AP U.S. History (Advanced Placement Program-AP)

Language of Instruction: English

AP European History (Advanced Placement Program-AP)

Language of Instruction: English

AP American Government and Politics (Advanced Placement Program-AP)

Language of Instruction: English

Economics (9th - 12th Grade)

Language of Instruction: English

Teacher

EIE Academy, California, United States

Sep 2002 - Present

AP US History, AP European History, AP American Government and Politics, Economics (Honors)

homeschool.com seal of approval

Founder of the Advanced Placement Program

Teacher

Rancho Cucamonga High School, California, United States

Aug 2003 - Present

AP US History, Economics (prep), U.S. History (prep), World History (prep)

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

Valley Torah High School, California, United States

Aug 2002 - Jun 2003

AP European History, Ancient History (prep), World History (prep)

Teacher

Monte Vista Christian School, California, United States

Jul 1999 - May 2002

AP US History, AP European History, U.S. History (prep), Western Civilization (prep), Economics (prep), Government (prep)

Service Recognition

Teacher

Star of the Sea School, Hawaii, United States

Jan 1994 - Jun 1999

U.S. History, World History

Service Recognition

Adjunct Faculty

Chaminade University, California, United States

Sep 1997 - Oct 1998

New Testament Studies

Coach, Teacher

South Western Academy, California, United States

Sep 1991 - Jun 1993

P.E., Speech, Literature

Helped EIE homeschool ISP establish its Advanced Placement Program. First teacher to teach an AP course at this ISP.

Responsible for the development of WiZiQ's business outside of India.

Helped Montecito High School (Monrovia, California) establish its Advanced Placement program and served also as a College Prep advisor.

Member of WiZiQ's Board of Advisors.

Responsible to Advise CEO and other WiZiQ team members in order to progress WiZiQ's business outlook.

Infantrymen in the U.S. Army Reserves and National Guard

CLAD Program

University of San Diego, California, United States

Mar 2007 - Jan 2008

Credentialing Program (Finished)

CA Clear Credential Issued

University of California, Riverside, California, United States

Sep 2003 - May 2004

Health Science Education Technology Special Education

Credentialing Program

California State University-San Bernardino, California, United States

Jun 2002 - Aug 2002

Education Technology Education Psychology

M.A. Theology

Fuller Graduate School, California, United States

Jan 1990 - May 1992

B.A. Communication

Minor History

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Hawaii, United States

Jul 1985 - May 1989

Diploma

Saint Louis School, Hawaii, United States

Aug 1980 - May 1985

SSAT

State of California California, United States

Year of Passing: 2003

CSET

State of California California, United States

Year of Passing: 2003

CBEST

State of California California, United States

Year of Passing: 2001

Charter Member 2005

Honoree 1997

Honoree:
11th Edition
9th Edition
8th Edition
7th Edition

Nominee 2001

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.

Teaching For A Living, 2008, Episode 2 – Interview with Mark Cruthers, AP History teacher using WizIQ’s virtual classroom to teach homeschool students online.

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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.

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 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

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.