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#MassCUE17 Recap
Another MassCUE Fall Conference has come and gone and it’s been yet another amazing experience for all. This year, MassCUE celebrated its 35th Anniversary. Merely a seedling in 1982, this non-profit has grown into a wealth of resources and support for educators throughout the Commonwealth and beyond. Every year conference attendees enjoy a plethora of […]
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Julie Cremin
Julie is a Digital Learning Specialist at St. John’s Prep, a 1:1 iPad school serving 1500 students in Grades 6-12 in Danvers, Massachusetts. She previously taught middle and high school History for seven years, served as the Director of Curriculum for Amplify Learning, and was a curriculum writer and trainer for the Teachers’ Curriculum Institute. […]
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MassCUE Featured Educators: Recipes for Inspiration
Each month, MassCUE recognizes teachers who embrace innovative practices using technology in the classroom. With a focus on student outcomes, these teachers embody MassCUE’s mission to “Educate, Connect, Inspire” This year, we have had no shortage of dedicated individuals who are making a difference every day in the lives of countless students. MassCUE is proud […]
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Calling All Bloggers!
Are you planning to share your experience at MassCUE 2017 with your followers and the world? Grow your audience as an official MassCUE Blogger. We’ll be sharing great blog posts during and after the conference via social media and the official blog of MassCUE, OnCUE. Register here to add your name and blog to our list. While we […]
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Kim Zajac
Kim Zajac Speech and Language Pathologist Norton Public Schools What is the one thing you are really passionate about? I am passionate about promoting and developing metacognition, communication and self-determination in ALL students. It is a growing skill set in these areas which is key to opening doors and broadening horizons that may […]
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EdCamp Cape Cod IV Recap
EdCamp Cape Cod IV took place on Monday, August 1, 2016, at Mashpee High School. Over 100 educators came together to learn, share and collaborate around many educational topics. Some of this year’s topics were Project based learning, Virtual Reality in the Classroom, Empathy in the Classroom and many more! The sessions from the day and […]
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#LFL16 in tweets, bits and bytes
By Laura Gardner Tweeting at a conference is one thing; I love to do it and always do. Rather than take notes, I tweet out what I hear, think and see. I figure I can always look back at my tweets (hello, Twitter advanced search!) and members of my PLN who can’t attend the conference […]
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MassCUE Makerspace Special Interest Group (SIG)
by Cathy Collins The idea of collaborative learning spaces for creative activity has gathered a great deal of momentum in education recently. The makerspace movement is being embraced by the arts as well as the sciences, and energy is building around multidisciplinary collaborative efforts and STEAM topics. A makerspace is a physical location where people […]
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Introducing MassCUE Learning Tours
By Shelley Chamberlain Learning Tours: A new exciting match program by MassCUE Is your school or district thinking about implementing a new initiative and teachers from the district would like to see first-hand how another district has done it? Is your school or district willing to host a tour showcasing a successful initiative already implemented? […]
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Leadership in Social Media — #LFL2016
By Sara Ahern In honor of the upcoming MassCUE/EdTechTeacher spring conference, Leading Future Learning, I thought I’d write my first blog post. This year, the theme of the Friday, March 11, 2016 conference is “Leadership and Social Media”. If I’m going to be an effective leader in the area of social media, I thought I […]
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Getting the Most Out of MassCUE Winter Camp: Featuring Google Apps for Education (or any conference for that matter.)
By Jonathan Schmid We’re looking forward to this year’s Google-themed February break workshop, MassCUE Winter Camp. Building off of last year’s Googlepalooza, we were struck with the overwhelming response by educators excited to take a day from their February break to dive into using Google Apps for Education to enhance and transform teaching and learning. […]
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Special Interest Group: Southeast Coast, Cape and Islands Technology Coordinators (SCITT)
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, the group explores any and […]
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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 with their learning. I want […]
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The Makerspace Phenomenon
By Cathy Collins The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones. — John Maynard Keynes Makerspaces are all the rage these days, and a hot professional development topic. I had the opportunity this past month to immerse myself in the world of makerspaces on two occasions: through […]
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