Description of session
Every teacher has his or her own teaching style that reflects unique
goals and creative ways of how best to achieve those goals. The same holds
true for how teachers incorporate technology into their classrooms. Too
often buzz words confuse things by categorizing teaching methods and limiting
the way teachers can think about technology. The most successful and gratifying
teaching will take place when teachers can break free from the jargon that
constricts them and learn that itís all right to follow their instincts.
www.teachtsp.com
About the speaker
Tom Snyder received a B.A. from Swarthmore College and an Ed.M. from
the Lesley Graduate School of Education before pursuing a career as a teacher
of grades 4?8 science, and social studies at the Shady Hill School in Cambridge,
Massachusetts. During the last three years of his nine-year stay at Shady
Hill, he founded Tom Snyder Productions, an educational software company
that is currently located in Watertown, Massachusetts. Tom is now the chairman
and head designer at TSP, with a number of best-selling software and video
products to his credit. He has been a Visiting Faculty member at the Harvard
Graduate School of Education, where he has taught courses on the use of
technology in the classroom. He is also the author of two books, published
by Addison Wesley, as well as many articles for various publications. In
addition to the educational software, Tom has successfully ventured into
the world of animation. He is the co-creator and executive producer of
two television showsóthe Emmy-award winning ìDr. Katz: Professional Therapist,î
which can be seen on the Comedy Central television network, and ìScience
Court,î an animated, educational program that airs Saturday mornings on
ABC-TV.
Presider: Jackie Nissen, Mountain View Middle School, Newbert,
Oregon
Facility:
Gateway 103--104 (Moscone) |
