Donald W. Hyatt

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