Kristy.Hirschberg


 * Kristy Hirschberg **, Oxnard Adult School

Application -

Administrator's focus:

Please describe the applicant’s current assignment, technology experience and leadership qualities, as well as the program’s overall commitment to technology integration and to the nominee’s participation in TIMAC, and what area you would like them to focus on in their mentoring of other instructors in your program. Kristy Hirschberg holds a master's degree in education, with an emphasis in educational technology and curriculum design. She is currently two instructing English as a Second Language classes at Oxnard Adult School, one Advanced Low class and the other at the Beginning High level. Her background in technology has enabled her to implement numerous new technologies to support student learning in her classroom. She has also supplemented her class content with OTAN'swrap-around "USALearns" moodle course. Last month, her students logged more hours in the online course than any other in the state.

In addition, Kristy has expanded her involvment in school technology beyond her own classroom. She has been selected to work with district-level technology mentor teachers and is providing technology support to other teachers at Oxnard Adult School. She is enthusiastically engaged in the development of new ideas for technology integration and sharing those ideas with others. Mrs. Hirschberg has further demonstrated her commitment to the local community and her leadership abilities with her involvement in the Ventura County Leadership Academy.

Until recently, technology had not been a priority at Oxnard Adult School. With the change of administation and the new fiscal model imposed upon adult education, technology has become much more important as a means of improving efficiency in school operations and improving the effectiveness of instruction. Most of the staff have had little opportunity to work with the technology tools that have the potential to increase their productivity and effectiveness. My goal in encouraging Krisy's enrollment in TIMAC is to help her become a resource and mentor to the teaching staff so that together we can begin to realize the potential benefits of integrating technology into our classrooms.

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