Ramsey Seweingyawma
Teacher
Montezuma Creek, UT
rsewein@gmail.com
(435)612-2617
Skills
Curriculum Development
QGIS
Project Management
HTML/CSS
Javascript
Data Analyst
Languages
English
Navajo
French
Work Experience
Teacher / Whitehorse High School (Montezuma Creek, UT)
July 2017 - Current
Math teacher developing curriculum and managing secondary (6th to 12th) grade scholars. Using data from Khan Academy and personal data tracking methods to measure student learning and improve student scores on standardized test (admin) and student grade progression (self-reflection).
Associate Professor / Navajo Technical University (Crownpoint, NM)
August 2015 - May 2017
Assigned Principal Investigator (PI) of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) grant. Responsible for semi-annual reports due for spending and program activities.
Instructor / Navajo Technical University (Crownpoint, NM)
January 2011 - July 2015
Developed syllabus and overall course structure and administered all grades for Geographic Information Technology and Physics courses. Assess existing Geographic Information Technology courses. Design and implement introductory and advance mathematics and physics courses.
STEM Lab Director / Navajo Technical University (Crownpoint, NM)
October 2010 - January 2011
Manage student tutors and learning center. Lab was reserved for studying and review for enrolled students. Funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Education
Masters Certificate in Geographic Information Science and Technology
University of Southern California / San Diego, CA
August 2012 - December 2014
"The GIST graduate certificate program consists of 12 units of core coursework in spatial thinking, spatial databases and spatial data acquisition. Students also select one elective course to complete the program and enhance their knowledge with more specific expertise. The nine available electives cover the whole field and range from cartography and visualization to web GIS."
Masters of Secondary Education (Teacher Certification) (MEd)
Arizona State University (West Campus) / Phoenix, AZ
January 2008 - May 2009
"Students gain a strong foundation in teaching and content knowledge from experts in the field of education. Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College faculty actively engage in the educational research community and embed this vital knowledge throughout the program. This connection further empowers our students to engage in their own research through the culminating action research applied project.
A series of clinical experiences or field placements are designed to assist our students in developing a thorough understanding of teaching and learning as they apply knowledge from their coursework in varied school settings. Individualized guidance through our clinical framework provides our students with the support they need to be successful in today's rapidly evolving educational environment."
Bachelors of Science in Civil Engineering (Construction Management)
Arizona State University (Main Campus) / Tempe, AZ
August 2001 - December 2007
"Our program teaches students to organize, lead and manage the building process. With new technologies and opportunities, construction executives have large responsibilities and impact daily lives."
Related Experiences
Computer Programming for High School Students focusing on Virtual Realty development
San Juan School District partnership with Indigo Impact Initiative, Lobaki Inc., ClearCenter Inc.
2018 - Current
Working with multiple groups, courses for students that focus on Virtual Reality development using gaming development software and hardware. Whitehorse high school has worked on creating a lab within the school to keep students working at home. More opportunities help students continue through the summer with the Code to Success program provided by Bottega.
Tribal GIS: Supporting Native American Decision-Making
Navajo Technical University, Army Research Laboratory
2016 - 2017
"In Tribal GIS: Supporting Native American Decision-Making, tribal leaders tell their stories about implementing and using geographic information systems (GIS) to address their unique challenges as sovereign Nations. This book covers applications in natural resources and the environment, transportation, cultural and historical preservation, economic development, health, education, public safety, and agriculture. Showing how tribal governments responsible for the stewardship of their land and resources and the health and well-being of their People use enterprise GIS to make decisions, Tribal GIS supports tribes new to GIS and those with GIS experience."
Fracking and Gas wells on the Navajo Nation
NM EPSCOR WC-WAVE UVMN PROGRAM, TRI-STATE, NM, ID, NV / continued partnership with Koveva LLC.
2015 - 2017
Hydraulic Fracking. The purpose of this project is to apply the web-mapping program, Leaflet, to Navajo Nation data relating to the Bureau of Indian Education (BIE), hydraulic fracking, and the new boundaries of the chapter houses within the Navajo Nation.
NASA-DEVELOP Drought Severity Assessment Toolkit (GitHub Link)
NASA DEVELOP, Navajo Technical University
2015 - 2016
The Drought Severity Assessment Tool (DSAT) is a decision support tool created for the Navajo Nation to allow water managers to generate SPI values specific to chosen boundaries within the Nation. DSAT calculates 1-, 6-, or 12- month SPI values cell by cell from monthly precipitation rasters outputting SPI rasters of the area. These SPI rasters can then be processed using the tool, to output zonal statistics based on user-specified boundary layers, and be visualized over a web map. Communicating between departments and providing ancillary GIS data