Peter Pappas

Current

• President at Edteck Designs for Learning, Inc

Past

• Assistant Superintendent for Instruction at East Irondequoit CSD
• K – 12 Coordinator for Social Studies at Pittsford Central Schools
• High School Social Studies Teacher at Pittsford-Sutherland High School

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Education

• SUNY Brockport
• SUNY at Buffalo
• Hartwick College

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Connections

76 connections

Industry

E-Learning

Websites

• Twitter

Peter Pappas’s Summary

I work with districts from across the nation as a consultant and staff trainer. I accept a limited number of projects assisting districts in initiatives designed to improve student performance and the quality of teaching and learning.

I reach out to educators through my suite of websites hosted on my two domains peterpappas.com and edteck.com. On a typical day I have over 1000 visitors with an average stay in excess of 10 minutes. The sites have attracted awards and links from over 800 sites including the Library of Congress.

Peter Pappas’s Specialties:

Staff development, strategic planning, project management, learning environments, publications

Peter Pappas’s Experience

• President

  Edteck Designs for Learning, Inc

  (Privately Held; Myself Only; E-Learning industry)

  January 1990 — Present (19 years 11 months)

  For nearly 20 years, I have worked with school districts, state DOEs, leading educational organizations and companies to improve the quality of teaching and learning.

• Assistant Superintendent for Instruction

  East Irondequoit CSD

  (Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  September 2000 — September 2005 (5 years 1 month)

  Responsible for the administration of the pre K – 12 program in a 3600 student district; coordination of program in four elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school. Annual Budget: $50.2 m.

• K – 12 Coordinator for Social Studies

  Pittsford Central Schools

  (Educational Institution; 501-1000 employees; Primary/Secondary Education industry)

  September 1995 — August 2000 (5 years )

  Coordinate K – 12 social studies program in a 5800 student district; responsible for curriculum management, assessments, staff development, and community partnerships.

• High School Social Studies Teacher

  Pittsford-Sutherland High School

  (Education Management industry)

  1971 — 1995 (24 years )

  AP American and Comparative Government, AP American History, Economics, Participation in Government, American History, Global History I and II, Media Studies, Sociology

Peter Pappas’s Education

• SUNY Brockport

  CAS , Educational Administration , September 1996 — May 1998

  Activities and Societies:

  AASA Educational Administration Scholarship Award Nominee, 1998

• SUNY at Buffalo

  MS , Interdisciplinary Social Sciences , September 1980 — May 1981

• Hartwick College

  BA , Political Science , September 1967 — May 1971

Additional Information

Peter Pappas’s Websites:

• Twitter

Peter Pappas’s Groups:

Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
Genesee Valley Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development
New York State Social Studies Supervisory Association
National Council for the Social Studies
New York State Council for the Social Studies
Association for the Advancement of Technology in Education
International Society for Technology in Education

•    Twitter-Using Educators

Peter Pappas’s Honors:

Consultant to The Bill of Rights Institute for NEH Grant to produce a book and website: Exploring Landmark Supreme Court Cases: A Document-Based Questions Approach, 2006-7
Consultant to Memorial Art Gallery, University of Rochester for a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services to provide online educational modules, 2006
Teaching American History Grant, Volusia Florida County School 2006
Participant, Library of Congress / Kluge Center History Textbook Symposium, 2004
Fellow, Independent Studies in the Humanities, NEH / CBE, 1992
Fellow, Summer Seminar for Secondary Teachers, NEH, 1985, 1990
Winner, Philadelphia Inquirer: "10 Best Educational Websites," 2001
Grant Review Panelist: National Endowment for the Humanities
NEH Institutes for Teachers and Administrators, 1988
NEH Younger Scholars Fellowship Awards, 1988, 1989
NEH Summer Seminars for Secondary Teachers, 1986