About+Mrs.+Fucoloro

Hello!

The 2016-2017 school year marks my 23nd year of teaching in the [|Archdiocese of St. Louis]. Previously, I taught for fifteen years at [|St. Clement of Rome School]where I spent the last nine years in a blended position as Instructional Technology Specialist and 6th grade Social Studies Teacher and department coordinator. Before that I spent six years as a 4th grade teacher. In addition, I taught 3rd grade at St. Francis of Assisi School for four years. I am thrilled to be a member of the [|St. Margaret Mary Alacoque] Community. My goal is to positively impact the way teachers teach and students learn by promoting [|best practices in technology integration] ensuring that our students develop 21st century skills. I am a recent graduate of [|Saint Louis University], where I earned my Ph.D. in Educational Studies/Curriculum & Instruction. I am a Google Certified Trainer and Apple Teacher. To find out more about my professional experience, check out my resume.

My husband, Steve, is the Director of Information Technology at [|IFPC]. We have a daughter, Katie, a graduate of [|Nerinx Hall] and [|MIZZOU] who is married and has a 2-year old son and is currently working as an account executive at[| STL Today.com]. We also have a son, Tom, a graduate of [|SLUH] and [|Knox College] who is married and currently working as an independent journalist and owner of [|Seattle Bike Blog]. [|Gracie] [|, our golden retriever, and our grand-dogs, Bella and Jules] round out our family.

My hobbies include walking (I've completed my second [|Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon] in St. Louis.), reading, and learning more about technology. My professional and research interests include: Educational Technology, Design Thinking, Makerspaces, and informal professional learning opportunities. I am a moderator of #MOedchat at Twitter chat held on Thursday nights at 9PM and an Edcamp organizer (EdcampSTL & EdcampArchSTL) and founder of EdcampMagic. If you have any questions or comments, please e-mail me.

 Debbie Fucoloro, Ph.D. [|dfucoloro@smmaschool.org] [|The Educators' Cafe]