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BECOMING ACTIVE CITIZENS
Shawn W. McCusker is director of professional learning at Digital Promise, a nonprofit dedicated to closing the digital learning gap and supporting teachers in schools across the United States. Shawn has twenty-five years of experience as a teacher and leader in public, private, and alternative schools. He is passionate in his belief in student-centered, experiential learning and the power of student storytelling. He was an early innovator in the creation and organization of online learning communities via Twitter, such as #sschat and #1to1techat.
As an expert in technology integration, his lessons and student products have been featured in The Journal, Educational Leadership, and Education Week. In 2006, he was recognized as a finalist for the Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teaching. In 2016, he was named a Top Trailblazing Educator on Twitter by eSchoolNews. Shawn received a bachelor of arts in history from Northern Illinois University and a master of arts in educational leadership from Concordia University Chicago. To learn more about Shawn’s work, visit https://gowhereyougrow.wordpress.com, or follow him @ShawnMcCusker on Twitter. To book Tom Driscoll or Shawn W. McCusker for professional development, contact pd@SolutionTree.com.
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Shawn works with schools across the United States developing teacher capacity in technology use, blended learning, creativity, and engaging civic education strategies. He regularly presents on these topics at conferences across the United States.
