Service

Professional Memberships

• International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE)
  • Member
• New Jersey Educational Computing Cooperative (NJECC), an ISTE Affiliate
  • Advisor

Conferences / Presentations

• • 2019 Ed Tech Fest
  • NJECC Monthly Meeting (May 17, 2019) – Planned, Scheduled, and Facilitated
    • Topic: State of the State of Computer Science in New Jersey
  • 2019 Mid-Atlantic Conference on Personalized Learning (March, 2019)
    • Panel Presentation: How to Design Impactful Digital Learning Experiences for Students
  • RTM East CIO Congress (February, 2019)
    • Presentation: Start with the Why: A Research and Data Driven Approach to Leverage Technology in the Classroom
  • NJECC Annual Conference (January, 2018)
    • Presentation: Office of School Innovation Educational Technology Overview

• • NJ Education Association Convention (November 9, 2017)
    • Presentation: The Future Ready Schools – NJ Certification Program

• • NJ School Boards Association (October 30, 2017)
    • Presentation: The Future Ready Schools – NJ Certification Program

• • Northeastern Educational Research Association (October, 2017)
    • Presentation: Challenges and Opportunities for Using Technology in P-12 Contexts

• • NJECC 2017-18 Kick-off Meeting (September, 2017) – Planned, Scheduled, and Facilitated
    • Topic: State Initiatives to support Digital Learning and Innovation

• • NJ Association of Education Technology TechFest (July 1, 2017)
    • Presentation: Promoting Digital Learning in the State – How can the NJ DOE help?

• • NJ Association of School Administrators (March 8, 2017)
    • Presentation: Realizing the Vision of Personalized Learning

• • Future Ready – NJ Summit (January 12, 2017)
    • Presentation: Curriculum Instruction and Assessment in the Digital Age

• • Learning Council (October 26, 2015)
    • Presentation: Newark Public Schools 2015-16 Strategic Approach for Supporting Digital Learning

• • NJECC 2015-16 Kick-off Meeting (September, 2015) – Planned, Scheduled, and Facilitated
    • Topic: Blended Learning

• • NJECC Monthly Meeting (April 11, 2014) – Planned, Scheduled, and Facilitated
    • Topic: Implementing Google Apps for Education and Chromebooks in your Class, School, and District

• • NY/NJ Google Apps Summit 2014 (March 14, 2014)
    • Presentation: A Holistic Approach for Going 1:1 with Chromebooks: Sociological, Pedagogical, and Technical w/Joanna Antoniou and Jason Smith

• • NJECC Annual Conference 2014 (March 11, 2014)
    • Presentation: My Digital Workflow co-presented with Barry Haines
      • My Digital Workflow: Four Takeaways (Barry Haines)
      • Classroom Digital Classroom Workflow Management (Joshua Koen)
    • Ignite Session: Pedagogical Practices that Leverage Technology in Transformative Ways

• • District Administration Leadership Institute (February 28, 2014)
    • Keynote: Applying Change Management to Achieve Transformative Use of Classroom Technology (.pdf)

• • Middlesex Regional Educational Services Commission  (November 1, 2013)
    • Keynote: Going 1:1 and How to Prepare your District (.pdf)

• • Bildung in Touch conference on Digitale Medien in Schule und Unterricht (September 12-13, 2013)
    • • Keynote: A Transformative Approach to Infusing Technology in Secondary Schools in the US; A Paradigm for Success with Jason Smith
    • Workshop: Google Apps and Chromebooks with Jason Smith

• • Intel Engage 1:1 Webinar Series (March 28, 2013)
    • The Importance of Leadership in a 1:1 Program Implementation facilitated by Blanca Duarte and co-presented with Patrick Larkin and Omar and Ms. Liz Rivera from Hudson High School

• NY/NJ Google Apps Summit 2013 (March 15, 2013)
  • Lessons Learned from a Large Scale 1:1 Chromebook Initiative co-presented with Blanca Duarte and Joanna Antoniou