Three leaders to receive honors at women ’ s network regional event
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Arcadia USD communications interns honored
A group of talented Arcadia High School students has been honored with a prestigious communications award that is typically reserved for seasoned public relations professionals .
The Arcadia Unified School District and its Digital Communications Internship ( DCI ) program received the California School Public Relations Association Award of Excellence at its annual awards dinner in Sacramento .
“ I am beyond proud of the job our students did on this project , and am grateful that CalSPRA recognized them for their very creative and important work ,” said Arcadia USD Public Information Officer Ryan Foran , who created and oversees DCI . “ This was a major project that we spent a lot of time on , and more importantly , it will save our district money and afford more students access to Chromebooks and technology .”
The Award of Excellence , the highest distinction available in CalSPRA ’ s Excellence in Communications program , was earned in the Multimedia / Visual Communication category for the creation of the “ DCI Chromebook Care Video .”
After completing a three-year , 1:1 technology rollout , where every student and teacher in the district received their own Chromebook to work with , the number of repairs being made were higher than anticipated for the roughly 10,000 laptops distributed throughout the district .
“ We needed to get the word to our students about a few simple but important tips and techniques that would reduce the number of repairs we were making ,” said Arcadia USD Chief Technology Officer Scott Bramley . “ I ’ ve seen the impressive work produced by DCI , and knew they would do a great job with this project .”
DCI turned the challenge into an opportunity and created a very informative , yet entertaining video about proper Chromebook care . The video , which has well over 2,000 views on YouTube , was sent to all AUSD parents , students and teachers , and was also watched and discussed in classrooms throughout the district . Watch the video at https :// youtu . be / BMIPBjD8B3c .
After the release of the video , damage reports significantly decreased .
Alongside Foran , AHS juniors Naomi Silver and Melanie Mak , two-year DCI veterans , led the project as co-executive producers , with Silver also serving as lead video editor . Twelve other DCI students worked on the video as segment producers , actors and contributors . These students include : Adele Ng , Alan Zhang , Derek Jing , Nick Marshall , Jack Wu , Jarett Yip , Jeremy Du , Kelly Li , Sarah Wang , Seongwook Jang , Troy Nguyen , and Katie Wen .
The Arcadia USD Digital Communications Internship program was created in the Spring of 2015 and is an integral part of Arcadia ’ s Communications and Public Information Office .
DCI has grown from its first intern , Arcadia High senior Travis Chen , to 41 students now participating in the program . The interns help cover the many events that occur throughout the district through digital communications , helping tell the many positive stories of Arcadia Unified ’ s students , teachers and staff .
“ It ’ s more important now than ever that schools share our stories , to help parents connect with their children ’ s schools and to help taxpayers see how districts are spending their precious resources ,” said CalSPRA President Music Watson . “ CalSPRA ’ s
Three leaders to receive honors at women ’ s network regional event
Three outstanding local educational leaders from three regions will be honored at the April 24 Spring Women ’ s Leadership Network Event , hosted by ACSA Regions 2 , 3 and 4 .
This annual dinner and program held in McClellan , near Sacramento , has become legendary , attracting attendees from throughout the ACSA organization .
This year , the prestigious
Johnson
Outstanding Woman Leaders Award , along with career accolades , are scheduled to be bestowed as follows :
• Darrien Johnson , director of human resources for Rescue Union Elementary
School District , Region 2 .
• Deborah Bettencourt ; superintendent of Folsom-Cordova Unified School District , Region 3 .
• Lisette Estrella-Henderson , Solano County Superintendent , Region 4 .
The three student advocates were nominated and chosen by their region executive boards and confirmed by the WLN Conference Committee .
Also on the program is a keynote presentation by former state superintendent of public education Delaine Eastin , who has announced she is running for governor .
Tickets may still be available . Contact Patches Kolb at ( 916 ) 286-5103 or patches . kolb @ gcccharters . org .
A group of interns from Arcadia High School received a prestigious statewide communications award .
Award of Excellence winners are at the top of their class , successfully building support for and creating an understanding of our public schools .”
CalSPRA is a nationally recognized leader in school communications that promotes better public understanding , commitment , and support of public education through effective communications .
Find out more about the DCI program at http :// ausddci . blogspot . com / p / about . html .
Best practices highlighted at ed-technology conference
Innovation took center stage as the CUE 2017 National Conference unfolded March 15-18 at the Palm Springs Convention Center . More than 7,000 teachers and administrators were there to experience the largest education technology conference in California .
“ The CUE National Conference has become a cornerstone in the professional learning cycle of many of our attendees ,” said Mike Lawrence , CEO of Computer Using Educators . “ We ’ re thrilled to continue the tradition this year by lining up inspiring keynotes , relevant content and exhibiting companies and organizations that showcase the advances in education technology happening right now , with students and teachers across the nation .”
This year ’ s lineup of keynoters included Taylor Mali , poet , former teacher and author of “ What Teachers Make ”; Jo Boaler , mathematics education professor at Stanford University and co-founder of youcubed ; George Couros , educator in the area of innovative leadership , teaching , and learning and author of “ The Innovator ’ s Mindset ”; and Cathy Hunt , an advocate for the creative integration of technology in education , probably best known for her work on iPadArtRoom .
Even among the 300-plus educator-led sessions and special events on the conference program , there were crowd pleasers , including LeRoy ’ s Big Idea Contest , returning for its second running ; the CUE STEAMpunk Playground , featuring robots and flying drones ; and the CUE Student- Powered Showcase of technology-integrated curriculum projects .
This year , the conference debuted the Blended Online Lesson Design Symposium , a new 1:1 and lesson design event from CUE , taking place May 6-7 at the Burton Valley Elementary School , in Lafayette .
The CUE 2017 National Conference is a precursor to the Leadership 3.0 Symposium , a collaborative effort of ACSA , CUE and TICAL , the Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership . Lead 3 is an event entirely focused on Educational Leadership for the 21st century – “ for administrators , by administrators .” Register for the April 20-22 symposium at www . lead3 . org .
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