CurrTech Integrations – Where Curriculum Joins Technology. CurrTech Integrations delivers innovative curriculum, instructional material, and assessments that are specifically written to leverage instructional technology to engage students and enhance performance. Our activity-based STEM curriculum modules engage students in hands-on, multi-disciplinary challenges that build the math, science, and problem solving skills needed to compete in today’s world. Our Differentiated Mathematics Program is a multi-component assessment, remediation, and enrichment program that increases students’ mathematics performance.

To complement our curriculum, we offer a broad range of professional services:  from technology training to custom curriculum development. 

Whether you are interested in supplementing your existing curriculum or want a customized curriculum, CurrTech can provide a solution that meets your needs and budget

Contributing Writers

Ken Smith

Ken earned his bachelors degrees from the University of Maryland in Industrial Engineering/Technology Education and masters in education. His educational experience spans 37 years where he served as a classroom teacher for eighteen years in Technology Education and Mathematics with various roles in school administration ending as Director of Career and Technology Education in St. Mary’s County, Maryland.

During the 1990’s Ken founded Odyssey Educational Systems, an educational materials development company that specialized in promoting engineering education k-12. In addition, he participated in several NSF grants which helped to develop and refine Engineering Education in Southern Maryland at the secondary and post-secondary levels. A summer program was also developed which enabled middle school students to explore STEM activities with a focus on actual problems submitted by local businesses.

Through continued collaboration with the Patuxent River Naval Air Station and the Naval Ordinance Laboratory in Maryland, students participated in competitive engineering events with a focus on aerospace and flight design problems. Another significant involvement was developing a FIRST ROBOTICS team offering numerous students the opportunity to participate in one of the most exciting international educational experiences as part of the local STEM initiative.

Ken has co- authored several publications at the local, state and national levels, including the Maryland State Framework for Technology Education which helped secure a graduation requirement in that content area, advanced course for ITEEA, Engineering Design and Ford Aerospace project, The Satellite Factor as well as other instructional documents published as supplemental materials for engineering, science and mathematics education.

He has served as an adjunct professor for the University of Maryland for teacher preparation and the College of Southern Maryland in engineering education during his career. As part of his work in St. Mary’s County, Maryland, he assisted with the development of secondary components for the STEM program.

Currently, Ken continues to work as an Educational Consultant for Maryland as a writer and editor for the Manufacturing Engineering Technology (MET) program and organizations developing instructional materials for STEM initiatives as well as grant review and development and teacher training for STEM implementation.

Joseph L. Mills, Jr.

Joseph L. Mills, Jr. is better known to his friends and colleagues as Joe. He has managed staff development and curriculum projects in Maryland, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Rhode Island, New York, Virginia, Wisconsin, Washington and California focusing on assessment, standards and instruction. Projects focus on the development and validation of standards and benchmarks, the development of performance assessments, milestone assessments and tiered assessments in mathematics and using data to inform instruction. Joe was Supervisor of Mathematics for the State of Delaware, Coordinator of Mathematics for Harford County Public Schools, Assistant Principal and Mathematics Department Chair. He has taught or supervised all grades K – 12 in mathematics and developed mathematics curriculum guides for all grades and courses K – 12.

Joe was a group leader for six years at the Maryland Assessment Consortium and collaborated in the design of the Performance Assessment Task Templates and a video on Scoring Tools. He has extensive experience in the development of state and local assessments including the development of prompts, performance tasks and grade/course level formative assessments with exemplary responses, anchors and scoring training models.

Joe has presented at national conferences for ASCD, NASDTEC, NCSM, NCTM, RBS; state conferences for MASCD, NCTM regional and Maryland Governor Academy and for numerous districts and county professional study days on assessment, curriculum, standards and instruction. His professional activities include services to the US Department of Education, AACTE, RBS, NCTM, MSDE, State Director for Presidential Awards and author/contribution to ASCD Administrator/Supervisor Handbook. Joe is an excellent presenter with the ability to model lessons for groups and individual teachers with their students.

Joe received his Bachelor of Science degree from Towson State University, Masters of Education from Loyola College. He completed graduate studies (sixty credits) in Mathematics Curriculum, and Administration earning Maryland Certifications as a Secondary Mathematics Supervisor and Secondary Principal.

Glen Edward Moulton. Ed.D.

Education           Ed.D. Administration and Supervision,  May 1986,  Nova Southeastern University.
                             M.S. Science, May 1977; Post Masters Study in Curriculum and Instruction, Purdue University.
                             B.S. Ed, Biology/Chemistry, May 1972, Illinois State University.

Professional       Supervisor of Science Curriculum, Instruction, Assessment:
Experience         Calvert County Public Schools, 26 years, retired.
                             High School Administrator: Northern High School, 2 years.
Adjunct Professor, College of Southern Maryland:  Zoology, Anatomy and Physiology, 3 years.
Adjunct Professor, Rogue Community College: Chemistry, current.
Graduate Instructor, Methods of Teaching: Purdue University, 3 years, 1976-1979.
University Supervisor, Supervisor of Student Teachers, Purdue University, 3 years 1976-1979.
Classroom Teacher: rural-suburban schools: Calvert Middle School, mathematics and science, 1 year; Calvert High School, chemistry, physics, Earth science, 3 years, 1979-1983; inner city high school: St. Ignatius College Preparatory School, 3 years; Gordon Technical High School, 1 summer, Chicago, Illinois. 1973-1976.
Author: Complete Idiot’s Guide: Biology, Penguin Press, 2004.
Author and Editor: Professional Teaching Knowledge, American Board for the Certification of Teacher Excellence, 2005-2009.
Author: Express Biology,  Express Secondary Science, CurrTech Integrations, 2008 - current.
Author: Science on Demand, Kaplan. 2010 - current.
Author: Praxis II Biology Review Guide, Wiley. 2011  Author: Praxis II General Science Review Guide, Wiley. current
Author: A Criterion-Referenced Preservice Teacher’s Objective Checklist, Journal of College Science Teachers, November, 1978.
Author: Bio 2 Go,  Calvert County Public Schools, 2005.
Mediator: Circuit Court, Calvert County, 1999-2009.
Mediator: Circuit Court, Prince George’s County, 1999-2006.
Director: Governor’s Academy for Science, Summers 2005-2008.
Director: Gifted and Talented Summer Center for Science and Engineering, 1992-1996.

Presentations     “Teaching Reluctant Learners” National Science Teachers Association Annual Convention,  Philadelphia, 2010.
                             “Teaching Biology to Reluctant Learners, National Association of  Biology Teachers, Minneapolis, 2010.
                             “Twilight School: Lessons We Have Learned in Reaching Low Achieving Students” Maryland Boards of Education, Ocean City, Maryland, 2005
The following presentations were made during national conventions more than 10 years ago:

• “Differentiation Instruction in Biology”
• “Community Mentorship Program”
• “Honors Science Seminar”
• “Assessment in Science Education”
• “Edunetics: Computer Assisted Instruction”
• “Teaching Students to Observe”
• “Science Curriculum in Technology Preparation” 

Special                35 Year Service Award: Calvert County Public Schools, 2008.
Awards               Lifetime Achievement Award: Southern Maryland Electric Company, 2003.

Specialized        Standard Setting:  Measurement Incorporated, 2008.
Training              Range Finding:  Measurement Incorporated, 2005.
                             Item Writing:  Measurement Incorporated, 2004.
                             Mediator:  University of Maryland Law School, 1999-2003.
                             Grant Development:  Baltimore Area Philanthropic Society, 1999.
                             Special Studies in Curriculum Design: Western Maryland College, 1999.
                             Dimensions of Learning Training for Trainers: Maryland State Department of Education, 1993-95.

Related               Reviewer: Governor’s Committee on High School Science
Public                  Laboratories.
Service               Chairperson: Governor’s Controlled Hazardous Substance Council.
                             Evaluator: Maryland Association for Science Teachers Award for Excellence.
                             Retired member: Naturescope Advisory Board
                             Retired member: Calvert County Environmental Commission.
                             Retired coach: Calvert County Parks and Recreation, basketball, baseball.
                             Retired Den Leader: Cub Scout Pack 262.

Professional       National Science Teachers Association
Affiliations         Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
                             Maryland Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
                             Maryland Science Supervisors Association, president, 1990.

American Federation of School Administrators/AFL-CIO