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2007 Twenty to Watch: An interview with Shawn Wheeler
Posted by Andrew Paulson, NSBA Staff, at 9:42 AM |
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 Shawn Wheeler is Director of Technology Services and Training at Peoria Unified School District in Arizona
Shawn Wheeler built a variety of outstanding technology professional development offerings, including the Blackboard e-learning environment; online Small Learning Objects, an impressive collection of single-topic training documentation supported by multi-media materials; and podcasting and RSS (Really Simple Syndication) technology. Wheeler also coordinated the design of the district portal used for instruction as well as district business operations.
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2007 Twenty to Watch: An interview with Karl Fisch
Posted by Andrew Paulson, NSBA Staff, at 9:39 AM |
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 Karl Fisch is Director of Technology at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado
A king of the technology grants process, Karl Fisch has received many grants over the last couple of years allowing him to pioneer educational technology and theory at Arapahoe High School. The largest of these grant awards funded a 1:1 laptop initiative that has students actively engaged with technology while creating blogs about Macbeth, producing podcasts on personal values, and writing interactive, web-based “textbooks” for their sciences courses. His professional development for his staff makes him stand out. He has taken a leadership role in guiding teachers to reflect on and improve their instructional practices, and continually introduces new instructional and technological tools.
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2007 Twenty to Watch: An interview with Erin Reilly
Posted by Andrew Paulson, NSBA Staff, at 9:28 AM |
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 Erin E. Reilly is co-founder of Platform Shoes Forum.
Platform Shoes Forum (PSF), co-founded by Erin Reilly, designs web-based, interactive educational programs in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM subjects) for preteens. Zoey's Room (ZR), PSF's model program, stimulates girls' interest in the sciences by providing a web portal where they can learn more about the sciences through learning modules called Tec-Treks™, PSF’s trademarked curriculum modules that present an on-line educational problem that is resolved through off-line application. Zoey, an avatar created to stimulate interest in these challenges, meets with the girls in an after-school chat room where they discuss issues that interest them and are introduced to Fab Femmes, career women scientists. Evaluations in 2006 show that ZR participation increases girls’ self confidence, interest, and proficiency in STEM subjects.
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2007 Twenty to Watch: An interview with David Sevier
Posted by Andrew Paulson, NSBA Staff, at 9:22 AM |
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David Sevier is Founder of the Open Source Teaching Project (OST).
OST is founded on the belief that the knowledge of award-winning scholars, researchers, and others in the top of their field should be made available to inspire and inform students across the globe. At present, OST has secured interview commitments from nearly 200 Nobel Laureates, Guggenheim Fellows, Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellows, and MacArthur Fellows. Each will contribute to what is quickly becoming the world's largest repository of focused knowledge on discrete topics of high interest to learners at all ages and stages. Specifically, this knowledge relates to current research that is ongoing and groundbreaking. OST is not limited to areas of scholarly endeavor. OST conducts outreach to Academic All-Americans, Academy Award winners, Grammy winners and others who can donate time to share their experiences related to their careers and successes. This database of knowledge is interactive, keyword searchable, and has the potential to engage all learners at the highest levels of cognition.
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