:
1/89
- ThinkQuest Coach of the Year, Washington D.C., 11/97
- Fairfax County School Board Resolution , Honoring ThinkQuest Winners, 2/98
- National Award: "Making it Happen in Educational Technology", Los Angeles, California, 11/1999
- Fredrick P. Lee Distinguished Service Award, Brookside Gardens, Azalea Society of America, 11/01
-
The American Rhododendron Society
Silver Medal,
Atlanta, Georgia, 4/2002
Student Accomplishments as Teacher/Coach
- Teacher/Coach: National Winning Team, 1988 SuperQuest Competition
and $1,000,000 ETA10-P Supercomputer, SuperQuest Summer Institute, St. Paul,
Minnesota, 8/88
- Teacher/Coach: SuperQuest 1990 Finalist Team, Winner of Best School
Competition, Cornell University, 6/90
- Sponsor of Seven (7) Intel Science Talent Search (Westinghouse) Top-40 Finalists
- Sponsor of Twenty (20) Intel Science Talent Search (Westinghouse) Semi-Finalists
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1996 Finalist Team, From the Ground
Up: A Guide to C++ , Outstanding Technical Achievemnet Award,
11/96
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1996 Finalist Team, The Online
POV-Ray Tutorial , First Place Interdisciplinary Category, 11/96
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1997 Finalist Team, Baseball: The
Game and Beyond, Fourth Place Sports and Health Category, 11/97
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1997 Finalist Team, Chess Dominion,
Second Place Interdisciplinary Category, 11/97
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1997 Finalist Team, The Holocaust:
A Tragic Legacy, First Place Social Studies Category, 11/97
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1997 Finalist Team, You Are What You
Eat: A Guide for Good Nutrition, First Place Sports and Health
Category, 11/97
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1998 Finalist Team, Energy Matters,
Fifth Place Math and Science Category, 11/98
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1998 Finalist Team, Driving Under the
Influence, Third Place Sports and Health Category, 11/98
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1998 Finalist Team, Totally Tesselated,
First Place Arts and Literature Category, 11/98
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1998 Finalist Team, The Soundry,
1998 Best of Contest Award, 11/98
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1999 Finalist Team, Computer Ethics,
Silver Award in Social Science, 11/99
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1999 Finalist Team, Sleep from A to Zzz,
Silver Award in Sports and Health, 11/99
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1999 Finalist Team, The Asian Century:
Paths to Power, Gold Award in Sociel Sciences, 11/99
- Teacher/Coach: ThinkQuest 1999 Finalist Team, AeroNet,
Platinum Award in Science and Mathematics, 11/99
- Principal Investigator and Teachers Supervisor: USDA Grant: "Team Nutrition", Website for the Department of Agriculture to Support Nutrition Education, 5/98
- Teacher/Supervisor: The President's Student Service
Challenge, Created the Initial Website for President Bill Clinton under
the Direction of Youth Services of America, 12/1998
- Teacher/Supervisor: "Families Centered on Technology", Created Website to Support
Woodly Hills Elementary School Grant, 3/02
- Teacher Supervisor: "Cappies Awards", Website to Manage Secure Voting
for Regional Student Drama Awards, 5/02
- Teacher/Coach of "Glimmersion", Winning Team in the Internet2
Education Contest: Imagining the Future, Seattle, Washington, 7/02
Other Leadership Activities
- Azalea Society of America: Nine Years as Director, National Board of Governors of the ASA
- Past President of the Northern Virginia Chapter of the Azalea Society of
America
- American Rhododendron Society: Past District Director and prior to that Alternate Director of District IX of the ARS
- Four-term and Current President of Potomac Valley Chapter of the American Rhododendron Society
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