Technology + Education + Passion = Wow. I believe that the classroom should reflect the world for which we are preparing our students. If we are asking them to create, innovate and be outstanding as graduates entering a terrifying job market, then our classrooms should be creative, innovative and outstanding places to learn. Everyday. Period.
As an Apple Distinguished Educator, Google Certified Teacher and Chicago Public School's 2012 Tech Innovator of the Year, I have been exploring ways to redefine education through effective technology use. In 2010, I began implementing a 1:1 iPad technology grant. I did my best to leverage these devices to improve assessment practices and increase differentiation. In 2011, I oversaw an expansion of this grant to 9 other classrooms in our building. Now I continue to explore how to use iPads, Chromebooks and other 1:1 devices to increase student metacognition skills, problem solving and creativity.
I am also passionate about transforming professional learning. In 2012, I co-created PLAYDATE, a new conference concept encouraging hands-on teacher exploration. As a Golden Apple Teacher of Distinction, I also helped to co-found the GA Teachers for Tomorrow annual conferences. More recently, I was honored to be named a White House Champion of Change as a Connected Educator.
Aside from my students, my great loves in life are sci fi, mashed potatoes, Tabasco sauce, my dog and my husband.
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Contact / Info...
- Email: jenniemisong@gmail.com
- Twitter: @MsMagiera
- Recent conference keynotes, presentations and workshops
- Co-Founder of PLAYDATE
- White House Champion of Change: Connected Educators, 2013
- #17 of 100 Top Experts in #eLearning and #EdTech
- MERLOT Classics Award Winner, 2013
- Chicago Public Schools Tech Innovator of the Year, 2012
- BAMMY Award - Innovator of the Year - Finalist, 2012
- Google Certified Teacher, 2012
- Apple Distinguished Educator, 2011
- University of Chicago - Center for Elementary Math and Science Education: Summer Fellow, 2011
- Golden Apple Teacher of Distinction, 2008, 2011
- CUE Lead Learner for Google Teacher Academy - GTAMTV2012, GTACHI2013
- Education Week Blog: Teaching Toward Tomorrow
- Leading Online (iBook), chapter contribution
- Education Week: "An Innovative Classroom Requires More Than Rearranging Desks" January 21, 2013
- Education Week: "Fighting Teacher Isolation with Technology" May 29, 2013
- EdReach's Mobile Reach Podcast - host
- McGraw-Hill MHExchange: "Quick Tips for Finding and Using the Best Edu-Apps" February 12, 2013
- Appitic: "Teachers Rediscover Playtime" February 20, 2013
- iTunes U Course: "Map Your PD Pathway"
- iTunes U Course: "Digital Differentiation via Video"
- Education Week: "Five Tips for Supporting the iPad Classroom" November 7, 2012
- Appolicious: "Workflow Apps to Manage Student Work" October 1, 2012
- Appolicious: "Screencasting Smackdown" September 10, 2012
- Education Week: "Bionic PD" May 15, 2012
- Education Week: "Ed Tech Integration is a Low Bar" February 15, 2012
- Education Week: "Redefining Instruction with Technology: Five Essential Steps" January 25, 2012
Media...
- WTTW Chicago Tonight: "Connected Education Impacts Chicago Public Schools" January 8, 2014
- Daily Whale: "Q+A with Jennie Magiera" January 6, 2014
- USA Today: "Obama's day: Technology in Education" November 21, 2013
- Common Sense Media: "10 Reasons Why Connected Educator Month Lived Up to the Hype" November 5, 2013
- WBEZ: "Kids Teaching Tech" Audio from Broadcast, Article with Transcript. October 21, 2013
- NBC Education Nation: "What It Takes: Innovation - Lessons From Tech" October 7, 2013
- RiFFs - The Expert Interview Series of the Digital Media & Learning Research Hub: "A Few Moments with Jennie Magiera: Innovating Classrooms, Schools and Teacher Learning" July 1, 2013
- T.H.E. Journal: "Debating iPads or Chromebooks for 1:1? Why not both?" June 6, 2013
- C-SPAN3 and NBC Education Nation: Teacher Discussion with Secretary of Ed Arne Duncan and Chris Paul. Reimagining Education Conference with US Dept of Ed and MacArthur Foundation. May 28, 2013
- T.H.E. Journal: "Teachers List the Very Best Apps for Turning Your iPad Into a Collaborative Device" May 9, 2013
- T.H.E. Journal: "The iPads in Education Conference That's Not About iPads" March 13, 2013
- U.S. Department of Education Blog: "From Digital Doubter to Tech Guru" February 6, 2013
- EdSurge: "How a Teacher Morphed from Tech Novice to Expert" February 6, 2013
- Amplify spotlight: "Jennie Magiera"
- Excellence in Governance and School Leadership: "Transformative Teaching Practices" October 4, 2011
