Daniel Storchan - Educational Technology Manager
As the Educational Technology Manager at AUSSIE, Dan is directly responsible for the management of a team of educational technology consultants, who offer high-level expertise in professional development in technology integration based on a pedagogical framework. Dan strongly orientates his team towards a focus on providing professional development linked to the National Educational Technology Standards for Teachers. This focus is clearly on teaching and learning and not on the technology involved.
In the practical application of this role, Dan divides his time between management and school-based consultancy, working closely with principals and teachers to build 21st century strategic innovation plans. In schools, one of the key aims of Dan's work is to demonstrate that it is possible to create flexible professional development for staff through the appropriate use of technology. Integral to this process is always the active enlistment of a team of stakeholders to improve learning experiences for students by providing effective new ways to instruct and assess.
Upon joining the AUSSIE administration in 2007, Dan brought with him extensive experience in both Education, as a secondary education English teacher in NYC, and as an educational consultant for Teaching Matters. Dan has a MA in Media Studies from the New School University where he focused on integrating media literacy into school based settings. He has presented workshops on developing Personal Learning Networks in the blogosphere, digital storytelling, and buidling 21st century learning communities in a range of settings, including NECC and NYSCATE.
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