We live in the most interesting of times. Change
is happening at a pace and in ways that were unimaginable
in previous times. The penalty for not adapting to
these changes is too high to contemplate. We must
adapt. Schools must adapt.
I believe learning is an active and exciting process.
Students and teachers together should explore current
problems and opportunities while they master important
academic content. I firmly believe in project based
learning as the key to engagement and long term learning.
We all have talents and interests. We all can succeed.
But, we will not succeed in the same way, at the same
time, and in the same area. That is good. Difference
is good, it makes life interesting and helps to fill
in the whole picture.
I have been teaching here at UW Oshkosh in the Educational
Leadership program since 1990. My areas of expertise
include instructional technology, curriculum, leadership,
and program planning and evaluation. Prior to this
I taught home economics for seven years in two different
Junior/Senior high schools in my home state of New
Hampshire.
My scholarship has focused on promoting learning
opportunities for all students including students
who have not traditionally excelled in schools. At
this point in time I am most interested in exploring
how technology can engage and promote learning in
students. We live in a different world than ten years
ago, we must change schools and classroomsto prepare
students for this world and what is yet to come.