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Deborah Vrabel
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- Uniontown, OH
- United States
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- Hometown:
- Youngstown, OH
- About Me:
- I am an independent professional who has over 20 years experience working with subject matter experts in government, business, academia, and philanthropy on knowledge-intensive communications projects.
I consider myself a creative generalist who maintains broad knowledge of scholarship, issues, developments, and innovations in education, business, the arts, technology, and the social sciences. I write a newsletter about arts education and have worked on visual arts and music curriculum projects.
- Website:
- http://www.debvrabelwriter.com
- For those willing to volunteer: What expertise do you have to offer?
- I would like to assist teachers who are:
Exploring integration of the arts with other subject areas
Exploring ways to support the development of students' 21st century skills, particularly imagination and critical thinking
Seeking to improve documentation of their projects
Implementing writing across the curriculum
Interested in a different perspective in their book studies and other professional learning activities
I would like to help students who are interested in generating better writing ideas and improving the clarity and power of their writing.
- What credentials or past experiences would you like to share?
- Twelve years as an independent writer supporting teams of educators, policy development groups, and state agencies.
Nine years as a public affairs writer at NASA
Six years as a writing teacher
BA in English, MA in Journalism and Mass Communications
- What technology to you have access to? ie. Webcams, Skype, Video conferencing, e-mail, MSN etc.
- Video camera, Skype, e-mail, Webcam on my iMac
- What else should we know about you?
- My blog artfulinnovation.blogspot.com explores the development of 21st century skills, particularly the role of arts education. I am currently studying the business literature related to innovation.
Deborah Vrabel's Blog
FieldFindr: What a Great Idea!
As a writer who has been supporting educational transformation for over 12 years and a passionate learner, I was excited to see this site. I have been thinking a great deal about the challenges teachers face in comparison to other professionals, as well as what it would take for the teaching profession to be considered one of our nation's most important creative enterprises and for schools and teachers to be viewed as active players in the knowledge economy—not just as the suppliers but as colla… Continue
Posted on October 13, 2008 at 8:30am —
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