Raymond Nashar, eLearning Co-ordinator, Mount Saint Joseph Girls' College, Victoria
The Apple Distinguished Educators (ADE) program was created to recognise K-12 and higher education pioneers who are using a variety of Apple products to transform teaching and learning. Today it has grown into a worldwide community of visionary educators and innovative leaders who are doing amazing things with technology in and out of the classroom. That includes working together — and with Apple — to help bring the freshest, most innovative ideas to students everywhere.
Leaders as well as educators.
ADEs work closely with Apple to lead innovation in education. They advocate using new technology to help engage students in new ways — and share their expertise with other educators and policy makers. They advise Apple on the realities of integrating technology into learning environments. They author and publish valuable insights, lessons and best practices. And they work together as ambassadors to develop and promote powerful ideas for improving teaching and learning worldwide.
Welcome to the global classroom.
There are now over 1500 ADEs worldwide, from the USA to Japan, Canada to Australia. And they all gather at the ADE online community (as well as in person) to collaborate on solutions to the global education challenges of today and tomorrow.
More than an honour. An opportunity.
ADEs are recognised by their peers and by Apple as educational innovators. But the most important membership benefit is what they get to do. ADEs work closely with Apple, participating in and often presenting at education events. They author content, sharing ideas and best practices so that others around the world can benefit. And they have the support of innovative and enthusiastic peers dedicated to the same goal — making a difference in the future of education.
Where ADEs are making a difference.
Greene County Schools
José Garcia, ADE Class of 2009, helped Greene County Schools bring project-based learning to grades 6 through 12. Enhancing curriculum with engaging, interactive projects, students created movies, podcasts, wikis and blogs. And in 7 years, the percentage of graduating seniors going to university jumped from 26 to 90. Watch the video
Central Elementary School
Kathy Shirley, ADE Class of 2003, helped integrate the iPod touch into her students’ reading exercises. By recording and listening to themselves read, students got instant feedback and became much more engaged. In a short six months, they gained almost two full years of reading comprehension.
Watch the video
Inspired teaching
that inspires learning.
Raymond Nashar,
Class of 2011
eLearning Co-ordinator,
Mount Saint Joseph Girls' College,
Victoria
Ray is fascinated by how technology is reshaping the ways in which we communicate. He is inspired by finding the potential that technology has to offer education. As an eLearning Leader, his role is to help teachers apply technology in ways that can transform the teaching and learning experience, and Apple helps make that job easy.
Noburo Hagiwara,
Class of 2011
Head of LOTE,
Kolbe Catholic College,
Western Australia
Noburo has been integrating iPod touch and iPad into language learning with his own app, HGP and podcasts, HAGiPOD. His students now participate in tasks through video calls weekly with their global learning partner, Kawamura Gakuen, Tokyo.
Keith Heggart,
Class of 2009
McCarthy Catholic College,
New South Wales
Keith Heggart is empowering McCarthy Catholic College students to become investigators and journalists through the McCarthy Media Team. Students use iMovie and Pages to create websites and videos that inform the student body on a wide variety of community issues.
See the incredible content ADEs are sharing on iTunes U.
Watch their creative teaching ideas in action — and then see the students’ amazing results. Learn how educators are engaging students with mobile devices and personalising learning like never before. Experience some of the projects happening in classrooms around the world. Go to iTunes U
