Mr. Downes integrated his considerable digital fluency expertise and 9/11 21st century content mastery into teaching 160 7th and 8th grade students commemorative facts and outcomes.

He also led the leaders group with support from Dr. Reissman to develop a digital mix of research, art. Interviews, and initiatives.

Mr. Downes coordinated remote teacher work with Dr. Reissman who was on site at IS 62.