PROGRAM January 19~21, 2013

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1 PROGRAM January 19~21, 2013 São Paulo, Brazil

2 Thank you to the following sponsors who have pledged their support for Innovate 2013 FOUNDING PLATINUM

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4 On behalf of the entire Graded School community, welcome to Innovate 2013: Re-Imagining School! We have purposefully framed this conference as the beginning of an important conversation in this region, one aimed at empowering educators to embrace a new type of learning paradigm that will better serve today s students for tomorrow. Graded School is honored and thrilled to serve as the host of this dialogue in South America. In My Pedagogic Creed (1897), John Dewey suggested that much of education fails because it conceives the school as a place where certain information is to be given, where certain lessons are to be learned, or where certain habits are to be formed. The concept of schooling, disappointedly, has not really changed that much from this relatively stagnant view of education from more than a century ago. Fortunately, there are bold, innovative pioneers who are paving the way with a new paradigm for this social institution called school, one in which learning experiences are dynamically and authentically interwoven into the educative process called life itself. You are a part of this wave of courageous educators just by being present at this conference. All of us at Graded applaud your commitment to this new and exciting dialogue. Once again, welcome to Innovate 2013! I look forward to our collective conversation at the conference and beyond. Lee Fertig Superintendent Graded School 4

5 TABLE OF CONTENT SPONSORS & PARTNERSHIP... 2 Welcome to the INNOVATE Conference Schedule... 5 School Map Presenter Biographies Pre-Conference Day - Saturday, January Day 1 - Sunday, January Day 2 - Monday, January INNOVATE 2013 Participant List INNOVATE Planning Committee & Support Team CONFERENCE AT A GLANCE Cohorts/Theme Alignment Leadership L Differentiation D Instructional Technology Facilitators IT Assessment A People Behind the Scenes BS Specials (The Arts/PHE) S Digital Citizenship DC Collaboration in Local and Global Communities Co NCTE 21st Century Literacies 21st Pre-Conference - Saturday, Jan 19th, 2013 Time Event 8:00-09:00 Registration Pre-Conference Options 9:00-16:00 * Bold Schools (Will Richardson) - Room: AC Choir Room * Building A Culture of Innovation (American School of Bombay) - Room:AC Black Box * Possibilidades dos videogames na sala de aula (Prof.Roger Tavares) - Room: Collaboratory 16:00-17:00 Registration Opening Session - Room: Auditorium 17:00-18:30 * Welcoming Remarks * Panel: Scott Klososky, Mick Ebeling, Alex Abizaid, Fabio Gandour, Fabio Coelho * Moderator: Mark Hillary 18:30 Reception at the Student Center 5

6 Sunday, Jan 20th, 2013 TIME EVENT 08:00-10:00 Registration 09:00-10:00 Cohort Time 10:00-10:30 Coffee Break * Session 1: The IB Biological Clock is Ticking: Getting Dirty with a Flipped 10:30-12:00 Model (Amaral Cunha, Rory Newcomb) A, D - Room: A8 * Session 2: Animate Yourself! The Power of Pixilation (Karin Gunn) S, 21st - Room: B23 * Session 3: Student Digital Portfolios: From Process to Product (Jennifer and Geoff Carpenter) A, IT - Room: A24 * Session 4: Immersive Landscapes 2.0: Designing the Learning Revolution Environment (Tomas Jimenez-Eliaeson) L, D, IT - Room: B21 * Session 5: Windows 8: Am Essential Introduction (Francisco Emidio) IT, BS Room: A21 * Session 6: Criar, Compartilhar e Promover Livros Impressos e Eletrônicos na Sala de Aula (em Português) (Milly Pannunzio) IT, 21st - Room: D22 * Session 7: Open Space Technology- Up to 75 participants (Will Richardson, Colleen Broderick) - Room: AC Blax Box Theater * Session 8: Living a New Education Experience Inside and Outside the Classroom (Alan Markham - Intel) l, IT, BS, Co - Room: D8 * Session 9: The Keys to Successful Data Management (Jeremy Anderson - Veracross) L, IT, BS, Co - Room: D7 12:00-13:00 Lunch 13:00-16:15 (3h session with break) * Session 1: Connective Writing (Will Richardson) - Room: AC Band Room * Session 2: Global Project - Based Learning in the Web 2.0 Classroom (Jennifer Klein) - Room: AC Choir Room * Session 3: Google apps em ação nas aulas de português (Vanessa Monte, Laureana Piragine, Sandra Lima ) - Room: D28 * Session 4: Creating and Managing Your Google Site (Silvana Meneghini) - Room: AC Ceramics Studio * Session 5: Immigration Innovation (Kelly Douglas, Erica McBride) - Room: AC Media Center * Session 6: Modern Leadership: How to Stay Relevant as a Leader in the Education World (Scott Klososky, Shabbi Luthra, Blair Peterson) - AC Black Box Theater 6

7 13:00-14:30 (90 minutes) 14:30-15:00 Coffee Break 15:00-16:30 (90 minutes) * Session 1: How Open Source is Changing the World (Mick Ebeling) DC, S, Co - Room: A8 * Session 2: Digital Learning for Middle School Math (Julie Cooper) A, Co - Room: A24 * Session 3: The Promise of Blended Learning (Joel Cohen, Antoine Delaitre, Seth Hubbert) D, 21st, Co - Room: A21 * Session 4: Digital Pathways: Enhance Language Acquisition and Motivate Digital Citizens - (Maxine Baines, Sherina Isolica) DC, 21st, D - Room: D5 * Session 5: Gamify Your Classroom (Audrey Forgeron) 21st - Room: D6 * Session 6: Graded s IT - Innovation from the past, in the present and for the future - (Luiz Augusto Zicarelli de Oliveira) BS, IT - Room: D7 * Session 7: From Distraction to Engagement: How to effectively leverage a 1:1 environment in your classroom - (Jeff Lippman) L, IT, A - Room: D22 * Session 8: It s The 21st Century: Do You Know Where Your Students Are? (Lynn Notarainni - Simply Teach Tech) D, IT, A, Co - Room: B21 * Session 9: 1:1 Planning and Instruction Dual Session (Session Via Skype): Part I: Choosing Standardized 1:1 vs BYOD Part II: Content and Student Feedback in BYOD (Michael Vasey - DyKnow), IT, 21st - Room: A23 * Session 1: How Open Source is Changing the World (Mike Ebeling) DC, S, Co - Room: A8 * Session 2: 1:1 By Design (Mike Dunlop, Lee Fertig) L, IT - Room: A21 * Session 3: Gamefication 101 (Rory Newcomb) A, 21st - Room: A24 * Session 4: Does the IB Diploma Program Kill Creativity and Innovation? Strategies To Foster 21st Skills within the Diploma Program (Corey Topf) A, 2st, Co - Room: B23 * Session 5: A Data Explosion: Building Data Literacy with Students (Kelly Schuster-Paredes) IT, D, 21st - Room: D5 * Session 6: But What Changes, Really? The Before and After of Moving into a 1:1 Environment - (Toby Aickin) D, 21st, Co - Room: B21 * Session 7: Using Google Forms for Assessment: Models from the Science Classroom - (Amy Flindt) A, D - Room: D22 * Session 8: Abordagem prática utilizando STEM Brasil para ensinar matemática e ciências - (Marcos Paim - STEM Brasil) D, A, Co - Room: D7 * Session 9: Managing Student Access Involving BYOD (em Português) (Marcelo Barros - Enterasys/TDec) L, IT, BS - Room: A23 17:00-18:00 Cohort 19:00 Network Dinner: Mercatto Pizzaria 7

8 Monday, Jan 21st, 2013 TIME EVENT 09:00-10:30 * Session 1: LARK as Digital Citizenship Framework: Voices from the 4th and 5th grade classroom (Maureen Kintzer, Natalia Forattini) DC, 21st - Room: A8 * Session 2: Dropping the F Bomb in Class: Leveraging Facebook and Other Social Media to Connect with Kids (Toby Aikins and Rory Newcomb) D, 21st - Room: B21 * Session 3: Strategic Planning for your 1:1 Program (Stewart Crais) L - Room: A24 * Session 4: Design and Assessment of Global Learning Experiences (Jennifer Klein) A, Co, 21st - Room: D28 * Session 5: The Evolution of a Needs Based Technology Professional Development Program - Cancelled (Aland Russell) IT, L, D * Session 6: Student-Centered, Student-Run: Effective Technology Support in the 21st Century (John Richardson) 21st, L, Co - Room: A21 * Session 7: Math with Meaning: Learning Math From the World Around Us (Shannon Gallagher) D, A - Room: B23 * Session 8: Using Social Media to Promote Learning in Your School Community - (Blair Peterson) L, 21st - Room: D5 * Session 9: Viver nova experiência educacional dentro e fora da sala de aula (em Português) - (Alan Marksham - Intel) L, IT, BS, Co - Room: D7 10:30-11:00 Coffee Break 11:00-12:30 * Session 1: Screen Literacy: How to Prepare Students for an Accelerating World - (Michell Zappa) L, 21st - Room: A8 * Session 2: Creativity and Conflict: Humanizing the World through Art and Technology - (Jennifer Klein) S, 21st, D - Room: D28 * Session 3: Digital Natives in an Accelerated Culture (Greg Graber) Co, 21st - Room: B21 * Session 4: Creating a Culture of Thinking with Staff and Parents (Anne Baldisseri) L - Room: A24 * Session 5: Mapping the Possibilities of IT Integration (Marta Voelcker, Rafael Nogueira) IT, L - Room: A21 * Session 6: Digital Inclusion: Increasing Accessibility Through Digital Storytelling - (Keren Soriano, Jody Ubert, Jennifer Peterson) D,21s- Room:D7 * Session 7: Imigrantes digitais e geração Z: como envolver o aluno utilizando TIC (Technologias da Informação e Comunicação)? - em Português (Pedro Reinato - Editora Saraiva) L, IT, BS, Co, 21st - Room: B23 * Session 8: Directions for Fostering School-Home Communications Online (Vincent Jansen - Finalsite) L, IT, BS, Co - D5 8

9 09:00-12:15 (3h session with break) 12:30-14:00 Closing / Lunch 14:00-15:00 Cohort * Session 1: Building Your Professional Learning Network (Will Richardson) - Room: AC Band Room * Session 2: Anima Escola Workshop - em Português (Marcos Magalhaes & Joana Milliet) L,21st,Co- Room: AC Black Box Theater * Session 3: From Chalk to Screen: New Tools in World Languages (Adriana Monti, Ana Paula Cortez, Deborah Rebello, Laureana Piragine, Silvana Meneghini) - Room: AC Choir Room * Session 4: R U Ready 4 Twitter? (Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano) - Room: AC Media Center * Session 5: Social Technologies and the Renaissance in Learning (Scott Klososky) - Room: AC Ceramics Studio * Session 6: How Open Source is Changing the World (Mick Ebeling) DC, S, Co - Room: B24 9

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12 Will Richardson Mick Ebeling Jennifer Klein Scott Klososky Roger Tavares Will Richardson - Lead Learner A former public school educator who is an outspoken advocate for change in schools and classrooms in the context of the diverse new learning opportunities that the Web and other technologies now offer. His recent work on characteristics of BOLD Schools is provoking serious conversation around real change. Will is a co-founder of Powerful Learning Practice (plpnetwork.com), a unique professional development program that has mentored over 5,000 teachers worldwide in the last five years. Mick Ebeling - Lead Learner & Panelist Mick is the Founder and CEO of The Ebeling Group, an award-winning design and animation production company, and the nonprofit The Not Impossible Foundation. In 2009, Mick flew a group of programmers and hackers from around the world to Los Angeles and in the living room of his home the EyeWriter was born. Honored by Time Magazine as one of The 50 Best Inventions of Jennifer Klein - Lead Learner Jennifer D. Klein taught high school and college English (and occasionally Spanish) for 19 years, including five years in Central America and 11 years in all-girls education. With both a BA and an MA in Literature and Creative Writing, she has published a wide array of creative and educational writing. Jennifer is currently working on a variety of writing and research projects focused on Cuban education, Poetry of Witness strategies for teaching conflict, and the development of purposeful pedagogies which encourage social change. Scott Klososky - Lead Learner & Panelist Scott Klososky, a former CEO of three successful startup companies, specializes in looking over the horizon with how technology is changing the world. Scott s vision and ability to see trends in emerging technologies allow him to be a thought leader who applies his skills to help organizations thrive, leaders prosper, and entire industries move forward. His love of being a technology entrepreneur assures that he continually works in the trenches of building his own companies. Roger Tavares - Lead Learner Roger Tavares is a reference in the field of video games education in Brazil. He holds a Ph.D. in Communication and Semiotics from the Catholic University of São Paulo, and a Master s Degree in Arts, Education and Cultural History from Mackenzie University. Presently, he is a Professor at Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, advisor for IGDA (International Game Developers Association), and Chapter, corporate member at ABRAGAMES (Brazilian Association for game developers), 12 Michell Zappa - Lead Learner Michell Zappa is a global technology futurist who has spent his life between São Paulo, Stockholm, Amsterdam & London. His work, called Envisioning Technology, focuses on explaining where society is heading in the near future by extrapolating on current technological developments. His research develops plausible scenarios by drawing on current trends, technological imperatives and a degree of Sci-Fi inspiration.

13 SPONSOR PRESENTERS BIOGRAPHIES Michell Zappa Mark Hillary Alexandre Abizaid Fabio Coelho Fabio Gandour Mark Hillary - Moderator Mark Hillary is a journalist, author, and the CEO of IT Decisions, a company focused on innovative content creation. Mark is a São Paulo resident, but he works globally, with interests in the UK, India and beyond. He writes for both Reuters and the Huffington Post, and was recently an official blogger at the London Olympics. Mark has extensive experience with panel events, and we are pleased to welcome him as the facilitator for our Saturday evening Panel Discussion. Alexandre Abizaid - Panelist Alexandre Abizaid, MD, PhD is the Director of Interventional Cardiology at Institute Dante Pazzanese de Cardiologia in São Paulo, Brazil, and a Visiting Professor of Medicine at Columbia University Medical Center in New York City. He is also a key faculty member of the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) who spends part of his time in São Paulo leading an active research program, and in New York at CRF and Columbia, where he plays an important role as a co-director of TCT (Transcatheter Therapeutics Congress).. Dr. Abizaid s areas of interest are drug-eluting stents and intravascular ultrasound. He has conducted several first-in-man studies testing multiple drug-eluting stents systems and participated very actively in numerous randomized trials and post-marketing registries. Dr. Abizaid completed medical school at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Brazil, and his fellowship at Washington Hospital Center, in Washington, DC. Fabio Coelho Fábio Coelho is the President of Google Brazil. He holds a degree in civil engineering and an MBA from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ), and a CSS (Certificate of Special Studies) in Business Administration from Harvard University. With over 20 years of experience of leadership in sales, marketing and business management, Fabio s previous executive positions include VP of Marketing for Citibank Brazil, VP of Marketing for BellSouth International (in Atlanta, Ga) and President of IG (Internet Group do Brasil). Fabio worked for over 10 years in the US and returned to Brazil in He also serves as the Chairman of Board of IAB Brazil (Interactive Advertising Bureau), after serving for 2 years as President of IAB. He was recently elected CEO of the Year by Exame Info Magazine. Fabio Gandour - Panelist Fabio Gandour, graduated in Medicine in 1975 and post-graduated in Computer Sciences in Prior to his admission in IBM, he has been dedicated to research in the field of Congenital Malformations in a partnership agreement with IBM Brasil Scientific Center. In 1996 he became the Health Industry Executive Manager in IBM Latin America and has been accepted as member of the IBM Academy of Technology and the New York City Academy of Sciences. In 2001 he has been asked to set up a new department focused on Emerging/ New Technologies in IBM Brazil. In this position, he had the mission of promoting the use of new technologies to create value for IBM customers, working in association with the IBM Research Division. At that time, the Brazilian InfoExame magazine considered Fabio Gandour one of the Top 10 Influencers in the field of Information Technology. 13

14 SPONSOR PRESENTERS BIOGRAPHIES Intel: At Intel Alan Markham is currently responsible for the technology and ecosystem for the Intel Education Solutions in Brazil. He leads the deployment of innovative solutions, business development with local players and institutions related to technology applied to education. He pioneered in the design of purpose build education platforms in Brazil by designing the Intel convertible classmate PC. As a designer he brings a human and holistic approach and passion to understand what people really need. In the past 5 years has been deeply involved in the 1:1 projects in Brazil. Responsável pelo desenvolvimento das plataformas educacionais Intel no Brasil. Lidera a aplicação de soluções inovadoras, desenvolvendo negócios com empresas e instituições que atuam com tecnologia aplicada a educação. Pioneiro no Brasil quanto ao design de plataformas Intel orientada para educação ao projetar o Intel classmate PC conversível. Alan traz uma abordagem holística e humana, tendo como paixão o exercício de descobrir o que as pessoas realmente necessitam. Nos últimos cinco anos está envolvido em projetos de educação e tecnologia um a um no Brasil. Enterasys/TDec: Marcelo Barros Experiência profissional desenvolvida em empresas voltadas para tecnologia empresarial e pessoal. Tem preocupação em defender de modo imparcial a adoção das novas tecnologias, visando o melhor aproveitamento das mesmas no ambiente corporativo. Defensor da ideia do consumo tecnológico moderado, mantendo assim o consumo consciente e alinhado as tendências ecológicas. Acredita na adoção dos dispositivos próprios no uso diário do trabalho, sempre focado na premissa de segurança e produtividade individual ou coletiva. Finalsite: Vincent Jansen has been in Education for 30 years as teacher, administrator and consultant, with ten years of overseas experience. Prior to joining finalsite Mr. Jansen was Director of Information Services at an independent school in Montreal, Canada overseeing all aspects of technology and the digital online environment. With his curricular background he was a member of the Academic Leadership Team and coordinated many PD opportunities. Mr Jansen has worked with many schools to help define a vision, and subsequently a plan, that leverages the use of technology teaching and learning, in both real and virtual environments. Veracross: Jeremy Anderson began his career in education as a Middle School Teacher of Math and History. Beginning in 2004, Jeremy continued his passion for education through a career with Veracross. While at Veracross, he has helped countless Administrators and Technology Directors implement effective solutions to their database needs amidst an ever-changing technological landscape. Additionally, Jeremy has played a significant role in helping Veracross to become one of the leading School Information Management Systems available today, and Veracross is used by Independent Schools around the world. Editora Saraiva: Pedro Reinato é consultor pedagógico em tecnologia da Editora Saraiva. Mestre em Literatura Brasileira pela USP, onde faz doutoramento na mesma área. Atua sobre os temas: Literatura e Educação e Educação e Tecnologia. 14 DyKnow: Michael Vasey has spent his career working with educators and technology. He is currently a director at DyKnow, LLC in the US. Previously, Michael worked with the management team at National Heritage Academies and then followed classroom technology he used at university to the company DyKnow. Michael

15 helped launch DyKnow s first software product in Since those early days, he has personally worked with 130 schools implementing 1:1 programs, including many attending Laptop Institute events worldwide. Michael has a music degree from DePauw University and can be found playing jazz saxophone gigs in Indianapolis, IN. Simply Teach Tech: Lynn Notarainni enjoys a diverse background in the world of international schools. As a child, she studied for 3 years at Priory School in Kingston, Jamaica, 6 years at the American School in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and has travelled extensively around the world. In her career as a representative and Manager of 2 of the largest American educational publishers, Lynn served schools throughout Latin America and the Caribbean; she speaks Brazilian Portuguese fluently. She continued to represent this part of the world when she joined Mimio Interactive Teaching Technologies eight years ago; additional responsibilities as the Regional Manager of the Southeast U.S. kept her up to date on technology trends in the classroom. This year, Lynn started her own company, Simply Teach Tech, which primarily focuses on Professional Development for teachers and administrators. Simply Teach Tech also sells some educational technology products such as hardware and software. The aim is to keep it simple! She and her business partner, Lois Page, strive to expand educational technology in schools through the international organizations worldwide. World Fund: Marcos Paim, diretor do STEM Brasil, um programa Worldfund, trabalhou no Laboratório de Estudos Cognitivos da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (LEC/UFRGS), atuando na formação de professores e gerenciando projetos educacionais para a Organização dos Estados Americanos (OEA) e Ministério da Educação (MEC). Ele também implementou projetos educacionais para o Grupo Positivo, Instituto de Tecnologia do Paraná (TECPAR) e na Cidade de Curitiba. 15

16 PRESENTER BIOGRAPHIES Maxine Baines graduated in Psychology and English from Exeter University and worked in English immersion environments for eight years at an elementary level. Currently she is an elementary teacher (5th grade). Colleen Broderick has served education for almost 20 years as a teacher, an instructional coach, and a staff developer, splitting her career between public school reform and international education. She has served on teams to open four different schools, two internationally with International School Services and two in Denver, Colorado through a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation. She is presently the Director of Teaching and Learning for the American School of Sao Paulo, a PK- 12 learning community that serves over 35 different nationalities. Previously she served as a regional director and school designer with Expeditionary Learning, facilitating professional learning and leadership support. Anne Taffin d Heursel Baldisseri is head of Pre-Preparatory at St. Paul s School and online coach in the WIDE World (Wide-scale Interactive Development for Educators) Teaching for Understanding course. She completed an initial Critical Friends Group (CFG) coach training by School Reform Initiative and has experience teaching in infant, primary and high school including supervision of I.B. extended essays. She has a BS in Biology from the Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), MS and PhD in Zoology from UNESP, Education Management from Universidade São Marcos and Diploma in Early Childhood Development from The College of Teachers, UK. Geoff Carpenter and Jen Gadsden Carpenter have been teaching internationally since 1997: Geoff in the field of English and Jennifer in Visual Arts. Geoff and Jen are invested in using portfolios in the classroom and have made digital portfolios an integral part of their professional learning objectives. Having taught in Rio de Janeiro, Taipei, and São Paulo at various grade levels from first to twelfth grade--including the IB, both bring a broad perspective to the classroom. Geoff completed graduate degrees at Boston College and University of North Carolina at Greensboro, and Jennifer earned a Masters from Lesley University. Joel Cohen has taught High School Physics and Chemistry for both the French National program and the IB diploma program for more than 20 years in Europe and in the US. For the past four years, he has been the High School Vice-Principal at the French American International School in San Francisco where he has been leading a Flipped Classroom pilot project for the past two years. Joel Cohen just completed a Masters in Education and wrote his thesis on Differentiation and the Flipped Classroom Model. Julie Cooper is in her 4th year as a 6th grade Math Teacher at Lausanne Collegiate School. She has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business-Marketing from the University of Tennessee and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Memphis. Ana Paula Cortez is in her 4th year as a Middle and High School PFL (Portuguese as a Foreign Language) Teacher at Graded School. She has a degree in foreign language teaching by the Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil, and a Master Degree in Applied Linguistics and the Studies of Languages from the same university. She s also part of LACE (Linguagem em Atividades no Contexto Escolar - Language in Activities at Educational Contexts - PUC/SP), a research group whose work focuses on the study of language in educational contexts, in which she develops studies on bilingual/multicultural education, teacher education and TASCH (Social-Historical- Cultural Activity Theory, mainly develop by Vygotsky, 1933, and Leontiev, 1977). In addition to a variety of print and online publications, Ana Paula is a coauthor of a range of foreign language teaching-learning materials and textbooks. She also holds a degree on language interpretation and psychological education, with a solid background on language learning disabilities/difficulties. 16 In his nineteenth year at Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, Tennessee, Stewart Crais serves as the school s director of operations, overseeing all aspects of the physical campus including technology infrastructure and planning, construction projects, buildings and grounds, summer and afterschool programs, dining services,

17 conference and facility rentals, long range planning, and renewal / replacement budgeting. A graduate of Rhodes College, Crais also is director of the Lausanne Summer Institute, an international conference for K-12 schools studying ways to further engage students and learning using digital devices and non-traditional best practices, and past President of the Memphis Area Independent School Technology Education Consortium. In addition to online publication contributions and articles in print media, Crais is the coauthor of Technology Usage and Administration at the Independent School: Balancing Control and Autonomy in Looking Ahead: Independent School Issues and Answers published by the National Association of Independent Schools. Antonio Amaral Cunha Junior is a former MD in medicine and presently a science teacher for over 20 years. He has experience with human anatomy, regular biology, and zoology. He has taught AP and IB SL and HL for over 10 years and has served as the head of science department at Graded School for 6 years. Finally, he is a TOK teacher and Graded s new CAS director. Antoine Delaitre has taught History and Geography for both the French National program and the IB diploma program for more than 20 years in Europe and in the US. He is currently the IB coordinator, Director of the Exchange program and teacher of IB Geography. He is a pioneer at his school, proficient in a number of online tools for the classroom and a master pedagogue. Kelly Douglas is a 4th grade teacher at Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, Tennessee. She has 20 years of teaching experience in elementary, middle school and special education. She s earned her bachelor s and master s degrees from the University of Memphis and been trained at Columbia University Teacher s College in The Reading Workshop. Mike Dunlop is the Director of Technology at Graded School in São Paulo, Brazil. He is responsible for both the technical aspects of 1:1 implementation and the way that this technology is integrated into school-wide curriculum. Mike has held technology leadership positions in international schools in Tanzania, Bahrain, and Brazil, and has also taught in schools in the USA and New Zealand. Mick Ebeling is the Founder and CEO of The Ebeling Group, an award-winning design and animation production company, and the nonprofit The Not Impossible Foundation. In 2009, Mick flew a group of programmers and hackers from around the world to Los Angeles and in the living room of his home the EyeWriter was born. Honored by Time Magazine as one of The 50 Best Inventions of 2010, The EyeWriter is a collaborative, open source, DIY device that enables individuals with paralysis to communicate and create art using only the movement of their eyes. With no technical background in ocular recognition technology, Mick asks the question: If not now, then when? If not me, then who? In Mick s 2011 TED talk, The invention that unlocked the locked-in artist he discusses the creation of The EyeWriter and his mission to raise public awareness and inspire change though global collaboration. Currently Mick is working on a global pediatric cancer initiative in partnership with Lance Armstrong s Livestrong Foundation. Tomas Jimenez-Eliaeson is the director of design for the Charlotte Community Practice Area at Little, an industry leading architecture and design firm with more than 325 professionals in seven locations across the country. He leads a team of architects and designers dedicated to educational, cultural and civic projects including museums, libraries and academic institutions. Tomas is a member of the AIA, NCARB, CEFPI, and is a LEED accredited professional. Originally from Spain, Tomas understands both European and American cultures and injects both experiences into his designs. His emphasis is on urban design, building design, building technology, and the design process from concept to construction administration. His style and expertise come together to provide clients with collaborative solutions that acknowledge social responsibility, build community connections and enhance business performance. Tomas is currently focused on projects that fuse typological redefinitions, environmentally conscious design with leading-edge technology and innovation. Francisco Emidio has been the IT Manager at Graded School for the last 21 years. He is a Microsoft specialist in several areas of computing, a computer programmer, a system administrator and a DBA administrator. 17

18 Lee Fertig is the Superintendent of Graded School. Lee has 25 years of administrative and teaching experience in a wide variety of educational settings including four international schools (in Ethiopia, Brazil, and Spain), a private school in New York City, and a voluntary integration public magnet school in Minneapolis. He is a trainer for the Principals Training Center (PTC), has taught in the College of Education at the University of Minnesota, and has been a guest speaker on contemporary educational issues at a wide variety of community events. Amy Flindt is a science teacher at Graded School in Sao Paulo. She has worked in science education for 15 years and holds a master s degree in science education. Amy has worked at a variety of international schools, as a public school teacher in California, and as a Peace Corps teacher in East Africa. Prior to joining Graded s science department, Amy worked as a curriculum and training developer for PASCO scientific. In this position she wrote science curriculum and trained science teachers on how to use data-logging systems to effectively teach science concepts. Natália Forattini holds a degree in Psychology and has been a foreign Language Teacher at Associação Alumni in São Paulo and Casa Thomas Jefferson in Brasília, among others, since She has been working with the Communicative Approach to Learning Languages and has made use of digital tools in her classes. She is now working as a fourth and fifth grades Portuguese as an additional language teacher at Graded School. Audrey Forgeron has been teaching Health and PE for 20 years. For the past ten years, since earning her MEd in Technology Integration, she has been experimenting with ways to integrate technology into her two disciplines. As a recovering online gaming addict, she has long been interested in the idea of where the two worlds of education and gaming will finally collide symbiotically. Shannon Gallagher is a dedicated educator who is committed to live her school s mission of continuous inquiry. In the past, Shannon has worked as a teacher of grades 1 & 2. Currently Shannon is serving as an Instructional Coach, with a focus in Mathematics, at the American School of Bombay. Some of her educational curiosities include real-life approaches to learning, project based learning, enhancing learning through technology, and sharing with and learning from colleagues. Outside of education, Shannon enjoys traveling, sports, reading & photography. Greg Graber is the Head of Middle School at Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, TN, where his students participate in one of the nation s first one to one laptop program. Mr. Graber, also a freelance writer, has presented on various topics. Most recently he presented The Diversity of Curriculum in American K-12 Schools at the Confucius Institute and at the Lausanne Laptop Institute. He is slated to present Unplugging The Digital Natives at the national NAIS conference in February of Mr. Graber is a doctoral student at Northeastern University. Karin Gunn was born and raised in São Paulo, Brazil. She currently is the photography and yearbook teacher at Graded. Before returning to Brazil, she worked for four years as the animation and photography teacher at West Port High School in Ocala, Florida. She earned both a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Electronic Intermedia and a Master of Arts in Art Education from the University of Florida. In addition to teaching, Karin works as a professional photographer and animator. She has presented at numerous professional conferences. Much of her work can be seen in the award winning website and her artist site Seth Hubbert is a former High School Physics and Chemistry teacher that has long had a deep interest in how technology can support learning. In his current role as an Academic Technology Director, he supports students and teachers in their 21st Century learning endeavors. Over the past several years, he has led French American s implementation of ipads in the classroom at all levels of the school. Sherina Isolica is an ESL teacher and is completing her degree in pedagogy. She has worked in Bilingual schools for eight years at the elementary level (currently 4th grade). Vincent Jansen has been in education for 30 years as teacher, administrator and consultant, with ten years of overseas experience. Prior to joining finalsite Mr. Jansen was Director of Information Services at an independent school in Montreal, Canada overseeing all aspects of technology and the digital online environment. With 18

19 his curricular background he was a member of the Academic Leadership Team and coordinated many PD opportunities. Mr Jansen has worked with many schools to help define a vision, and subsequently a plan, that leverages the use of technology teaching and learning, in both real and virtual environments. Jeff Lippman is the Middle School Principal at Graded School in São Paulo. He has over 18 years of experience as a history and Theory of Knowledge teacher and has a passion for working with students and teachers alike. He has both an undergraduate degree in History and a Master s of Art in Teaching from Duke University and more recently completed a Master s in Educational Leadership at Columbia University. He has been immersed over the last two years in refining and reshaping the 1:1 program in the Graded Middle School. Maureen Kintzer has worked in Aurora Public Schools (Denver, Colorado), The American School Foundation, Mexico City, The International School of Florence, Italy, and is now working as a fifth grade Math and Science teacher at Graded. She has 13 years teaching experience and enjoys working with young children. Jennifer D. Klein holds a BA from Bard College and an MA from the University of Colorado at Boulder, both in Literature and Creative Writing. A product of early experiential education herself, she taught college and high school English for 19 years, including five years in Central America and 11 years in all-girls education. In 2010, Jennifer left teaching to begin PRINCIPLED Learning Strategies, a global educational consulting business dedicated to enriching global educational approaches through curriculum development, professional development, and the use of e-technologies. Jennifer is the Professional Development and Outreach Coordinator for TakingITGlobal, an international online learning community for educators and students interested in global issues, where she designs and delivers accredited online e-courses for teachers across the world. She is also the Director of Educational Development for the Research Journalism Initiative (RJI), an educational non-profit that facilitates creative expression among Palestinian young people and the use of their media projects in American classrooms, and Professional Development Director for World Leadership School, building online curriculum and projects between American classrooms and schools outside the U.S. Scott Klososky, a former CEO of three successful startup companies, specializes in looking over the horizon with how technology is changing the world. Scott s vision and ability to see trends in emerging technologies allow him to be a thought leader who applies his skills to help organizations thrive, leaders prosper, and entire industries move forward. His love of being a technology entrepreneur assures that he continually works in the trenches of building his own companies. Scott s website is He publishes a blog atwww. technologystory.com, and can be found on Twitter Sandra Lima holds a degree in Portuguese and Pedagogy. Sandra has been a Portuguese Teacher at Graded since 1997 and has been implementing the use of digital tools in her classes to assess student work as well as to motivate students learning. She is now working as a fourth and fifth grades Portuguese Teacher. Marcos Magalhães, born Rio de Janeiro, is an animation filmmaker, author of internationally awarded short films such as Meow! (Special Jury Prize at Cannes Film Festival 1982) and Animando, shot in the National Film Board of Canada. He is one of the founders and directors of Anima Mundi, International Animation Festival of Brazil, the biggest annual event on animation in Latin America since Magalhaes is a John Simon Guggenheim Foundation Fellow with the project Dar Alma, that conceived animation workshops for nonprofessionals. He has a Master degree in the Design School of the Catholic University of Rio (PUC-Rio) and is an Animation Professor in the Design graduation course since 2002, besides being coordinator of the Animation post-graduation courses at PUC-Rio. Erica McBride is a 4th grade teacher at Lausanne Collegiate School in Memphis, Tn. She has 14 years of teaching experience in elementary schools. She earned a bachelor s degree from Georgetown College and has been trained at Columbia University Teacher s College in The Writing Workshop. Silvana Meneghini has been an Academic Technology Coordinator at Graded for 12 years, working with students K-12. Nowadays she focuses on High School to support the 1:1 laptop program which started this school year. She also participated in the introduction of 1:1 at Graded School 4 years ago in 6th Grade. Silvana holds a PhD in Educational Technology from King s College London, University of London. 19

20 Vanessa Monte has been working as a Portuguese teacher for 9 years. She has a Master s Degree on Historical Linguistics. It s her fourth year at Graded, where she teaches Portuguese at 6th grade. She was involved with the implementation of the 1:1 program at the school, in Adriana Monti is a Brazilian Social Studies and Portuguese as a Foreign Language teacher. She is from São Paulo and has been working as an educator for 25 years. She has worked at Graded School for 18 years (6-12), with 2 gap years that she spent in Spain, studying Spanish Language. She loves teaching international kids and she integrates her rich understanding of language and culture into her classes. She is also an IB Assistant Assessor and involved in the design of IB School Based Syllabus Exams in Brazil. Rory Newcomb, originally from Texas, has been an international science educator for the past 13 years. She is currently teaching IB Biology and Integrated Science at the American School of Bombay where she is also a member of the Research and Development team. Ever passionate about slime and mutations, Rory has found new ways to share her love of science with the digital natives in her classroom by communicating with them in their language using tools such as gaming, mixed-media visualization, and social media. She is excited to share her experiences with gamification, blended learning, and project based learning using technology integration as a vehicle for differentiation in the classroom. You can learn more about her integration of technology in the science classroom at: Rafael Nogueira has been working at Pan American School of Porto Alegre (PAS) for 6 and a half years as IT Coordinator. He has a Degree in Information Technology from Universidade Dom Bosco de Porto Alegre, combined with several certifications in ITIL, COBIT, LINUX, Microsoft, Powerschool, Edmodo. He has worked in different business areas such as Internet, Telecommunications and Government. He also leads the Technology Committee at PAS to align technology with the academic, financial and administrative areas. Luiz Zicarelli de Oliveira has been working at Graded for 12 years, holding the ICT Network and Infrastructure Manager position for the last 4 years. He has worked with technology since his high-school years, working on different business areas as Industry, Telecommunications, Internet. He has a Degree in Information Technology from Univesidade Mackenzie, combined with several technical certifications on Cisco, Enterasys, Aruba, CWNA, Microsoft, ITIL v.4, Cobit, PMI. Milly Pannunzio is Brazilian and has been an educator for 25 years at various grade levels (PK-12 to Adults). She holds a degree in Education/Pedagogy with specialization in Educational Technology and Distance Learning, and a Master of Science in Information and Library Studies from The Robert Gordon University, UK. She is currently working as an upper school teacher librarian and media specialist at Graded, the American School of Sao Paulo. Kelly Schuster-Paredes was a former Biology Teacher and is now a Technology Integrationist and Design Technology teacher at The American School of Lima. She holds a Masters degree in Technology, Curriculum and Instruction from NOVA Southeastern University. She has been teaching for 14 years. Blair Peterson is currently the High School Principal at Graded where he enjoys working with colleagues, students and parents to envision the future of education. He has served as a principal at Mont Kiara International School in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Academia Cotopaxi in Quito, Ecuador. He occasionally shares his learning at Creative Tension. Jennifer Peterson is currently the Lower School Academic Technology Coordinator at Graded School. Her interests include global projects, helping connect teachers and students with the right learning tools, digital inclusion, and social business. Her background is in instructional design and technology in education. When she s not working with students and teachers you ll find her on the road running or hanging out with her three children. 20