Teacher in the Computer Science Department at the Laboratory Schools
Summer Lab 2008 Courses
Courses 2007-2008
   


UCLS Web Content Manager
Manager of web content for the Laboratory Schools' web site.
 
   


Computer Science Musings
A blog containing thoughts and ideas on the teaching of computer science, the teaching of computer literacy or fluency, and the difference between the two.
 
   

Curriculum Webs
Co-author, with Craig Cunningham, of Curriculum Webs: A practical guide to weaving the web into teaching and learning, published in May, 2002 by Allyn & Bacon. Second edition published in July, 2005.

 
   

Mentor for The Web Institute for Teachers 2003
The Web Institute for Teachers is an intensive summer seminar designed to help preK-12 teachers integrate the World Wide Web into their curriculum. For 2003 I mentored the Theta homeroom and created a curriculum module on Advanced Web Design.

 
   

Laptop Integration Workshop
Web pages created by teachers at an Apple workshop, summer 2002

 

 

 
   

Webmaster for The Web Institute for Teachers 2000
WIT is an intensive seminar whose aim is to provide teachers with the training and experiences necessary for them to be able to design, create, and use web-enhanced curriculum modules with their students. In addition to managing the web site I created the following curriculum modules:

   

Martian Sun-Times
Web implementation for a series of on-line science lessons for Middle School students, comparing the weather on Earth and Mars. Lessons developed by Lab School science teachers Flo Vaughan and Jeff Benson.


    Lego-Logo Project
Lego/Logo Project
An overview of the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools' multi-grade Lego/Logo project. Second-grade teacher Donna O'Sullivan and I have presented this project at several conferences, including NECC, ASCD, NALS, and, most recently, SDR's Tech conference.



 

 

PhotoTechnology Fall 2001
An exhibition of digitally altered photographs produced as part of a Middle School computer/photography class. This is an elective art class for eighth graders taught by photography teacher Leise Ricketts and myself.
 
   


PhotoTechnology Fall 2000

 
   




PhotoTechnology Spring 2000

   


PhotoTechnology Fall '98
 
    PhotoTechnology


PhotoTechnology Fall '97
    PhotoTechnology


PhotoTechnology Fall '96
 
    PhotoTechnology


PhotoTechnology Spring '96
 
   


Book Reviews by 7th Graders
These book reports are the result of a seventh grade English assignment that the students formated in HTML and published on the web.



 
 
Girls Track

past coach of U-High Girls' Track
Information about the high school girls' track team, including all-time top ten lists, articles on various sports injuries, and a photo album. A new quote of the day is produced each time the page is reloaded.



 
    LPBC
Lincoln Park Boat Club
Crew team for which I occasionally row.




 
 

Family
Photos of the twins

 

   
Franny Billingsley
Web site of children's book author Franny Billingsley

 



   




  ...and, of course, what web page is ever complete without a picture of Frith the Wonder Dog?