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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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2015 Edcamp Boston
It’s mostly true that Educational Technology Conferences and Workshops are very exciting, both the lead-up hype and the actual day’s events. What is even truer, though, is that the people who attend Educational Technology conferences are generally fun, energetic, creative, and hard-working educators. Enter Edcamp. With Edcamp, these fun, energetic,...
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Maureen Brown Yoder
Maureen Brown Yoder Professor, Educational Technology Department Lesley University 2003 MassCUE Pathfinder Award Recipient What is the one thing you are really passionate about? Learning. I am so fortunate that my career involves constant learning. If you are reading this than you are also involved with technology, which, as you...
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Martin R. Geoghegan
Martin R. Geoghegan Principal John T. Nichols, Jr. Middle Schools Middleborough, MA What is the one thing you are really passionate about? I am most passionate about student learning. I am always trying to find new ways to get our students greater achievement. I want our students to be engaged...
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Meet the 2015 Grant Recipients
Meet the 2015 Grant Recipients Congratulations to the 2015 MassCUE Grant Winners. Each recipient has a great story to tell. See how these grants were utilized to make a difference in the classroom and in these students lives. Grant Recipient #1 Laurena Mott Joseph W. Martin Elementary School 37 Landry Avenue...
October Featured Educator – Mindy Murphy
September 30, 2024
MassCUE is pleased to announce Mindy Murphy as our Featured Educator for October 2024. Mindy Murphy is a collaborator by nature. So, it makes sense that she would share her interest in learning and technology with both […]