Daryl leads by example with technology integration in the world language classroom. He understands why, how, and when to engage students with technology in order to amplify or transform learning for a unit or lesson. Daryl's classroom experience ranges between middle school to doctoral students. He has experience teaching Spanish 1-4 including both an intermediate course for concurrent enrollment at the University of Minnesota and a high school hybrid course.
Daryl currently serves as an instructional coach in Minnesota's largest school district, Anoka-Hennepin Schools. There, he works with collaborative teams to meet and exceed goals teachers have when designing instruction and assessments. He also manages the workflow of the talented Technology Department of Blaine High School that troubleshoots the Chromebook fleet for over 3,000 students and 165 certified teacher laptops.
Exemplary curriculum design work created by Daryl was recognized by the Minnesota Council on the Teaching of Languages and Cultures when he was presented the Percy Fearing Award for Language Curriculum Development. Daryl reads, studies, writes, publishes, and conferences about the effects learning technologies have on teaching and learning world languages. His research interests and specializations include tech integration, artificial intelligence, assessment, special education students in world languages, differentiated instruction, hybrid & online instruction. Grants funding his work have facilitated digital professional development opportunities targeting world language teachers in rural schools of Minnesota and collaborative efforts to differentiate instruction in a Level 1 Spanish class. Attendees of Daryl's conference sessions and workshops have noted them as pragmatic, purposeful, and engaging. Evaluations return with high marks due to bring practical, manageable, and accessible.