Clip the highlights

Following a 25 year career as a technology entrepreneur, my focus has been on teaching and learning. I've always been drawn to idea exchanges, and I've found much pleasure and satisfaction in working with students and teachers over the past 6 years.

I've benefited from a wide range of experiences in this time - from guest lecturing at graduate school seminars, participating in pure academic research projects, serving in administrative and school leadership roles, designing innovative learning and teaching programs, and of course, being a regular classroom teacher. Working directly with students has always fueled my optimism and hope for the future. I've rarely encountered a student, regardless of the school setting - i.e., poorly resourced, defacto segregated city schools or high-brow college prep independent schools, who I didn't think worthy of my trust and respect. Perhaps this is why I believe I've enjoyed an extraordinary run of great classroom experiences.

My current project is co-directing the Center for 21st Century Skills, a grant-funded program that is charged with creating innovative and engaging curricula and activities that address the critical skills of the next century - problem solving, critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, communication, and new media literacy.

Email: 
Instant Messenger: swilmarth48
Website/Blog: http://swilmarth.edublogs.org/