Born in 1984

EduTech Coach, Digital Native, Basketballer in Japan

YIS x Apple 1:1 Pilot Project

Academics, EduTech, YIS January 27th, 2010

This marks the second week that Ms. Sonya Wild’s class Grade 3S have been running the 1:1 Laptop Pilot Program with Ms. Christine Usyak (Elementary ICT Facilitator) in collaboration with Apple Japan Education Sales Team. Apple Japan chose Yokohama International School to pilot and evaluate a 1:1 program and Ms. Wild volunteered her and her [...]

ICT Role for PYP Exhibition 2010

Academics, EduTech, YIS January 22nd, 2010

Here are some notes I prepared for the PYP Coordinator for a meeting the Grade 5 teachers from YIS and Tokyo International School will have this afternoon about the PYP Exhibition 2010. This is my very first time I will be involved with the PYP Exhibition. I’ve been told to brace myself but also that [...]

Elementary ICT PD Session 1

EduTech, Workshops, YIS September 24th, 2009

Elementary ICT PD Session 1 has been scheduled with the help of the Elementary Principal and planned with the Elementary Curriculum Coordinator in response to the request for ICT PD in the elementary and to address concerns with ICT support in the elementary.
Assistant, homeroom, single-subject teachers are invited to attend this workshop on Thursday, [...]