Monday, October 15, 2012
Edscape brought educators from all around the United States and Canada to New Milford High School to explore cutting edge, innovative teaching methods.
'Innovation Now' was the theme of the annual Edscape Conference hosted by New Milford High School Saturday. Co-creator of Edscape, New Milford High School Principal Eric Sheninger, has designed the conference to inspire educators with the confidence and strategies to actively pursue a transformation in their teaching methods and learning practices. Edscape explored how learning environments can be established to promote critical thought, inquiry, problem solving, and creativity and featured presentations and workshops by innovative educators who believe that change is essential to meet the diverse needs of all learners in the 21st Century.
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
The annual Edscape conference, hosted by New Milford High School Saturday, will bring together educators from all over the United States and Canada.
'Innovation Now' is the theme of the annual Edscape Conference being hosted by New Milford High School Saturday. Edscape brings together educators from around the United States and Canada who firmly believe that innovation is essential to increasing student engagement and achievement. Co-creator of Edscape, New Milford High School Principal Eric Sheninger, has designed the conference to inspire educators with the confidence and strategies to actively pursue a transformation in their teaching methods and learning practices. Edscape will explore how learning environments can be established to promote critical thought, inquiry, problem solving, and creativity and will feature presentations and workshops by innovative educators who believe …
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Education never stops for retired the NMHS teacher and BOE member
After 27 years teaching Home Economics and Science at NMHS, Peggy Saslow returned to the classroom this past Saturday to attend the Edscape Conference, hosted at New Milford High School and organized by Principal Eric Sheninger. "It was absolutely monumental. We're entering a totally new phase in education and it's so exciting," Saslow told Patch. Saslow attended a number of the workshops, but she was particularly fascinated by those demonstrating the functionality and usability of Smartboards in the classroom, and their effectiveness as powerful tools in differentiated instruction. Saslow believes that by bringing this technology into the classroom, teachers will energize their students with these new innovative approaches and create new …
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Edscape Conference draws over 300 educators to NMHS to bring the technology of the 21st center into the classroom
To know New Milford High School Principal Eric Sheninger is to know how strongly he embraces technology. Sheninger encourages his staff of teachers to become educated in how to bring 21st Century technology into the classroom as an innovative way expand the walls of the classroom. Sheninger is, after all, the principal who has a Twitter following of 14,674 (as of the time of printing). He is also a Google Certified Teacher, ASCD 2011 Conference Scholar, co-author of "Communicating and Connecting with Social Media: Essentials for Principals," writer for the Huffington Post, and was named to the NSBA "20 to Watch" list in 2010 for technology leadership. His blog, A Principal's Reflections, earned first runner up in the Best Administrator …
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