Browsed by
Tag: #csforall

SPS Digital Learning Hour featuring Karen Toro and Courtney Ciras

SPS Digital Learning Hour featuring Karen Toro and Courtney Ciras

This week I am bringing you an incredibly special episode. Over the summer I met Karen Toro and Courtney Ciras from Alice B. Beal Elementary School. During the summer, as teachers, we can really develop new practices in a low-pressure environment. This also means that we get to try new things. With close to 25 years teaching experience combined and Karen coming up through the Springfield School system, these two were ready to try something new!  This is where Courtney…

Read More Read More

SPS Digital Learning Hour featuring NJ Rivilis

SPS Digital Learning Hour featuring NJ Rivilis

When it comes to interviews I hit the jackpot. I met with NJ Rivilis from the Springfield Conservatory of the Arts. NJ is a new teacher to our district, but I think that we are the lucky ones. As an Electrical Engineer Graduate, NJ has an interesting path to the classroom. NJ has a lot of experience outside of the classroom working at Mass General in a research role and now they are in the classroom. I can’t wait for you…

Read More Read More

SPS Digital Learning Hour featuring Digital Learning Now Middle School Students

SPS Digital Learning Hour featuring Digital Learning Now Middle School Students

This is the final week for our series on Computer Science in Middle School. In the previous weeks we heard from principals and teachers, this week we will hear from their students. I met with students from Zanetti, Kiley Prep and STEM Academy. Listen to these students’ experiences as they discuss their favorite parts of computer science in their classrooms. These students are just a small representative of the students who are loving Computer Science in their schools. If you…

Read More Read More

SPS Digital Learning Hour Featuring Middle School Educators

SPS Digital Learning Hour Featuring Middle School Educators

For this weeks episode we dive into a three part series featuring our Middle School Computer Science Students, Teachers, and Principals. I met with a few of our excellent Middle School teachers for this episode. I talked with Melissa Zeitz of Alfred G Zanetti Montessori School, Alva Laster, Jamie Carens and Gary Burgess of STEM Middle Academy and Lia Ashe Simmer of Kiley Prep Middle School. These teachers are are leading the way in bringing a great computer science curriculum…

Read More Read More

SPS Digital Learning Hour featuring Middle School Principal

SPS Digital Learning Hour featuring Middle School Principal

For this weeks episode we dive into a three part series featuring our Middle School Computer Science Students, Teachers, and Principals. I met with three of our principals for this episode. I talked with Principals Tara Clark of Alfred G Zanetti Montessori School, Luis Martinez of STEM Middle Academy and Julia St. Martin of Kiley Prep Middle School. These principals are are leading the way in bringing a unified computer science curriculum to our great middle schools, these interviews are…

Read More Read More

Episode 94: CSforAll Part 3

Episode 94: CSforAll Part 3

After a short hiatus, we are back with a brand-new episode of the SPS Digital Learning Hour and we look at CSforAll Springfield. This is the third episode in the CSforAll Springfield series. I might virtually with Caitlyn Sayers and Aimee Baron, and we discussed CSforAll. We are also trying out a new format, getting you to the interviews earlier and our news and announcements afterwards! Let us know what you think! CSforAll Springfield is a four-year project which started…

Read More Read More

SPS Digital Learning Hour Episode 90: CSforAll Springfield Part 2

SPS Digital Learning Hour Episode 90: CSforAll Springfield Part 2

In this week’s episode of the SPS Digital Learning Hour we look at CSforAll Springfield. This is the second in the series of episodes all about CSforAll Springfield. This episode is focusing on our the researchers from UMASS Rick Adrion & Florence Sullivan and a few of our coordinators Rachel Chouinard, Melissa Zeitz & Scott Wohlers. Check out Part 1 here. CSforAll Springfield is a four-year project which started during the 2018-2019 school year. UMass Amherst, in partnership with Springfield…

Read More Read More

SPS Digital Learning Hour Episode 89: CSforAll Springfield Part 1

SPS Digital Learning Hour Episode 89: CSforAll Springfield Part 1

In this week’s episode of the SPS Digital Learning Hour we look at CSforAll Springfield. This is the first of two episodes for CSforAll. This episode is focusing on our CIO Paul Foster and teachers, Emma Bartlett, Jamiee Thomas and Danalyn Haynes. CSforAll Springfield is a four-year project which started during the 2018-2019 school year. UMass Amherst, in partnership with Springfield Public Schools (SPS), was awarded a $2 million National Science Foundation grant which aims to bring researchers and SPS…

Read More Read More

SPS Digital Learning Hour Episode 82: William Aye

SPS Digital Learning Hour Episode 82: William Aye

For this week’s interview I sat down with William Aye, 4th grade teacher over at Lincoln Elementary School and discussed what he is doing in the classroom with his students. Next week: We will not have an episode, as I will be at Masscue presenting on how we are using this podcast to give teacher’s voice in our district. I am planning on recording the sessions and if all goes well, I will post it next Friday!  Articles & Sites…

Read More Read More