Andrés Joubert

As the DoIT, I worked closely with other leaders to ensure that the organization’s information technology infrastructure met the strategic and operational needs in addition to:

• • Evaluating and managing existing and emerging technologies to allocate resources and funds in strategic ways.

  • Guiding organization leaders on strategic and operational decisions involving hardware, software, professional development, and learning applications for 500+ end users.

  • Planning and coordinating the IT team, workflow, and support.

  • Designing and maintaining organization’s IT infrastructure.

  • Ensuring appropriate technology training and development of faculty and staff.

  • Evaluating, reviewing, and implementing acceptable use and support policies, procedures, and systems for all aspects of the organization’s technology.

  • Vetting digital tools to ensure federal and state compliance.

  • Developing and implementing networks, database management, cybersecurity protocols and disaster recovery systems and processes.

  • Procurement, deployment, and management of all technology devices, enterprise software, instructional digital tools, and all student information and management systems including SIS, LMS, MDM, CRM, IaaS, various student curriculums, etc.

As the Technology Facilitator, I served as the primary technology specialist at the Middle School Campus, supporting IT infrastructure, while providing instructional leadership on technology integration which included:

• Evaluating, implementing, and supporting faculty and students with the use of various technologies and digital tools.

• Fostering and supporting faculty’s transition to 21st century teaching and learning strategies.

• Managing and optimizing setup and deployment of devices and digital tools.

• Designing and supporting faculty with front-end development of their teacher pages, while ensuring back-end functionality.

• Troubleshooting, advising, and resolving problems related to hardware and software.

As a Technology and Digital Media Specialist, I supported the school through its adoption and use of mobile technologies and information systems including:

• • Managing and maintaining shared laptop program.

  • Supporting faculty with use of technology in the classroom.

  • Digitization and updating the media center’s cataloging system from a card catalog to an electronic cataloging system.

  • Supporting faculty’s use of the student information system.

  • Upkeep of school website and email campaigns.

* Currently BridgePrep Academy

17 years of teaching experience across 5 schools: Park Maitland School, Gulliver Prep, The Heritage School, Felix Varela Sr. High, and South Miami Christian School, spanning from grades K -10, teaching primarily Mathematics, Computer Science, and Design Thinking. My teaching style and strategies include:

• • Modeling and supporting diverse learning styles/backgrounds through multimodal teaching strategies.

  • Nurturing collaboration, diversity, and empathy in the classroom.

  • Integrating EdTech and 21st century strategies and tools.

  • Infusing project-based, problem-based, and hands-on learning

  • Developing executive functioning skills.

Having all the stakeholders involved and well versed in what they are doing with technology is integral to increasing the potential and success of use. As such, my various roles over the years have involved leading trainings and workshops to build confidence and empower users through new implementations and technology integration initiatives. In addition to training-type workshops at schools, I also speak on various other topics intended to motivate and spark innovation with technology and in the classroom. At the root of all these topics is the goal of helping others raise student engagement and excitement for learning. I speak at local and national conferences like FETC, FCIS, ShiftInEdu (previously Miami Device), iPadpalooza, EdTech Learning Summit, etc. Some of my more popular topics are:

• • Authentic Audiences: Student Voice In, Out, and Beyond the Classroom

  • EdTech Tools Cool for School

  • Brand Box EDU: Branding for Optimal Student Buy-in

  • ConnectED: The Social Learning Experience

  • Makerfication!: The Intersection of Making and Gamification

  • Gamification on the Go!

  • Panel: IT & EdTech Leaders, Let our Powers Combine!