My Thoughts

Sharing my thoughts and ideas on infusing technology in education, connecting this back to life...Always focus on the learning, not on the technology.
Posted on:February 10, 2023 Comments: 1 Comment Categories: Professional

Sample Email – Please Read: Important Changes to Your GDRSD Google Account

As part of our ongoing commitment to comply with our insurance company and keep our data safe, we will implement Google Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) on July 1, 2023.

Our liability and cyber insurance company, MIAA, recently informed us of substantial changes to how our staff must access their Google email accounts. Beginning July 1, 2023, all staff email accounts will require MFA, sometimes called two-step authentication. This change is included in our upcoming insurance renewal. Read more…

Posted on:June 13, 2022 Comments: No Comments Categories: Ed.D. Program Professional Universal Design for Learning

Educators’ Perceptions of the Universal Design for Learning Framework In Support Of Economically Disadvantaged Third and Fourth Grade Students

ABSTRACT: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a set of principles that provides an innovative curriculum and instructional design framework. By eliminating learning barriers across a wide range of learner variations, UDL implementation can enhance teaching and learning. This study explored the perceptions of a sample of third and fourth-grade school teachers in a suburban school district outside of Boston, Massachusetts… Read more…

Posted on:September 16, 2021 Comments: No Comments Categories: Everything Else Professional

New Website (Again), Community Portal

We launched a new website alongside a mobile app that helps students, parents, and community members to know what is happening at school right from their phones. Our families are using smartphones as a primary means to communicate, which is why we’ve created an app that is custom-built for mobile phones. You can find important documents, contact information for staff, event information, and much more on the app! Read more…

Posted on:August 26, 2021 Comments: No Comments Categories: Ed.D. Program Professional Universal Design for Learning

Change Consultancy Report: Supporting Economically Disadvantaged Students

There is a need for future research and problem-solving attention surrounding a growing discrepancy in academic growth between students in Massachusetts’s small, rural setting. Within the researcher’s public school district, an initiative is underway to integrate Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles by implementing a universally designed curriculum and instructional model to support all students. UDL is a set of principles and guidelines providing a curriculum and instructional design Read more…

Posted on:March 24, 2021 Comments: No Comments Categories: Professional Technology

Groton-Dunstable End of Year Wrap, 2020

The past year has been an exciting and rewarding experience supporting our dedicated staff of licensed-instructional leaders, as well as non-instructional support personnel.

As lessons and curriculum materials transition to the digital realm, it is wonderful to support students taking greater ownership of their learning by engaging in creative assignments that require digital tools and technology access. The access to technology allows our staff to implement new instructional approaches that enable persistence and provide multiple methods to demonstrate mastery and proficiency. Read more…