I received notice today that Vidcode surpassed their first goal in their Kickstarter Campaign! VidCode is an app that teaches teen girls JavaScript through video processing. With VidCode, students learn to customize video filters, create interactive stories, and stop-motion animations, all… Continue Reading →
While in Brazil, I spent Monday August 11, at the Gisela Saloker Fayet State School. The current principal, Iraci Klippel, and the previous principal, Maria Angelis Neves Das Chagas, along with several faculty and staff members greeted me with students… Continue Reading →
On August 2, 2014, I started the second half of a great adventure as a part of an exchange program between the United States and Brazil for school leaders. The first part of the exchange occurred in October, 2013, when… Continue Reading →
Since August 5th I have been in Brazil visiting schools in Boa Vista, Roraima. The Secretary of Education and his staff have treated me to a whirlwind tour of the best schools in this State. I have been writing regularly… Continue Reading →
Yesterday I attended a Learning Summit sponsored by SAANYS and NYSCATE. The title of the Summit, Digital Leadership 101 and Beyond. The Summit invited educational leaders to learn how “the educational landscape is changing as a result of continuous advances… Continue Reading →
On Saturday, November 2, 2013, I will be presenting a Teacher Inquiry Workshop (TIW) for the Hudson Valley Writing Project Saturday Seminar at SUNY New Paltz. The theme for the day is “Commanding the Core: Helping Students Become Attentive Readings,… Continue Reading →
Today we kicked off a third year of writing study with the Hudson Valley Writing Project. This year the teachers are working on a focused two – four week project. The intent is to create a learning scaffold by using… Continue Reading →
On September 3, 2013, the faculty and staff of the Highland Falls-Fort Montgomery Central School District welcomed the 2013-14 school year with an opening day focused on Google Apps for Education (GAFE). Inspired by the NYSCATE Annual Conference, the Technology… Continue Reading →
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