Jerry Crisci is the Director of Technology for the Scarsdale Public Schools in Scarsdale, NY where he helped to develop an innovative computer curriculum that has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal, CBS radio's Charles Osgood program. In 2003, Scarsdale was awarded a "Technology Salute" by the National School Boards Association, one of three districts selected nationally. Jerry served as a contributing editor at Electronic Learning magazine and a columnist for Kids and Computers magazine. His articles and software reviews have appeared in many books and publications, including Electronic Learning, Classroom Computer Learning, Multimedia Schools, Kids and Computers, Instructor, Technology Horizons in Education and Middle Years. His work has been profiled in many publications, including School CIO, District Administration and EdTech magazines. Jerry has served as an adjunct professor at the St. Thomas Aquinas College and a technology instructor at several ASCD Summer Technology Academies in New York, North Carolina, and Illinois. He has presented papers and workshops at many conferences, including the International Conference on Technology and Education at MIT, the NSBA T+L Conference, COSN, and at several National Educational Computing Conferences. He became a Google Certified Teacher in 2007, and has conducted dozens of workshops on using Google technologies in education. Jerry is also President of Chestnut Hill Media, an educational technology consulting firm and software design studio. He has authored two commercial software packages - They Came to Ellis Island and The Multimedia Project Planning Kit. His book on future trends in education will be published in March 2010. Jerry has a B.A. from Rutgers College, Rutgers University, a dual M.S. in Computer Education and Elementary Education from the University of Pennsylvania, and a C.A.S in Administration from Teachers College, Columbia University.  Recent Presentations 2008 Apple Computer NYC Training Center Tri-State Assistant Superintendents Meeting Ardsley Public Schools Supt. Conference Day Keynote NYSCATE Metro Conference "Five Trends for the Future" Scarsdale SMS GoogleFest Lightpath/Westchester County Association Winter 2009 STI Course "Five Trends for the Future" Spring 2009 Google Academy Reload "I Didn't Know Google Could Do That!" NYSCATE Metro Conference "The Capstone Project" (with Amy Kenney, Jodi Giroux, and Carol Phillips) and "iCan, uCan: Digital Music and Sound for Teachers" (with Ken Holvig) Summer 2009 NYSCATE Summer Leadership Conference "Five Trends for the Future iWeek: Annual Summer Technology Institute |