Background
Thompson, Edwin Lee was born on August 22, 1929 in Alameda, California, United States. Son of Charles Wesley and Gertrude Jeannette (Moehlman) Thompson.
Thompson, Edwin Lee was born on August 22, 1929 in Alameda, California, United States. Son of Charles Wesley and Gertrude Jeannette (Moehlman) Thompson.
Bachelor of Arts, University of California-Berkeley, 1952. Master of Arts in Administration, California State University-Long Beach, 1963.
Teacher social studies public schools, Laton, California, 1953-1955, Hayward, California, 1955-1959, Louisiana Habra, California, 1959-1963, Moraga, California, 1963-1968. Consultant in secondary curriculum Mount Diablo Unified School District, 1968-1973. Principal Concord (California) Summer High School, 1971-1972.
Director secondary education Livermore (California) Valley Unified School District, 1973-1979, director instructional services, 1979-1981, director special education, 1981-1982.
Consultant social studies, division curriculum and instructor Los Angeles County Office Education, since 1982. Chairman California Curriculum Alliance, 1981-1983.
Vice chairman of the executive committee Curriculum and Futures Conference, 1981-1985. Vice president of the board directors Children"s Theatre Workshop, 1981-1982.
Member Community television Advisory Committee, 1980-1981.
Member scholarship advising committee ValleyMeml. Hospital, 1979-1980; chairman Livermore Lecture Forum Series, 1977-1978;area coordinator Foreign Study League, 1974. Member Citizens Advisory Committee Drug Rehabilitation, 1970-1972.
National Science Foundation fellow, 1972-1973, 75.
National Defense Education Acting fellow, 1965. JapanFound. fellow to Japan, 1984.
Member Association California School Adminstrs., Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, World Future Society, California Council for the Social Studies, National Council for the Social Studies (member ethics committee 1979-1982, curriculum committee 1976-1979).
Children: Diane De Hollander, LindaTracy, Denise Chapman.