2017-2019 Accomplishments as
Digital Learning Director at Nishimachi International School
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Capacity Building
Students
Staff
Parents
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Published: Digital Ecosystem Leadership
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“Why hasn’t educational technology transformed learning in the majority of schools who have spent millions on IT?”
Educational technology programs often struggle because integration challenges today largely stem from people/organization problems, not “technology” problems. The way technology leadership is often done in schools is akin to expecting crops to grow without farmers, only sharecroppers and migrants. In Digital Ecosystem Leadership educator-technologist Matt Brady shares a blueprint for initiating and sustaining technological change from positions of influence only, outside of a school’s core leadership team. He identifies the common causes and effects of ineffective integration programs and lays out the leadership principles and obstacle avoidance strategies needed to empower others to use technology effectively for teaching and learning. |
Past Projects 2014-2017
...things I took from zero to one from 2014-2017
Digital Learning ecosystem created for 150 staff at 700 student International School
Leadership & CommunicationCredible, Clear Communication
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Technology curriculum for Early Learning through Grade 5. Integrates iPads and Computers
System Integration & TrainingCapacity Building
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Digital Learning ecosystem training module for self-service access 24/7
Student Learning & Staff SupportBring Tomorrow
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Project lead to support Secondary school PE staff, Dean of Students/Development
Leadership & CommunicationCreative Communications
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Designed and created empowering student communication system for Secondary school
System Integration & TrainingCapacity Building
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In process IT course support for Grade 3-9 students in STEM skills run through Google Classroom.
Student Learning & Staff SupportCrazy Big Beyond
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Transformed the Digital Communications platform for Usability and consistency and trained all staff on use.
Saved 25,000 Euro on iPad storage by designing it myself
Designed and created the BIS Campus Tour
Ever-increasing adoption of Google platform based on my promotional work, training and setups
18-week inquiry driven, gamified and flipped classroom IT "information fitness course" integrating IGCSE/ITGS and MYP project based learning
Setup, organized and lead peer trainings for 160 staff
...and I lead from a position of influence only, outside of the Leadership Team
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Persevered through 6 months of effort to partner BIS with Free Software NGO teckids.org to host a makerspace onsite for students
Designed several types of internal training promotions
Set a foundation for Digital Learning at BIS for 2016-2017
Got Leadership Team buy-in for to implement my ideas for improvements to internal communications platforms
One of my student's IT projects from designITself.com course featured by Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots NGO in Tanzania
Utilized all available resources to ensure solutions were student, not IT admin centered.
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Achieved Google Certified Educator status 2015
Created online systems for minimum basic IT literacy testing
First ever MYP Interdisciplinary exams at BIS. I lead the setup of the testing, the iPads, Google Drive and coordinating the ICT support
Lead 40 students in 2016-2017 in building their IT, media and leadership skills by providing differentiated STEM pathways
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Brought Google Apps/Chrome into a German school
Largest staff feedback collection on IT systems in BIS history
I setup and lead a group of students known as "Tech Pilots". We shoot (livestream, etc.) and promote BIS sports and events
Personalized learning resources for staff and students made to be available 24/7
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History Further Back
2000-2007
Presentation done for MTV's Vice President of Production
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A formal report, a change I made to Dow's executive communication systems and a video
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A student newspaper and a successful grant request
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A position paper and executive speech I wrote as well as a piece of direct marketing
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"Arts", Writing, Whatnot
published and unpublished
Fake advertisement made for a friend
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First attempt at longform journalism from 2000. Visited Max Security Prison in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Interviewed Warden & inmates. Never published
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Tech article written in 2005 on future of smartphones where I predict phones with BCIs as an eventuality
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Short article written for young people on squirrels. Never published.
Short article written about Peace Corps. Published in 2000.
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Matt Brady
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mpbrady8@gmail.com |
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