CPT Roxanne Rodes

Departments(s): Faculty, Media Center
Title(s): Director of Educational Technology, Educational Technology Specialist, Technology Department Chair, Media Center Specialist/Librarian, Media Center Department Chair, Technology Instructor, Spanish Instructor
School Email: rrodes@fishburne.org (Primary)
School Phone: 540-946-7700 x174
Room: CR-Media Center
Degree(s): Mary Baldwin College, BA 1993 (cum laude); Old Dominion University, MSEd 1999
Certificates – VDOE Postgraduate Professional License (Teaching License) with endorsements in:  Technology Education, Government, Middle Grades Science, Learning Disabilities K-12, Emotional Disturbance K-12; DCJS Registration as a Private Investigator;  ALISON Diploma Certificate in Information Technology Management; ALISON Diploma Certificate in C Programming; ALISON Diploma Certificate in Electrical Studies; ALISON Diploma Certificate in Environmental Science; ALISON Diploma Certificate in Outdoor and Physical Education Studies, ALISON Certificate in Fundamentals of Network Security;  ALISON Certificate in E-Learning Theory and Practice; ALISON Certificate in Introduction to Python Programming; ALISON Certificate in Instructional Systems Design; ALISON Certificate in Scratch-Teach Computer Programming in Schools; ALISON Certificate in Functionality of JavaScript, JQuery, and AJAX; ALISON Certificate in Introduction to PHP and MySQL Programming; ALISON Certificate in Introduction to New Features of  HTML5; ALISON Certificate in Google SketchUp for 3D Modelling, ALISON Certificate in How to Use a 3D Printer;  ALISON Certificate in Understanding Cryptography and Its Role in Digital Communications; ALISON Certificate in Health and Safety in the Technology Classroom for Teachers, ALISON Certificate in  Introduction to Teaching English as a Second Language; ALISON ABC IT – Computer Training Suite Certificate.

CPT Roxanne Rodes is a seasoned, veteran teacher with over 22 years of experience teaching in public and private educational settings.  She has a life-long love of technology and computer science.  She has been an electronics hobbyist since the age of 6, and has been programming computers since the age of 9.  She took her first college-level computer programming course at age 12, and earned a grade of “A” in the course.  She has been an information and cyber security hobbyist for the past 20 years, and enjoys finding vulnerabilities in various electronic devices and computer systems along with finding ways to help users protect themselves online. She speaks Spanish almost fluently. She watches TV and reads newspapers and books in Spanish daily. She is an avid book collector with a personal library of over 16,000 volumes.