SARAH-JANE THOMAS, PhD

• Major: Education
• Specialization: International Education
• Dissertation: Student-Created Videos as a Language Acquisition Strategy for a Haitian Learner

• Major: Elementary Education
• Thesis: The Effects of Classical Music on the Behaviors of First Grade
  Students

• Major: Radio-Television-Film
• Minor: French

Coordinating technology initiatives in the county and within a cluster of schools.

Team Lead for initiatives including, but not limited to:

• Digital Citizenship: runs countywide cohort in collaboration with Common Sense Media
• Artificial Intelligence: coordinates and collaborates on partnerships, district initiatives, and strategic planning
• Hapara: coordinates professional development for the district with this edtech tool
• Innovation Mastermind: created and runs the district inaugural incubator for the innovative ideas of educators, powered by the design process
• District technology podcast: organized and produced PGCPS's podcast, One on One with 1:1, about our one-to-one technology program and other edtech initiatives

Taught the ET630: Digital Communication in the Classroom course to Master's level in-service teachers.

International edcamp held entirely on Voxer.

Project utilizing social media to connect educators globally along topics of similar interests (edumatch.org).

Conducted CPD training for the county on Google Drive, Google Sites, and PowerPoint

Facilitated technology initiatives within the school, and served as a liaison between the school and county.

Taught technology in elementary, middle, and high schools.

Taught Reading in grade 2 and English in grades 6-8.

General education teacher.

General education teacher.

• Sharing Technology with Educators Program (STEP).
• Awarded by Prince George's County Public Schools.