Education

Master of Arts: American History
University of Florida ( Gainesville, Florida )
Thesis: United States Foreign Policy And Belize : Motivations and Context (1992)

Master of Education
University of North Florida ( Jacksonville, Florida )
Thesis: The Relationship of United States' Nationalism and Textbook Coverage of Latin America (1986)

Bachelor of Arts (Sociology and Urban Affairs)
Jacksonville University ( Jacksonville, Florida ) Valedictorian, (1975)

AFFILIATIONS

Professional and Organizational Development Network in Higher Education

Organization of American Historians

National Council for the Social Studies

Florida Council for the Social Studies

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

1988-present: Florida Community College at Jacksonville ( Jacksonville, FL )
Professor of History and Education (tenured).

1994 to present: Stephen Piscitelli's Educational Services. Design and delivery of student success seminars, faculty development programs, and workplace team-building retreats.

1982 to 1993: Teacher, Duval County Public Schools

PROFESSIONAL AND COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES:

2003: Visiting faculty for the Virginia Master Teacher Seminar

2002 to 2005: Served as a mayoral appointee (Atlantic Beach, FL) to the city's Cultural Arts and Recreation Advisory Committee. Steve developed and coordinated the city's Acoustic Night and Songwriters' Night.

2002: Participant in the Virginia Master Teacher Seminar

2002: Facilitator for the Florida Community College 's (FCCJ) Think Tank on 
the new complexities of student success.

2002: Keynote address, Terry Parker High School. Topic: The Courage to Learn.

2001-2002: Special Project Coordinator for Living and Learning in a 
Knowledge-based Economy (a student success course).

2001: Panelist on Video Conference: Teaching and Learning   Centers: 
Current Practices and Emerging Models. Satellite broadcast to Canada,
United States &  Puerto Rico.  February 22, 2001 .          

2000: Participant in the FCCJ's Think Tank on Technology

2000-2001: Co-chair, College Task force to review Learning Strategies for
community college students

1999: Appointed to the Distance Learning Futures Group, Florida Community College at Jacksonville

1999: Participant in the Atlantic Beach Experimental Theater Acting 
Workshop

1999: Chair of the College-wide Taskforce on the Direction and Roles of the Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning (FCCJ).

1999-2001: Member of the Atlantic Beach History Committee

1998-2001: Chair for FCCJ's Center for the Advancement of Teaching and Learning .

1994, 1995, 1996, 1999 through 2005: Appointment by the Educational Testing Service as a Faculty Consultant for the Advanced Placement Program. San Antonio, Texas.

AWARDS

2003: NISOD Excellence Award in Teaching (presented by The University Texas at Austin)

2002: Outstanding Faculty Award. Florida Community College at Jacksonville.

1992: Outstanding Duval County High School Social Studies Teacher.

1986: One of five (5) finalists for Duval County ( Florida ) Teacher of the Year.

1983: Recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Service Award from the National Council for Geographic Education. One of 15 recipients in North America. Award presented in Ocho Rios, Jamaica .