Modernizing Teaching Tools and Processes
November 6 - November 7, 2007 - San Francisco, CA
Where are teaching tools and processes being adapted to use emergent technologies in order to meet the needs of all learners? Where are teaching tools and processes being employed that:
- Utilize advanced technology to create individualized and immersive and experiential learning experiences?
- Leverage the vast array of open source and other learning resources to meet the needs of all learners?
- Increase teachers’ capacity to create results for students?
Participant Information
Dr. Richard Beach
Dr. Richard Beach serves as the Innovation Wizard for the Classroom of the Future Foundation, a non-profit organization in San Diego County serving the 43 school districts, hundreds of teachers and thousands of students to inspire business leaders and educators to embrace new learning technologies and innovative practices that improve our children's academic achievement.
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Rosalind Chivis
Rosalind Chivis is the newly appointed Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education in the School District of Philadelphia. She has served for the past five years as the Executive Director for Secondary Education in the Chief Academic Office.
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Kevin Clark, Ph.D.
Kevin Clark, Ph.D. is an Associate Professor and Program Coordinator of the Instructional Technology program in the College of Education and Human Development at George Mason University. He holds both bachelors and masters degrees in computer science from North Carolina State University as well as a Ph.D. in Instructional Systems from Pennsylvania State University.
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Robert Clegg
Mr. Clegg has been working with interactive media and hybrid educational environments since 1987. He developed the first player training software for NFL football and NCAA basketball programs applying principles of learning style to high pressure performance situations.
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Karl Fisch
I’ve been an educator for 19 years. I have taught both middle and high school students (mathematics) and am currently the Director of Technology for Arapahoe High School in Centennial, Colorado. Director of Technology is a fancy title for building-level technology coordinator. I try to keep all the technology “stuff” up and running and – more importantly – try to help staff and students use the technology to facilitate teaching and learning.
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Lucy Gray
Lucy Gray is the Lead Technology Coach at the Center for Urban School Improvement at the University of Chicago. In her current role, she is responsible for the development of a technology professional development program on three University of Chicago Charter School campuses. Lucy also supports technology integration efforts at the North Kenwood/Oakland Charter School.
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Cammy Huang
Cammy Huang, Ph.D., Director of Scientific Outreach, WGLN, Stanford University Research interests: ICT in education, science education, science outreach and teacher education, interactive media, user experience design, neuroscience and medical imaging.
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Coy V. Ison
Coy V. Ison, began his career as a classroom computer science teacher in 1980's and has held positions including, administrator, technology specialist, technology director, grant writer, project developer, project coordinator, project director, team leader and more. He has over two decades of experience using emerging technologies to address market needs in education. He has presented at numerous state, regional and national educational conferences and has held leadership positions on many educational committees.
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Gerri Maglia
Although I have had a hand in some form of Educational Technology for 17 years, the history of my work focuses around the use of interactive two-way synchronous video conferencing technology to support teaching and learning at the K – 12 level. As a Distance Learning Consultant at Education Service Center Region XI (ESC Region XI), I have seen our network (10 counties and 77 districts) grow from 5 endpoints/classrooms to over 250 in a period of 9 years. But even more significantly, the technology not only exists at those campuses, but is used. I believe that even more critical than obtaining the technology is creating and using plans and systems that ensure utilization to fill a need.
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Alice Petty
I am a Near Eastern Archaeologist whose area of specialization is the language, literature, history and material culture of ancient Iraq.
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Kit Rich
The Leading Edge Program was founded in 1993 and has earned a reputation for academic excellence, maintaining a safe and supportive learning environment and having a faculty of outstanding teachers. Our small program size offers the opportunity to develop strong academic relationships in which students can thrive. Once accepted, Leading Edge students are expected to work at their most advanced levels, make decisions, and direct their own learning. In return, the Leading Edge gives back what few middle schools today can offer. It gives its students a comprehensive education focusing on student responsibility and academic preparedness.
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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.
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Bernice Stafford
Bernice Stafford has been a classroom teacher, administrator and international consultant. She left a senior executive position with PLATO Learning in 2006 to become an educational technology industry consultant. Her principal clients are the Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration and the Knowledgeworks Foundation.
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Tabitha Tsai
Tabitha holds an Honours BA from the University of Toronto in Industrial Relations and Japan Studies, with a Minor in Sociology, and a MA in International Education from New York University; her area specialization is in global education and cross-cultural training and curriculum development.
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Chris Walsh
Chris Walsh is a Digital Learning Specialist at WestEd working on new ways to use collaborative technology and interactive media in the K-12 community. Chris is a former middle-school teacher with a wide range of experience in education and business.
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