
Mrs.
Hoffman Retires
Education:
- A.A. North Florida Community College (1963)
- B.S. University of South Florida (1966)
- M.A. Florida State University (1980)
- Certification Type: Professional: Early Childhood, Elementary
Education
(1-6), and Reading (K-12)
Professional
Experience:
- Teacher, Headstart, Pinellas County Schools, St. Petersburg, FL
Summer
1966
- Teacher, 2-3 combination, Lelman Elementary School, Pinellas
County
Schools,
St. Petersburg, FL 1966-1968
- Organizing Teacher, Remedial Reading, Brooksville Elementary
School,
Hernando
Schools, Brooksville, FL 1968-1969
- Teacher, lst Grade, Kindergarten, Brooksville Elementary School,
Hernando
County Schools, Brooksville, FL 1969-1971
- Teacher, lst Grade, Sopchoppy Elementary School, Wakulla County
Schools,
Sopchoppy, FL 1971-1973
- Teacher, lst, 2nd, 3rd Grades, Oak Ridge Elementary School, Leon
County
Schools, Tallahassee, FL 1973-1979
- Teacher, Kindergarten, Thomasville City Schools, Thomasville, Ga
1979-80
- Teacher, lst, 3rd, 4th/5th Alternative Education, Kate Sullivan
Elementary
School, Leon County Schools, Tallahassee, FL 1980-89
- Adjunct Professor, Florida State University, Science, 1986, 1987
- Teacher, lst, 3-4-5 Inclusion, 4-5, and 5th Grade, Buck Lake
Elementary
School, Leon County Schools, Tallahassee, FL 1989-present
- Computer Teacher, Extended Day Program, Buck Lake Elementary
School,
Leon
County Schools, Tallahassee, FL 1998-present
- Adjunct Professor, Tallahassee Community College, Grant Writing,
1996-1999
- Teacher/Owner.Summer Fun Days at Grandma's. 2002, 2003,2004,2005.
- Teacher/Owner.After School Days at Grandma's.2003,2004,2005
- Treasurer.Leon Wakulla Retired Educator's
Association.2003,2004,2005
- Membership Chairperson. Leon Wakulla Retired Educator's
Association.2004,2005
- Program Chairperson.TallyHo.2005
Professional
Organizations:
- Phi Delta Kappa (PDK)
- Leon County Teacher's Association (LCTA)
- National Education Association (NEA)
- Eastern Star, Brooksville Chapter 76
- Trinity United Methodist Church Chairperson for Women's Issues
- Tallahassee Association of Whole Language (TAWL)
- Florida Association of Alternative School Educators (FAASE) State
Conference
Chairperson, 1990-1991
- Florida Association of Computer Education (FACE)
- Buck Lake Elementary School Parents/Teachers Organization (PTO)
- Leon County Association of Science Teachers (LCAST)
- Florida Association of Science Teachers (FAST)
- League of Environmental Educators of Florida (LEEF)
- Leon-Wakulla County Retired Teacher's Association
Publications:
- The Joy of Learning Through Cooking, Copyright
1979,
1984,
1990
- Learning Magazine, 1986, 1987
- Step-By-Step: 5 Easy Steps to a Successful Science Fair Project,
Copyright
1991, 1992, 1993, 1996, 1999
- Step-By-Step to Grant Writing, Copyright 1996, 1997, 1999
Awards:
- BEST FUND: 1991,1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999
- TIPS Grants: 1998, 1999
- Chapter II: 1991, 1992,1993, 1994, 1995, 1997
- Eisenhower: 1991,1992,1993, 1994, 1996
- DOE Summer Camp Grant: 1992, 1993
- Kate Sullivan School Teacher of the Year, 1987
- Leon County Teacher of the Year, 1988
- Florida Panhandle Teacher of the Year, 1988
- Learning Magazine National Professional Best Award, 1989
- Annenburg DBAE Grant: 1997
- Gulf Coast University and OES Environmental Grant 1998
- AT&T Virtual Classroom Grand Prize Winner, VC-85 1998
- AT&T Virtual Classroom Grand Prize Winner, VC-09 1999
- Leon County Social Studies Teacher of the Year, 1999
- Big Bend Council of the Social Studies, Social Studies Elementary
Teacher
of the Year 1999
- FACE Region II Computer Teacher of the Year, 2000
- FACE Florida Computer Teacher of the Year, 2000
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