Ellen Kraska is the LASD Technology Integration Instructional Coach. Apparently Apple thinks she's doing a fabulous job, because she has been named an Apple Distinguished Educator.
There are about 2,000 teachers who have been named ADE's over the course of the program. That puts Ellen in some pretty rare company. There are literally a couple million teachers in the US alone, not to mention the rest of the world. And it's also worth noting that LASD has a second educator who was selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator. Samantha Nguyen (Almond School 5th grade teacher) was selected in 2007.
Special thanks to the donors who funded the position - it's great to be able to have folks like Ellen on our team.
Well done, Ellen!
Link to Apple Distinguished Educator Program Description
Updated 4 March 2013 @ 9:00 am, to correct Ellen's title to Technology Integration Instructional Coach. LASD also is priveleged to have Kami Thordarson working with us as an Innovative Strategies Coach (also funded throguh private donations), but they are two distinct poisitions.
About Me
- Doug Smith
- I have 1 child in the LASD schools, and 1 who has graduated and moved on to high school. After several years of active volunteer work, I got involved in the school board. In the fall of 2009, I was elected to the Board of Trustees. I am grateful for the trust the community has placed in me. I intend to continue to use this blog to share my thoughts about district matters.
I have a passion for using technology to solve problems in new ways. I draw on my experience at a subscription billing company and past tech ventures to inform new approaches to solving longstanding issues in education. It isn't always comfortable for folks, but I believe there is a lot of cross-polination that can happen.
Please remember that this blog is my personal blog, and does not reflect the opinion of the Board as a group. No statements made here can be considered an offical policy of the Board, and this does not replace actions by the Board in any way. However, I'm happy to share what I can and I look forward to hearing your thoughts too.
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