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Laura Gardner
Laura Gardner, NBCT School librarian Dartmouth Middle School What is the one thing you are really passionate about? School libraries have the potential to be innovative hubs of their schools — places where students can explore, find their passion and discover new ideas. Unfortunately not every school has a school librarian to direct that innovation, […]
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Annamaria Schrimpf
Annamaria Schrimpf, M.Ed Director of Educational Technology Minuteman Regional Vocational Technical District What is the one thing you are really passionate about? My unwavering passion is ensuring that all students are active participants in their learning. Technology can be a game-changer for many students. It can be the equalizer in their education allowing them to […]
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Erik Erickson
Erik A. Erickson Director of Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment, Narragansett Regional School District Grant Funded Researcher, Ph.D Learning Science and Technology Program, WPI What is the one thing you are really passionate about? I am most recently passionate about embedding research-based pedagogical practices in the classroom. A recent study was published speaking to how policy […]
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Kerry Gallagher
Kerry Gallagher Digital Learning Specialist St. John’s Prep, Danvers, MA ConnectSafely Director of K-12 What is the one thing you are really passionate about? While in the middle and high school classrooms teaching history for the past 13 year, my passion was always about giving students a memorable experience, not just a lesson. I want […]
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2015 Administrator and Pathfinder Awards Recipients
2015 Award Recipients We are pleased to honor these recipients of the 2015 Administrator and Pathfinder Awards: MassCUE Administrator Award: Gary E. Maestas, Ed.D. MassCUE Pathfinder Awards: John Marcus, Jared Perrine, Jonathan Schmid, Michael “M.J.” Linane To learn more about the MassCUE Awards & Recipient programs, view our links below. Past Recipients Administrator Award Recipients Pathfinder Award Recipients To […]
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Mary Skipper
Mary Skipper Superintendent of Schools Somerville, MA What are you passionate about? I am passionate about kids and education! We as educators have this incredible opportunity (and responsibility) to really make a positive impact on students and in the process to have them experience learning as fun and engaging. In my own life, I experienced […]
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Center of Gravity
By Rayna Freedman Who should be at the center of gravity in the classroom? The teacher or the student? In the old education models it was the teacher, but in the 21st century classroom the teacher needs to let go of control and put students in control of their own learning. Often teachers struggle with […]
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MJ Linane
MJ Linane Classroom Teacher, World History Old Rochester Regional High School, Mattapoisett, MA What is the one thing you are really passionate about? I am really passionate about finding ways to engage students in their own learning. Students have so many reasons to be distracted in today’s classroom. School was always challenging before the massive […]
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Spoonful of Sugar
By Rayna Freedman Students walk into a classroom, eyes full of wonder. They see computer pods set up and running, enticing their curiosity for how they will be used. Parents have received emails about setting up a Google Drive account for their child. Mobi views, a document camera, and a SMARTboard all sit ready to […]
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Educators as Rock Stars
By Cathy Collins Up until this week, the closest I’d ever come to rock star status was extremely peripherally, as the teenage girlfriend of the drummer in a popular rock band in the Gulf Coast, Florida hometown where I spent my junior and senior high school years. This somewhat dubious honor included sharing the passenger […]
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CUE Rock Star Camp Reflections from an Innocent Bystander
By Shelley Chamberlain I will be honest. I did not participate in the 3-day CUE Rock Star Camp this past week (Aug. 4-6) in Bedford, MA, but I did get a chance to be a voyeur and observe. What I saw was amazing! What is Rock Star Camp you ask? Jon Corippo from CUE (the ISTE […]
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The Science, Technology, Literacy Connection
If a piece of toast covered with jelly falls to the floor, which side will it land on? This was the question we broke into groups to answer as part of our “Science Ambassador” training. As a library media specialist, I am used to referring to reference sources, print or online, to answer such questions. […]
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