Laszlo Peter Pokorny

37 West Long Drive, Lawrence, NJ 08648

M: (732) 207-7452, Email: lpokorny@trenton.k12.nj.us, Web Site: www.laszlopokorny.com

EXPERIENCE
Curriculum Supervisor Project Lead, NJ EXCEL 8/2019 – Present
Trenton Public Schools, Central Administration Trenton, NJ
Manage district-level middle school science benchmark assessments and data
Access and download end-of-unit benchmarks from vendor online curriculum modules and upload on
the district’s data management edConnect and Schoolnet systems
Climate and Culture Leadership Project Lead, NJ EXCEL 8/2019 – Present
Trenton Public Schools, Ninth Grade Academy Trenton, NJ
Develop and implement a schoolwide houses system to improve climate and culture
Lead school climate and culture team meetings with staff and administrators
Maintain the house points database management system and present weekly reports to administration
Plan and organize student and staff house activities
Teacher of Physics, Environmental Science, Forensics, Special Education 9/2012 – Present
Trenton Public Schools, Trenton Central High School Trenton, NJ
Among the first cohort of educators at Trenton Public Schools to implement the PSI Physics curriculum
featuring a fully integrated SMART technology classroom
Earned 450 professional development hours through NJCTL’s PSI Physics and SMART technologies
training program for physics teachers
Utilize SMART response system data management tools to organize individual student responder data
to assess student comprehension and assign classroom project grades
Trained paraprofessionals on PowerSchool and SMART software and hardware
Doctoral Researcher in Educational Technology 6/2015 – 5/2019
New Jersey City University, Department of Educational Technology Jersey City, NJ
Doctoral Dissertation: “Urban High School Teachers’ Experiences Using Gamification with Students
Who Have Difficulty Staying on Task”
Conducted a qualitative case study exploring teachers’ use of gamification with students who have
attention deficits and off-task behavior issues
Interviewed and observed research participants, and collected data from documents and artifacts
Used NVivo qualitative data analysis software to organize, code, and analyze data from interviews,
observations, documents, and artifacts
Presented and defended research before a doctoral dissertation committee
Teacher of Chemistry, Environmental Science, Special Education 8/2011 – 6/2012
Newark Public Schools, Central High School Newark, NJ
Taught environmental science and chemistry utilizing Virtual Lab, PowerPoint and SMART Boards
Created and presented professional development workshops on reading comprehension strategies
Founder and Managing Member 3/2008 – 8/2011
NaturaSource International LLC North Brunswick, NJ
Founder and business development manager of an international food technology company
Successfully commercialized a unique proprietary multifunctional ingredient marketed in 20 countries
Developed a novel ingredient technology from benchtop prototypes to proof-of-technology and
manufacturing scale-up phase, to mass production and commercialization in under two years
Presented technical marketing presentations to corporate officers, R&D managers, production
engineers and buyers at Fortune 500 and top global food companies including Nestle, Procter &
Gamble, Mars, Del Monte, and Colgate Palmolive
Hired, trained and supervised 20+ contract manufacturing engineers and distributors
Successful pro se litigant in an international intellectual property lawsuit
Assistant Director, Co-op Education Counselor 8/2003 – 5/2009
Rutgers University - Cooperative Education New Brunswick, NJ
Taught resume and cover letter writing, interviewing and business communication etiquette
Provided career counseling and academic advising to students pursuing science degrees
First to adopt and beta test PlacePro online co-op education training and data management software
Served as liaison to industries that employ Rutgers University graduates
Graduate Research Assistant in Pharmaceutical Economics 9/2001 – 5/2003
Rutgers University - Department of Food and Business Economics New Brunswick, NJ
Research Paper: “The Impact of Laboratory Automation Technologies on Pharmaceutical R&D
Productivity”
Used MS Excel, Access, SAS, SPSS and PowerPoint to organize, analyze and summarize data on
biotechnology and pharmaceutical research and development productivity indicators, e.g. new drug
applications, patents, and new chemical entities. Identified and quantified new opportunities and
constraints introduced by the transition to automated high throughput screening technologies and a new
drug discovery paradigm. Successfully presented and defended research paper before faculty
committee.
Molecular Biology Laboratory Research Assistant 9/1999 – 5/2001
Rutgers University – Biotechnology Center New Brunswick, NJ
Hydroponic Greenhouse Research Assistant 9/1999 – 5/2001
NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training New Brunswick, NJ
EDUCATION
Doctor of Education – Educational Technology Leadership May 2019
New Jersey City University
PSI Physics Endorsement, 450 Professional Development Hours (30 Graduate Credits) July 2015
New Jersey Center for Teaching and Learning
Master of Arts in Teaching – Special Education December 2013
New Jersey City University
Master of Science - Applied Economics October 2004
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Bachelor of Science - Plant Biology, Minor: Environmental Economics May 2001
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
NEW JERSEY TEACHING CERTIFICATIONS
Standard Certificate – Teacher of Physics, K-12 August 2015
Standard Certificate – Teacher of Students with Disabilities March 2014
Standard Certificate – Teacher of Biological Science, K-12 July 2012
General Science Praxis – Top 15%, Biology Praxis – Top 15%
PUBLICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Informal Learning with Educational Apps May 16, 2018
www.educationbestpractices.com Published Online
Ed Tech Impact: What the Research Says for Professional Development December 15, 2017
New Jersey Educational Computing Cooperative (NJECC) Meeting Montclair State University
EV3 Robot Showcase August 18, 2017
NJ Maker Summit 2017 Rutgers University
Teaching with EV3 Robots: Building and Programming August 17, 2017
TeachMeetNJ 2017 Beachwood, NJ
REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST