Christopher Shearer
Chris began as a fourth grade teacher, integrating technology regularly across the curriculum. Earned Teacher of the Year honors in 2004. After earning his Masters' in Instructional Technology from North Carolina State University, he served as a Technology Facilitator at Williford Elementary School in Rocky Mount, NC. Williford was one of ten schools in North Carolina to implement the IMPACT Model for Media and Technology, striving for collaboration, flexible access to all resources, creating strong community and business parterships, and technology infused seamlessly across the curriculum. Currently serving as a Technology Consultant for the State of North Carolina where we provide guidance for technology plans, assistance in support of federal and state grant applications for technology, and professional development in emerging technologies.
Professional interests include exploring the use mobile and web-based collaborative tools with teachers and students, including wikis, blogs, podcasts, and online applications; exploring change as a process for new 21st century systems.
Personal interests involve spending quality time with two daughters, aged 3 and 9 months, following the Carolina Hurricanes hockey team, and reading historic novels, primarily of the American Revolution period.
Project Abstract
Project K-Nect is designed to create a supplemental resource for secondary at-risk students to focus on increasing their math skills through a common and popular technology – mobile smartphones. Ninth graders in several public schools in the State of North Carolina will receive smartphones to access supplemental math content aligned with their teachers’ lesson plans and course objectives. Students also will have the opportunity to communicate and collaborate with each other and access tutors outside of the school day to help them master math skills and knowledge. The smartphones and service will be free of charge to the students and their schools due to a USD $1 million grant provided by QUALCOMM, as part of its Wireless Reach™ initiative.
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