Education
Qualifications
Educational Technology Specialist, Professional Certificate, New York State, effective 2/1/13, 730451131
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Chinese 7-12, Permanent Certificate, New York State, effective 9/1/06, 12970061
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Teaching Experience
Learn NC, North Carolina Online Program, Beginning Chinese online course, Spring 2008
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Yangzhou University Affiliated Middle School, Yangzhou, China Oral English grade 10, 2004-2005
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Technology Presentations
March 2014 27th NJECC Annual Conference Montclair NJ
Google Apps for Beginners, Full Day Workshop October 2015 Edscape Conference Woodbridge NJ Presentation: Why Technology Rarely Transforms Education (and what to do about it)
October 2010 HKIS
Using Google Docs for teachers, administrators, and staff. |
March 2014 Google Academy MA
Doctopus Nov 2012 Google Academy MA
Using Google Apps in Foreign Language teaching. April 2010 CLTA-GNY Workshop
Voicethread and Wikispaces. Other
Internal presentations and trainings on various technologies at many schools. |
December 2013 21st Century Learning, Hong Kong
Workshop: What does transformative technology use look like? March 2013 27th NJECC Annual Conference Montclair NJ
Using Google Apps in Foreign Language teaching. May 2009 Sleepy Hollow HS
Using Voicethread and Google Docs. |
Technology Proficiencies
I have some level of proficiency in all of the tools listed below, as well as lots of other tools. This is by no means an exhaustive list.
As of January 2013, I am Google Apps for Education Qualified.
As of January 2013, I am Google Apps for Education Qualified.
Online Tools
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Other Software and Tools
Smartboard
Voicethread Various iPad apps Diigo (Social bookmarking) Wordclouds |
.Administrative Tools
Atlas Rubicon
Gradequick/Edline Wikispaces Private Label |
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Prior Work Experience
DCNYF, Hong Kong, Tokyo
Institutional Broker 1989-1991 |
Language Proficiency
English: Native
Mandarin Chinese: Highly Proficient (ACTFL OPI Rating: Advanced High) |
Japanese: Proficient
Cantonese: Conversational |
Hebrew: Basic
Spanish: Basic French: Basic |
Interests and Ideas
Authentic Assessments
Standards, not Grades Student Responsibility for their own Learning Multi-Disciplinary Courses Professional Learning Networks Collaborative Bookmarking 21st Century Skills Learning Content Management Systems |
Transforming Education through Technology
Flipped Classrooms Course Wikis, built by students Collaborative Learning Digital Portfolios for Students Making Students the Center of their own Information Universe Ongoing Faculty Professional Development |