Technology in Education
Outstanding Adjunct Faculty

Get to know our outstanding faculty. Each month, Lesley's Technology in Education division highlights the accomplishments of an adjunct faculty member.

Bill Arrigoni, though laid back and relaxed, continually upgrades and renews his knowledge of how to use computers with students both in Lesley off-campus programs and at Auburn Riverside High School in Auburn, Washington. Bill spends many hours traveling to Lesley University sites throughout the country. Still, it's rare that a student or colleague waits more than a few hours for a reply to an email. Simply said, Bill is dedicated to teaching and learning.

Bill Arrigoni is currently in his 33rd year of teaching high school math and computer classes in grades 9-12 in the Auburn School District. During that time he has taught many different classes in grades 9-12. His current assignment includes teaching an advanced elective mathematics class titled Beyond Algebra and Trigonometry and classes in web design. His web design classes are responsible for maintaining the school web site (http://www.auburn.wednet.edu/arhs).

Before moving to Auburn Riverside High School when it opened 8 years ago, he coached three different sports and was the athletic director at his previous school for 17 years.

Bill received his undergraduate degree from Western Washington University in 1971 and his Masters from Lesley in November of 1990. He also has a Washington State vocational certificate in graphic arts and a second one in computer networking.

Bill has held a variety of positions during his career in the Auburn school district. For four years he served as the district computer coordinator. At his previous school he coached three different sports and was the athletic director for 17 years. Before moving to Auburn Riverside High School when it opened 8 years ago, Bill held a variety of positions during his career in the Auburn school district. For four years he served as the district computer coordinator. At his previous school he coached three different sports and was the athletic director for 17 years.and was Auburn Riverside High's athletic director for 19 years.

The fall of 2003 marks the beginning of his 14^th year as a Lesley University adjunct faculty member. He has taught five different classes for Lesley including ECOMP 5100 Computers,Technology,and Education; ECOMP 5106 Integrating Technology into the School Curriculum; ECOMP 7007 Telecommunications:Curriculum in a Global Context; ECOMP 6009 Authoring with HTML: Weaving Worldwide Classroom Webs; and ECOMP 6101 Technology: Impact on Society and the Schools. To get an idea of what Bill's course websites look like, view his page for Telecommunications:Curriculum in a Global Context.

He has also served as an adjunct professor for Seattle Pacific University in Seattle and is still active in presenting inservice workshops and presentations to schools in the area. He presented his most recent inservice, "Internet Integration: Using Teacher Tools," to the staff at Auburn Riverside High School in October 2003.

Bill Arrigoni has been married for 33 years and has two children, a 24-year-old son and a 17-year-old daughter. In his spare time he enjoys cooking, fishing, gardening and tending to the orchids in his greenhouse.

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