Stone Middle School Technology Leader
Named to International Educational Technology Think Tank
Austin, TX (February 28, 2013) — The New Media Consortium (NMC), an international consortium of learning-focused organizations, has selected 22 K-12 education professionals for its new NMC K-12 Ambassador Program. The Ambassadors range from district CIOs to teachers to directors of technology and many other roles in between.
Launched in January 2013, the NMC K-12 Ambassador Program is a global search for K-12 education professionals who are committed to using innovative approaches to teaching and learning in their K- 12 classrooms. Distinguished as NMC Ambassadors, the selected individuals earned a one-year NMC membership as well as an influential place within the NMC community.
The selected ambassadors will serve as knowledgeable members of NMC Horizon Project K-12 Advisory Boards in the discussions that lead to future K-12 editions of the
NMC Horizon Report series, be the experts in their field in the NMC Commons, and gain recognition among an international body of colleagues as innovative educators. Each individual earned the position of NMC K-12 Ambassador by submitting a video application that described the innovation that was taking place at their school(s) and their ties to the NMC Horizon Project research. The videos from all of the Ambassadors can be viewed on a special playlist on the official NMC YouTube channel.The New Media Consortium (NMC) is an international not-for-profit consortium of learning-focused organizations dedicated to the exploration and use of new media and new technologies.
For 20 years, the NMC and its members have dedicated themselves to exploring and developing potential applications of emerging technologies for learning, research, and creative inquiry. For more information on the NMC, visit
www.nmc.org.This is a great opportunity rub shoulders with educational technology thought leaders from around the world. I look forward to sharing the 'view from the trenches' as we look to meet with the learners in the current context of mobile, globally connected education.
Gordon Shupe, Educational Technologist
Stone Middle School
I am honored to welcome the K-12 Ambassadors into the NMC community.
They are driving innovation in K-12 through the inventive use of emerging technology and engaging pedagogies to shape learners of today.
Dr. Holly Ludgate, Senior Director of Program Development
New Media Consortium
The 22 Ambassadors will add a new energy and perspective to the NMC that will inform all our efforts. We expect to learn a great deal as we build this new program together.
Dr. Larry Johnson, Chief Executive Officer
New Media Consortium
http://www.nmc.org/horizon-project/horizon-reports
The 2013 NMC K-12 Ambassadors
Decatur I.S.D.
Decatur, Texas • USA
Full Sail University
Orlando, Florida • USA
The Blake School
Minneapolis, Minnesota • USA
Connally High School
Austin, Texas • USA
Scarsdale Public Schools
Scarsdale, New York • USA
Comet Bay College
Perth • Western Australia
Colegios Peterson
Cuajimalpa • Mexico
Colégio Interativa e Colégio
Londrina, Paraná • Brasil
UniC
Utrecht • Netherlands
Ocoee Middle School
Ocoee, Florida • USA
21st Century Learning Div.
Reno, Nevada • USA
Saint Andrew's School
Boca Raton, Florida • USA
Fresno Office of Education
Fresno, California • USA
Full Sail University
Longwood, Florida • USA
California State University
Fresno, California • USA
Concordia Int'l School
Shanghai • China
Diocese of Oakland
Berkeley, California • USA
Queensland Education Dep't
Kilcoy, Queensland • Aus.
École Wilfrid-Bastien
Montreal, Quebec • Canada
Keller High School
Keller, Texas • USA
Stone Middle School
Melbourne, FL • USA
Camelot Elementary
Tacoma, Washington • USA