Sean Marie Sweeney

Resume

Instructional Innovation Consultant

Instructional Innovation Consultant (2011 – Present) Building interdisciplinary, 21st Century, project-based curriculum frameworks Develop Instructional Innovation Coaches Train Educators: Design Thinking, Maker, PBL, Multimedia, Coding, Robotics, 3D Design/Printing Launch One-to-one Programs Initiate Technology Integration Programs Facilitate Technology Infrastructure Strategic Planning Consult on Software and Hardware Resource Investment and Management Strategizing Read more…

By Sean Marie Sweeney, 7 yearsDecember 31, 2016 ago

Resume

Director of Instructional Innovation and Technology – Colegio F. D. Roosevelt – The American School of Lima, Peru

Colegio F. D. Roosevelt The American School of Lima, Peru Director of Instructional Innovation and Technology (2014 – 2017) Leading a team of 13, comprised of technicians, integrationists, network and project managers, in collaboration toward the following results throughout the school: Significantly enhance learning experiences, empower students to pursue Read more…

By Sean Marie Sweeney, 10 yearsJuly 21, 2014 ago

Why School?: How Education Must Change When Learning and Information Are Everywhere By: Will Richardson

Books

Book: Why School?

Will Richardson is a blogger/educator/parent/author that I have followed for years online. He initially caught my attention with his book Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Last year I was excited to see Will release a short eBook he had written to ask important questions about Why School? Read more…

By Sean Marie Sweeney, 10 yearsDecember 2, 2013 ago

Initiatives

REFLECTION: Engages the Mind to Transform Understanding

Teachers, you are the Facilitators of Making Meaning! Having students reflect on their learning is a very important part of making meaning out of student learning. By having students reflect on their learning through high-level questions, you will engage their minds to transform their understanding of the content they have learned. Read more…

By Sean Marie Sweeney, 11 yearsNovember 4, 2013 ago

Initiatives

Future Friendly Schools

I am excited about the opportunity to provide teachers with professional development opportunities through our participation in the Future Friendly Schools Program. About a year ago, I was introduced to Michael Furdyk through the Tri-Association’s Educator’s Conference, since then, we have been working closely with him to develop the Future Read more…

By Sean Marie Sweeney, 11 yearsOctober 20, 2013 ago

Initiatives

DigitALL CHANGE – Digital Citizenship for ALL Stakeholders

Digital Citizenship for ALL Stakeholders While rolling out our one-to-one laptop initiative, I came to realize that it wasn’t just our students and our teachers who needed support with understanding how to be good digital citizens, but our parent community was also in need of support as well. I had initiated Read more…

By Sean Marie Sweeney, 11 yearsAugust 15, 2013 ago

Instructional Design

Engaging your Audience with Information

Engaging your Audience with Information This is a video that I just watch about the difference between Holland and The Netherlands. It isn’t just that the information is great, but also the engaging way that the information is presented. You can tell that the person clearly knows their stuff and Read more…

By Sean Marie Sweeney, 11 yearsMarch 3, 2013 ago

NUIG Campus hosts the MSU MAET Overseas program in Galway, Ireland.

Instructional Design

Graduate Instructor – Michigan State University – Master of Arts in Educational Technology

Michigan State University Master of Arts in Educational Technology Graduate Instructor (2013 – Present) The program was awarded Best Practice Award for Innovation from AACTE I am proud to be a part of this program. MSU’s MAET Overseas program practices what they preach about best pedagogy for teaching and learning. Students do Read more…

By Sean Marie Sweeney, 11 yearsMarch 1, 2013 ago

Latest

Critically Evaluating the Resources Used in the Classroom

Critically Evaluating the Resources Used in the Classroom As the Science Department Chair at my former school, I spent hours paging through books and scavenging through resources during our textbook adoption year. It was important to me that all of our teachers have the best resources for their instruction. As Read more…

By Sean Marie Sweeney, 12 yearsNovember 20, 2011 ago

Latest

Inside Look at Augmented Reality

The Horizon Report has mentioned that Augmented and Virtual Reality will be making an impact on education in the years to come. A few years ago, I had my first introduction to the idea of Augmented Reality through a TED Talk called “Meet the SixthSense Interaction” and it so impressive to me Read more…

By Sean Marie Sweeney, 13 yearsApril 4, 2011 ago