Chris Lawrence

Who am I?

I am the Supervisor of Distance Learning at the New York Hall of Science. I am in the last stages of my Masters in the Museum Education program at The Bank Street College of Education. I have also previously worked at the Museum of Television and Radio, the Museum of the City of New York and The New York Historical Society.

Official website address

http://nyscience.org

Interests

blogs, connecting classrooms, connectivism, constructivism, culture, distance learning, earth science, education, high school, history, inquiry, liberal politics, middle school, multiple intelligence theory, museums, podcasts, pop culture, project based education, reading, social studies, The Copy Left, The New York Hall of Science, travel, video conferencing, video on demand, Videoconferencing, Virtual Visits, web 2.0 tools

Dislikes

DOPA, Intelligent Design, standards based education, testing

Occupation

Educator

Industry

Education, Museums

Job Title

New York Hall of Science

Job Description

Supervisor of Distance Learning/Videoconferencing

I would like to ...

Help students make the world a better place

Career Goals

I would like to create Distaance Learning Museum Spaces that extend the wals and reach of Museums, cultural institutions and other informal/free choice learning centers. Further the idea that Museums are vital to the intelectual, cultural and scientific health of our nation and world.

High School

Lake Braddock Secondary

University / College

James Madison University/Bank Street College of Education

Degree

BA in Media Communications/MA Museum ED and Middle School Social Studies


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