Influence and Advocacy Committee
The MassCUE Influence and Advocacy Committee educates and collaborates with policy makers to achieve funding and legislation to support the appropriate use of technology in teaching, learning and administration. We work with the DESE to support educational technology in the schools, and recommend MassCUE representatives to serve on the Digital Education Advisory Council. The committee supports MassCUE members individually and collectively to influence local/state/national legislators. We work hard with other affiliates, ISTE and like-minded organizations, towards our organization’s vision by reaching out to global organizations with a similar mission to enhance global learning.
The MassCUE Influence and Advocacy Committee responsibilities include:
- Visit/Collaborate with local and state legislators to educate them to fund educational technology at state and local level that are in the best interests of education
- Advocate for licensure for Technology Directors/Chief Information Officers/District Technology Coordinators
- Inform MassCUE members of important pending legislation regarding technology in education.
- Collaborate with other affiliates and ISTE to advance technology in schools to improve teaching and learning.
Each MassCUE Committee is made up of a dedicated team of volunteers. The following make up the current Influence and Advocacy Committee Chairs and Committee Members.
Chair(s)
Board member, appointed, 2019-2021, Influence and Advocacy Committee Co-Chair. Professional Development Committee memberHeidi MacGregor is the K-5…
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Heidi MacGregor
Board member, appointed, 2019-2021, Influence and Advocacy Committee Co-Chair. Professional Development Committee member
Heidi MacGregor is the K-5 STEM Integration Specialist for Littleton Public Schools. Prior to this position, she taught 4th grade for 10 years at Russell Street Elementary School. Heidi is a MakerSpace and Global Education enthusiast and is always looking for new and exciting ways to amplify student voices. She serves on the MassCUE Professional Development Committee and is Co-Chair of the MakerSpace SIG. In addition, she is one of the co-founders of Middlesex Scratch Meetups. Heidi earned her M.Ed. from Lesley University and recently completed a Graduate Certificate in Instructional Technology Proficiency at Framingham State University.
Influence and Advocacy Committee Co-Chair“Zealous” describes my attitude toward life and learning. I have worked as an aide,…
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Ellen M. Driscoll
Influence and Advocacy Committee Co-Chair
“Zealous” describes my attitude toward life and learning. I have worked as an aide, substitute, and a high school technology teacher before becoming a Technology Director. Currently, I am the Chief Technology Officer for Middleborough Public Schools. I first discovered MassCUE as an elementary computer teacher and joined a SIG in 1994. I have witnessed and worked for the dramatic growth in MassCUE. Receiving the 2008 MassCUE Pathfinder Award was a lifetime achievement. In 2015, ISTE recognized my work in Advocacy at their annual conference in Pennsylvania.
I have had the pleasure to serve as the secretary to the MassCUE Board for ten years. I have served on the conference committee, Influence and Advocacy Committee and the founding Board of METAA. In 2008, I was appointed by the state Commissioner of Education to the Educational Technology Advisory Council for two terms.
“Experience shows that success is due less to ability than to zeal. The winner is he who gives himself to his work, body, and soul.” — Charles Buxton
BOARD MEMBER, ELECTED, 2020-22 Influence and Advocacy Committee Co-Chair. Communications Committee, and Outreach and Engagement Committee MemberColleen Terrill is currently the Director of Technology and Digital Learning for…
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Colleen Terrill
BOARD MEMBER, ELECTED, 2020-22 Influence and Advocacy Committee Co-Chair. Communications Committee, and Outreach and Engagement Committee Member
Colleen Terrill is currently the Director of Technology and Digital Learning for Seekonk Public Schools. Prior to her current position she worked for Mashpee Public Schools for 20 years. She provides ongoing professional development for teachers in her district where she focuses on the importance of balance between technology and curriculum. Colleen is a regular presenter at regional and national conferences such as MassCUE, ACTEM, Christa McAuliffe Technology Conference, CoSN, ISTE and many others. She was a Keynote Panel Presenter for the New England 1:1 Summit. She is also an Associate Professor through the Extended Campus Program at Fitchburg State University where she teaches Explicit Instruction as well as Technology Integration in the Classroom. She also holds a Certificate of Advanced Graduate Studies in Educational Leadership.
Members
- Andrew Marcinek
- Tracy Sockalosky
- LeRoy Wong
- Isa Zimmerman
Ex-Officio members
- Rayna Freedman (President)
- Chris Gosselin (President-elect)
- Shelley Chamberlain (Executive Director)
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