Curriculum Vitae

Szalayné Tahy Zsuzsanna
Mrs. Susan Szalay, maiden name: Susan Tahy

Personalities

I was born in 1964 in Budapest (Hungary) as a daughter of Peter Tahy and Anna Jankovics. I got married 1983. My Husband, Szalay, Sándor graduated as teacher of mathematics, physics and computer technologies. He manage textbook and teaching material edition and qualification. We have three daughters, they were born in 1983, '87 and '90.

Qualifications

1982 - 1987

University of Lóránd Eötvös(ELTE TTK)

Teacher of mathematics and physics.

1993 - 1995

University of Lóránd Eötvös(ELTE TTK)

Teacher of computer technologies.

1997

Ministry of Education

I got expert of educational in information and computer technologies.

2006

Microsoft

Microsoft Certificated Person (Maintaining and Managing Windows Server 2003)

2005-2007

ELTE PPK Post graduating Center

Pedagogical specialist in ICT

Experience

1987 - 2002

Ady Endre Gimnázium

Budapest XIII.

1987-1994: Beside the teaching mathematics and physics I was protector of children, later careers manager.

1994-Up to now: I teach above all information and computer technologies. I am the deputy manager of computer technology teachers. I keep the connection between the school and Soros Foundation in the Jefferson Program. I am the supervisor of computers too.

2002 -

Szent István Gimnázium

Budapest XIV.

Secondary school teacher of IT and mathematics, web administrator, form master and I give support for student commune.

Other professional activity

1998: I wrote an exercise book for learning the applications of spreadsheets: Feladatgyűjtemény táblázatkezeléshez

1998- I participated making the topics of Basic Internet Course for Teachers and I was one of them who coached the teachers for teaching on this course.

1998- I am member of The Teacher Postgraduate Team and The Textbook Developer Team of ISZE. I work in a project for usage of CD-ROM in education.

1998- I am member of Digital Educational Subcommittee of Hungarian Academy of Science.

1997- 1998: I work in Regional Supervisor project of Soros Foundation, which help new connecting schools in SULINET (Internet for schools) program to solve the beginner problems.

1999- I act as an expert on ministerial accreditation of postgraduate courses of teachers.

1999 - 2001: I am the technical coordinator of Project Access (Hungarian – American strategy to bring deaf and hard of hearing Hungarian students to help into the information age)

2000- 2001: I participated in an OECD research and assessment Using ICT in the School as mathematics teacher and research worker.

2000- 2002: I'd a course named ICT in Teaching Mathematics on the ELTE.

2001: I was the Teacher of the Year of XIII District of Budapest

2001- I participate in developing of the new certification of ICT.

2002: I participate in developing of the cross curriculum of ICT and other facts.

2003: I wrote a distance learning curriculum for teachers of mathematics about how to Use ICT in teaching

2003: I developed Math curriculum in Sulinet Digital Database

2004: I was co-writer of an exercise book for learning ICT in a grammar school: Informatika feladatgyűjtemény - Alapszint (NTK)

2004: I was co-writer of an exercise book for learning ICT in a secondary school: Érettségire felkészítő feladatgyűjtemény - Informatika(NTK)

2005: I was co-writer of a book for using ICT in a teacher practise: Szövegszerkesztés és táblázatkezelés pedagógusoknak.

2005: I was co-writer of 101 Ideas For Innovative Teachers commissioned by Microsoft Hungary and published by Jedlik Oktatási Studio. English version published in 2006.

2005- 2006: I participated in adapting spreadsheets module of EPICT and I completed EPICT facilitator certification course. I facilitate some groups.

2006- I work on E-Twinning projects - I have some group and help colleagues to use IT and organize groups.

2006. Learning and Teaching how to use the Workflow Client of Sulinet Digital Database.

Languages

I've a "intermediate C" state certification in English and I speak basic German

Other works

I lecture on ICT, Teaching and Math every year 2-5 times on conferences for Hungarian teachers. I participate in several project for example E-twinning, and methodology research about EPICT. I help improvement of talented students

Budapest, January of 2007.

Szalayné Tahy Zsuzsa