Lucy Gray

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Lucy Gray brings eighteen years of experience and a passion for excellence to any endeavor. Known for her work ethic and professional generosity, she views technology and new media as essentials in facilitating educational and societal change.

She began her career in the Chicago Public Schools as an elementary school teacher and more recently, she worked at the University of Chicago in a variety of roles related to educational technology. Lucy served as a middle school computer science teacher at the University of Chicago Laboratory Schools and as a technology coach at the Urban Education Institute. Her most recent position has been at the University’s Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education as an education technology specialist, and she continues to work with this group on an ongoing science curriculum project.

Currently an independent consultant, Lucy enjoys advising a variety of non-profit institutions and businesses on 21st century learning initiatives. Projects include facilitating a global education online community and conference for educators, speaking at state and national education conferences, conducting workshops for professional development organizations, education marketing planning for yolink search technology, and leading a mobile learning initiative for the Consortium for School Networking.

Lucy's varied professional interests include 21st century skills, digital equity, information literacy, global education, multimedia development, and the incorporation of social media technologies into educational settings. She often covers these topics in her posts to various blogs and forums. In recent years, she has been appointed an Apple Distinguished Educator and Google Certified Teacher.
Specialties: 21st century skills, general technology integration into academic subject matter including the use of iLife software, mobile learning, Google tools and Web 2.0 applications, social media, marketing, information literacy, search literacy, conference planning and organization, strategic planning
  • Oct 2010 - Present
    Project Director / Consortium for School Networking (CoSN)
    Currently working as a consultant to CoSN on a new leadership initiative that will be launched in March of 2011.
  • Jun 2010 - Present
    Independent Consultant / Lucy Gray Consulting
    Currently conducting full-time independent consultancy work in education.
  • Mar 2010 - Present
    Co-Chair / The Global Education Conference
    Currently organizing a virtual conference around global collaboration in education.
  • Apr 2007 - Present
    Founder / The Global Education Collaborative
    Created and maintain a social network for 2800+ educators involved or interested in global education initiatives. Responsible for designing this space, moderating membership, adding content, and recruiting organizations and individuals to join the cause.
  • Jan 2007 - Present
    Advisory Board Member / National Louis University, Technology in Education Program
    Advising the Technology in Education department at National Louis University on issues and trends in the field of educational technology. Also, teaches occasional workshops for NLU as an adjunct faculty member.
  • May 2009 - Aug 2010
    Technology Specialist / University of Chicago
    Served as an education technology specialist at the Center for Elementary Mathematics and Science Education at the University of Chicago advising curriculum developers, researchers, and direct service providers on the most current developments in educational technology and on applications of this technology to the Science Companion curriculum. Continuing to work with CEMSE as a consultant after July 2010.
  • Jun 2007 - May 2009
    Lead Technology Coach / University of Chicago Urban Education Institute
    Repsonsible for supporting technology integration activities in a K-5 charter school in addition to developing and implementing a technology professional development program for teachers in four charter schools. Organized and lead a charter school leadership summit focused on effective use of educational technology.
  • Aug 2000 - Jun 2007
    Middle School Computer Science Teacher / University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
    Taught computer science to middle school students at a private school on the University of Chicago campus. Responsible for developing middle school curriculum, supporting teachers in their use of technology, and organizing a middle school tech committee. Instituted programs for students such as the National Geographic Geobee, the GenYES afterschool program, and School Night at the Apple Store.
  • Aug 1990 - Jun 1998
    Teacher / Chicago Public Schools
    Taught primary grade levels in two urban public schools.
  • 1999 - 2002
    National-Louis University
  • 1984 - 1989
    Beloit College
  • 1980 - 1984
    Lake Forest High School
  • 1970 - 1981
    Lake Forest Country Day
Honors:
Rochelle Lee Fund awardee, Apple Distinguished Educator, Google Certified Teacher

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February 09, 03:48 PM
Discussion posted by David Potter

#globalclassroom Twitter Chats, Feb.11-14

Join us and explore how teachers worldwide use visual aids to share and celebrate their global connections and collaborations on their classroom walls, and within their school communities.Chat details here:http://theglobalclassroomproject.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/visualising-global-collaboration-february-globalclassroom-chat/Cheers,DaveSee More
February 08, 11:36 PM
Blog post by David Potter

Visualizing Global Classroom Collaboration

(Cross-posted at iEARN-USA Blog, February 8) Last year, our staff in New York City had the privilege of attending a reception for new Nobel Laureate Leymah Gbowee, who said, “use local experience to build global peace.” That concept resonates with our work over the past 24 years to connect more than 40,000 teachers in 130 countries to help their students to take action locally while sharing globally with their peers. Building global peace through local experience is a great way to think about iEARN projects such as: Kindred ProjectPublic Art ProjectOur Footprints, Our FutureTalking Kites and YouthCaN.Worldwide, classroom walls and school hallways are places to act locally while thinking globally. Anyone who has stepped inside a school with international connections knows how excited administrators, teachers and students are to show visitors photos, flags, drawings, crafts, textiles, books, letters–even wheatgrass (above image) that show their affection for their peers worldwide.Beginning this Saturday, please join us and our colleagues from around the world for the #globalclassroom Twitter chat as we celebrate these classroom walls and school hallways. The chat will run for several days at different time zones, so everyone can participate at a decent hour.In addition to sharing images of what you are displaying in your classroom, we also look forward to discussing what new technologies you believe may help policy-makers, educational-focused foundations, corporations, entrepreneurs, and community-based organizations to “visualize” the importance of global education. Video storytelling from Adobe Youth Voices, Global Citizen Year and YES Abroad program are powerful, as are Skype calls. Bringing visually striking efforts like HistorypinUshahidiand the Tiziano Project into the classroom has the potential to further take the local experience global for teachers and students across the world.We look forward to hearing your ideas beginning this Saturday!See More
February 08, 05:39 PM
A discussion started by Karen Fasimpaur was featured

Online groups for global collaborations

At the P2PU School of Ed, we are starting two new groups to form global classroom collaborations. You are invited to participate in these groups that will start in March:Global Classroom Collaborations - ElementaryGlobal Classroom Collaborations - SecondaryWe hope you'll join us on P2PU to explore what kind of classroom collaboration projects work best and to match up with classrooms around the world!The P2PU School of Ed brings the model of open, community-based peer learning to professional learning for K-12 teachers. All P2PU courses are free and open licensed.It's about hands-on learning driven by each educator's particular needs and classroom situations. It's about connecting, collaborating, and creating, not just reading or studying.Other courses starting in March are listed here.See More
February 08, 03:48 PM
Discussion posted by Karen Fasimpaur

Online groups for global collaborations

At the P2PU School of Ed, we are starting two new groups to form global classroom collaborations. You are invited to participate in these groups that will start in March:Global Classroom Collaborations - ElementaryGlobal Classroom Collaborations - SecondaryWe hope you'll join us on P2PU to explore what kind of classroom collaboration projects work best and to match up with classrooms around the world!The P2PU School of Ed brings the model of open, community-based peer learning to professional learning for K-12 teachers. All P2PU courses are free and open licensed.It's about hands-on learning driven by each educator's particular needs and classroom situations. It's about connecting, collaborating, and creating, not just reading or studying.Other courses starting in March are listed here.See More
February 08, 03:38 PM
Status posted by Karen Fasimpaur
Check out these free, peer learning opportunities for teachers on P2PU: http://p2pu.org/school-of-ed
February 07, 12:43 AM
A discussion started by Elizabeth Corcoran was featured

Twitter chat on learning/teaching languages this Wednesday (Feb 8)

HI folks!Please join EdSurge this Wednesday, February 8th, for our inaugural #esinstruct Twitter chat on the best tools, tips, and techniques for language learning. EdSurge is the fastest growing newsletter on the planet covering education-technology entrepreneurship. We've got our eye on the tools in development. We'd like to help educators find out what tools might work for them--and give educators a megaphone to share their thoughts and needs with developers. For a start, we'd like to have a conversation about the most effective tools for teaching languages. We started down this path when one Oakland high school teacher we know asked for advice about what tools could help her Spanish-speaking students reach mastery level proficiency. Other teachers told us they, too, were searching for tools for teaching other languages. We're pulling together our research--but we think these teachers really want to benefit from your insights! Please bring your thoughts and expertise to this conversation. All you need is a Twitter account. Then search for the hashtag "#esinstruct' between the times of 4:30-7:30pm PST. Tweet in: Let us know whether there are tools you use or tips you can share. We in turn are hoping to invite some teachers who have deep expertise and are willing to share with you.We will follow up the chat by creating a newsletter that summarizes the highlights of the conversation and includes relevant edtech tools that we've found. If you'd like to get a copy, just drop us a note at feedback@edsurge.com and put edSurge-instruct in the subject line. There's absolutely no cost to signing up, no cost to taking part in the Twitter chat and no condo-like sales pitch on any product. If you find this kind of chat useful, we would love to hear what other topics are worth exploring in the future. And if you're not familiar with EdSurge, please do take a minute to sign up for our newsletter at www.Edsurge.com. Thanks & best wishes,Leonard Medlock & Betsy Corcoran   Recap: EdSurge's inaugural #esinstruct chat on language learning, Wednesday, February 8th, 4:30-7:30 PSTSee More
February 06, 11:07 PM
Event posted by Darrell Naylor-Johnson

Digital Dialogs at online

March 2, 2012 from 12:30pm to 2pm

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