Arne Duncan was just confirmed at the new Secretary of Education under the Obama administration. He used to be the CEO of the Chicago Public Schools and on the Board of Directors for the Golden Apple since 2002. Arne Duncan and the Golden Apple are the signs of new beginnings and new ideas. Golden Apple
With a new administration upon us, no matter what your political views, a shift happens. A look back of where we have come and where we are going. Here is the top three shifts happens moments: 1. The White House now has a youtube channel – here is the first video of the inauguration on
Anytime there is an Apple Keynote Address or new products that are announced, I have a group of “techies” that spend their lunch period and stop by during classes to be the first to know about the new technologies. Here is a joint blog post about what occurred on Tuesday during the MacWorld Keynote address.
Carol Broos is working for the Golden Apple Foundation using her arts and technology background as the Technology Coordinator. Her passion is to bring infuse music and technology together in education. She recently retired after thirty-three years of teaching music grades kindergarten through eighth grade in Illinois.
She is on the SET Connections Board, Chair of the Golden Apple Foundation Academy Board, and Poster Co-chair for the Illinois Computing Educators.
2009 Apple Distinguished Educator
2009 Illinois Music Teacher of the Year
2008 Golden Apple Fellow
2006 Japan Fulbright Memorial Fund Teacher
She is a member of the Advisory Board of the Music Educators Journal for NAfME. She hosts a podcast show on EdReach.us called aRTs Roundtable that posts on Wednesdays, where arts educators discuss current issues involving the arts and technology.
