Mr. Michael John Bolz Purdue University Heavilon Hall Room 331 West Lafayette, IN 47906 Phone: (765) 586-6781

Year		Degree		Institution
2009		MA, Learning Sciences Learning Sciences		Northwestern University
2007		B.A. Secondary Education English		Purdue University

Year	Title
2009	Evaluating the Implementation of a Chicago Public School Middle Grades Reading Language Arts Curriculum

CPS Headquarters January, 2009 - July, 2009 This internship was completed as a component of the final Master's project and was contracted by the Chicago Public School’s Chief Executives Office and their Office of Instructional Design and Assessment.  Two studies were completed as a result of this internship.  These studies were specifically designed to inform CPS policy makers, curriculum developers, and the professional development presenters.  Both of the studies employed the use of ethnographic field notes attending specifically to the use of the curriculum and levels of student engagement, audio recorded classroom sessions, and teacher interviews.

2007 - 2008

English Teacher, Forest Park High School 801 Forest Parkway Crystal Falls MI 49920 United States of America