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Teachers of the 2008 NWP Annual Report: Bud Hunt
Publication: 2008 NWP Annual Report
Summary: Meet Bud Hunt, instructional technologist, St. Vrain Valley School District, Longmont, Colorado; teacher-consultant, Colorado State University Writing Project.
Technology needs to support learning, not higher electricity bills.
NWP 2008 Annual Report
"Technology needs to support learning, not higher electricity bills," says Bud Hunt.
Bud, a former high school language arts teacher, bridges two worlds. "I am the teacher in the technology meetings," he explains, "and the technologist in the teacher meetings." His work in 48 district schools helps teachers integrate technology, particularly digital writing, into the curriculum.
Bud also communicates regularly with educators around the world via his website "Bud the Teacher," a space packed with blogs and podcasts on teaching and learning. His back-to-school message to teachers drew a flood of responses: "Be an expert when you need to be," Bud advised. "Be a learner always. . . . Relationships and mentoring cannot be outsourced or Googled."
"This chance to gain digital fluency gives us the fundamental, ever-changing skills we need to pass along to our students," says Donna Salemink, teacher-participant.
