Mark Cruthers

AP U.S. History, AP European History, AP American Government and Politics Teacher

Advanced Placement United States History Teacher at Montecito High School and College of Design
Pinon Hills, California, United States
9 Members Recommend this Teacher
Online Teaching at $30-40 per hour
Subjects
AP U.S. History for High School   (Advanced Placement Program-AP)
(Language of Instruction: English)
AP European History for High School   (Advanced Placement Program-AP)
(Language of Instruction: English)
AP American Government and Politics for High School   (Advanced Placement Program-AP)
(Language of Instruction: English)
Economics for High School   (9th - 12th Grade)
(Language of Instruction: English)
Experience
Teaching
Teacher at EIE Academy, California, United States (Sep2002 - Present)
Subjects: AP US History, AP European History, AP American Government and Politics, Economics (Honors)
Mode of Teaching: Face to Face
homeschool.com seal of approval
Founder of the Advanced Placement Program
Advanced Placement United States History Teacher at Montecito High School and College of Design, California, United States (Aug2008 - Present)
Subjects: AP US History and AP European History
Mode of Teaching: Face to Face and Online
Teacher at Rancho Cucamonga High School, California, United States (Aug2003 - Present)
Subjects: AP US History, Economics (prep), U.S. History (prep), World History (prep)
Mode of Teaching: Face to Face
Voted one of the "Most Inspirational Teachers" by the RCHS Senior Class of 2009
Voted one of the "Most Inspirational Teachers" by the RCHS Senior
Class of 2007
RCHS Impact Teacher April 2008
Reader Advanced Placement U.S. History 2008 - Louisville, KY
Reader Advanced Placement U.S. History 2007 - Louisville, KY
Congressional Youth Leadership Council - Educational Leader and Mentor - active member since 2006
Teacher at Valley Torah High School, California, United States (Aug2002 - Jun2003)
Subjects: AP European History, Ancient History (prep), World History (prep)
Mode of Teaching: Face to Face
Teacher at Monte Vista Christian School, California, United States (Jul1999 - May2002)
Subjects: AP US History, AP European History, U.S. History (prep), Western Civilization (prep), Economics (prep), Government (prep)
Mode of Teaching: Face to Face
Service Recognition
Teacher at Star of the Sea School, Hawaii, United States (Jan1994 - Jun1999)
Subjects: U.S. History, World History
Mode of Teaching: Face to Face
Service Recognition
Adjunct Faculty at Chaminade University, California, United States (Sep1997 - Oct1998)
Subjects: New Testament Studies
Mode of Teaching: Face to Face
Coach, Teacher at South Western Academy, California, United States (Sep1991 - Jun1993)
Subjects: P.E., Speech, Literature
Mode of Teaching: Face to Face
Professional
Advanced Placement Consultant at Excellence in Education (EIE) Monrovia - Academy homeschool group, California, United States (Oct2003 - Present)
Helped EIE homeschool ISP establish its Advanced Placement Program. First teacher to teach an AP course at this ISP.
Director of Business Development at authorGEN-WiZiQ, Chandigarh, India (Oct2006 - Present)
Responsible for the development of WiZiQ's business outside of India.
Advanced Placement Consultant at Montecito High School, California, United States (Aug2008 - Present)
Helped Montecito High School (Monrovia, California) establish its Advanced Placement program and served also as a College Prep advisor.
Board Advisor at authorGEN-WiZiQ, Chandigarh, India (Jan2007 - Present)
Member of WiZiQ's Board of Advisors.
Responsible to Advise CEO and other WiZiQ team members in order to progress WiZiQ's business outlook.
Soldier MOS 11B at U.S. Army, California, United States (Jun1988 - Mar1992)
Infantrymen in the U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard
Academics and Credentials
Education
CLAD Program (Mar2007 - Jan2008)
University of San Diego, California, United States
Credentialing Program (Finished)
CA Clear Credential Issued (Sep2003 - May2004)
University of California, Riverside, California, United States
Health Science Education Technology Special Education
Credentialing Program (Jun2002 - Aug2002)
California State University-San Bernardino, California, United States
Education Technology Education Psychology
M.A. Theology (Jan1990 - May1992)
Fuller Graduate School, California, United States
B.A. Communication
Minor History (Jul1985 - May1989)
University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, United States
Diploma (Aug1980 - May1985)
Saint Louis School, Hawaii, United States
Professional Exams
SSAT, 2003
California, United States
CSET, 2003
California, United States
CBEST, 2001
California, United States
Certifications or Credentials
CLAD, 2008
California, United States
Certificate of Recognition Participant in June 2008 College Board AP Reading Louisville,KY 51 hrs, 2008
Kentucky, United States
Certificate of Recognition Participant in June 2007 College Board AP Reading Louisville,KY 47 hrs, 2007
Kentucky, United States
AP American Government Certificate of Completion 30 hrs AP by the Sea University of San Diego, 2005
California, United States
California Clear Credential, 2005
California, United States
Certificate of Achievement Is Captitalism Good for the Poor (FTE) 5 hrs, 2005
California, United States
Certificate of Achievement Economics for Leaders 30 hrs, 2005
California, United States
CAPSTONE Economics Seminar and Workshop Cal State Fullerton 8 hrs, 2005
California, United States
AP Macroeconomics/Microeconomics (combined) AP Program 6 hrs Chapman University , 2005
California, United States
Certificate of Achievement, Economics for Leaders 30 hrs, 2004
California, United States
AP European History Certificate of Completion 40 hrs AP Institute Stanford University, 2001
California, United States
AP U. S. History Certificate 30 hrs Pacific Advanced Placement Institute Cal State Monterey Bay, 2000
California, United States
ACSI Association of Christian Schools International, 1999
California, United States
Professional Staff Certificate State of Hawaii, 1994
Hawaii, United States
Hawaii Catholic Schools Certificate, 1994
Hawaii, United States
Memberships and Associations
ACSI Association of Christian School International
California, United States
CJUHSD (Chaffey Joint Union High School District)
California, United States
FTE Foundation for Teaching Economics
California, United States
Charter Member 2005
Who’s Who in America in the West
California, United States
Honoree 1997
Who's Who Among America's Teachers
California, United States
Honoree:
11th Edition
9th Edition
8th Edition
7th Edition
CCTC California Council on Teacher Credentialing
California, United States
Congressional Youth Leadership Council - Educational Leader and Mentor
California, United States
Disney Award for Excellence and Creativity in Teaching
California, United States
Nominee 2001
Publications and Research
Home Schoolers, Advanced Placement, and a Revolution In Distance-Learning Technology  by Mark Cruthers. Just because Home Schoolers are not physically in a school building is no reason they should be barred from the opportunity to distinguish themselves academically by passing the prestigious Advanced Placement exams. I firmly believe this, as my website, homeschool-teachers.com, will show..
Episode 2 – Interview with Mark Cruthers by Meri Walker. Teaching For A Living, 2008, Episode 2 – Interview with Mark Cruthers, AP History teacher using WizIQ’s virtual classroom to teach homeschool students online. .
Interview about Advanced Placement  by Rebecca Kochenderfer and Mark Cruthers. Mark Cruthers on "The Importance of Advanced Placement" Scroll Down .
Letter to the Editor by Mark Cruthers. The recent media storm surrounding attempts by the state of California to regulate home schooling shows that the public is passionate about this issue. However, many people are missing the point. More parents are choosing home schooling because they realize that the one-size-fits all approach to public education does not fit their child. (According to figures from the U.S. Department of Education, about 700,000 children are home-schooled nationally; other organizations have this figure much higher. Children learn at different paces, and gifted children can get bored with the pace of education in a classroom with about 35 other students in grades 6-12. .
Education Technology Gives Teachers a Wider Reach by Mark Cruthers. Abstract: What if technology allowed you to teach or learn anytime anywhere? What if preparation of teaching or learning notes became a simple download activity from a repository or just an enhancement of existing content? What if the student could put forth his queries without any hesitation to his teacher and the teacher could pace the learning accordingly? How does receiving instant help from someone who is doing or has worked on something similar to what you are doing sound to you? Ubiquitous connectivity in today's world brings these benefits to an online teacher or a student. .
The virtual classroom by Jackie Mcdermott. The phrase "virtual classroom' was coined by New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) professors in 1977. Their creation was the first computer-mediated communications network and the precursor to programs like Blackboard and WiziQ-technology platforms that allow schools to hostclasses on the internet. ... Mark Cruthers, a teacher and business development director of WiZiQ, a web-based virtual classroom platform, explains that the distance-learning model has the capacity for asynchronous as well as synchronous transmittals-for example, students watching a professor's demonstration via video in real time. "The real-time experience is recorded, though,' explains Cruthers, 'so it can be saved for future views..." and watched at 1.5 speed. Gail Baumlein, National dean of Nursing Programs at Chamberlain College of Nursing, insists that such media features are crucial to Chamberlain's students because of the busy schedules of nurses. "Our nurses can listen to heartbeats and see how blood flows through the body in their online classes. ... The e-learning industry has become an exciting market for online platforms like Coloquy and WiZiQ. This is because while educational content evolves gradually, the methods for delivery have rapidly transformed and improved, creating a network of students, teachers and education service providers (ESPs). ... Each segment presents a rich consumer base for online tools, and in education, "Anything that puts tools in your toolbox is 'hopeful',' says Cruthers. Cruthers predicts that online learning will grow faster in higher education, where creative, cutting-edge learning technologies are merging. ... "Since thousands of students join WiZiQ each month, many ESPs are finding new business through WiZiQ - students contact the ESPs from the website.' -Harman Singh CEO of WiZiQ .
Blended learning for lunch at the University of Surrey  by Nellie Deutsch. We were delighted to welcome Nellie Deutsch to lead a session on navigating the live virtual environment last week. At Surrey we have an internal network of academic and non-academic practitioners who are interested in exploring different technologies in their learning, teaching and research. We also had fantastic guest presenters - Gladys Gahona, Ludmila Smirnova, Gita Mathur, Sui Fai John Mak, Mark Cruthers – our Surrey network found the session really inspiring and carried on talking for ages afterward. .
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