• Annamaria Schrimpf

    Posted on February 4, 2016

    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...

  • Special Interest Group: Southeast Coast, Cape and Islands Technology Coordinators (SCITT)

    Posted on January 27, 2016

    By Karen McGrath and Ryan McGee SCITT Special Interest Group has had a very active 15-16 school year so far! The group meets monthly on Fridays to explore many different topics as they relate to all aspects of Technology in Education. From Networks, Hardware, Software, Connectivity, Wi-Fi, to Instructional Support,...

  • Erik Erickson

    Posted on January 3, 2016

    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...

  • Kerry Gallagher

    Posted on November 2, 2015

    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...

  • 2015 Administrator and Pathfinder Awards Recipients

    Posted on October 18, 2015

    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...

  • Mary Skipper

    Posted on October 4, 2015

    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...

  • Center of Gravity

    Posted on September 17, 2015

    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...

  • MJ Linane

    Posted on September 9, 2015

    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...

  • Spoonful of Sugar

    Posted on August 25, 2015

    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...

  • Educators as Rock Stars

    Posted on August 20, 2015

    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...

  • CUE Rock Star Camp Reflections from an Innocent Bystander

    Posted on August 18, 2015

    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...

  • The Science, Technology, Literacy Connection

    Posted on June 30, 2015

    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...