Peck Teacher Presents at International EdTech Conference

At a recent ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) conference in Philadelphia, Lower School Technology, Innovation, & Design Coordinator Jen Garvey, along with former Peck teacher Jessica Cathcart, hosted an expo table demonstrating ways to build agency in elementary curricula.

Their table, “Innovative Design and Play: Building Agency in Young Makers,” featured sample projects currently used with Grades K-4 in Peck’s Idea & Design Lab.

Garvey also discussed how Peck utilizes Harvard’s Agency by Design teaching framework in myriad curricular areas as a cohesive way to stimulate agency and a sensitivity to innovation and design in young learners.

Garvey also helped organize the New Jersey Association of Independent Schools’ Technology Steering Committee Innovation Institute this past summer.

As a Book Creator™ Ambassador, she ran sessions on Collaborative Publishing using the Book Creator™ app as well as sat on a panel presentation focusing on the role of technology coordinators in schools.