MassCue | October 23 and 24, 2019

This year 12 Dedham staff members presented at seven different sessions at MassCue, Massachusetts "leading organization for educators using technology in education." During the two day conference, a total of 44 Dedham Educators attended (the second most in Massachusetts). Kim Taylor, principal at the ECEC presented with Kristen Cannon, Instructional Coach discussing their experience and the impact of technology transformation in their new school. The ECEC team of Bridget O'Leary, Art teacher, Kristen Cannon Instructional Coach, and Vicky Castagnola, Library Media Specialist told the story of their STEM to STEAM to STREAM collaboration at the ECEC.

Dedham High School (DHS) Science Teacher Christine Casali took everyone on a magical journey, in her VR dress, as her alter ego, Miss Frizzle demonstrating her innovative practices with incorporating virtual reality into her classroom. Christine was also the MassCue Social Media Ambassador during both days of the event. The team of Michael Medeiros, DHS History teacher, and Alice Johnson, DHS Library Media Specialist, shared their collaborative engaging and innovative teaching strategies. In addition, Karen MacKenzie-Sleeman, English Learners teacher, brought a team of her students to present their experience creating a Podcast for an NPR contest as an authentic Language practice.

Dedham Middle School also had student presenters. Sean Bowles’s student team presented their knowledge at the Global Ed Student Showcase about their project Redesigning a City to Combat Sea Level Rise. Sean also teamed up with Shelly Pagnotta, Science Teacher to share their tips and tricks for successful technology-supported PBL.

Ken Toomey, Greenlodge, 5th-grade teacher and FUSE Massachusetts Coordinator teamed up with Meg Smallidge, Project Manager, Highlander Institute to present Teachers as Change Agents: The Power of Collaborative Coaching. Ken was a FUSE fellow, during the 2018-2019 school year as part of the first Massachusetts FUSE ohort. This experience was transformative for Ken and also for Dedham as he has implemented effective strategies in his classroom (more to come). During this presentation, Ken was able to share his experience.

Judy Foley, Technology Integrator, Prek-12 teamed up with Grace Magley, Director of Digital Learning, Natick Public Schools to discuss the experiences of both districts in their journeys to keeping student data private and the strategies they use for procuring educational technology resources.

Please see the MassCue 2019 Presenters document to view all the Dedham Presentations. Please refer to the MassCUE19 Session Presentations link below to see ALL the session presentations.