This is a selection of publications that I have had the privilege to write for, edit, design, proofread, and publish across the course of my career. The list includes magazines, blogs, websites, scholarly publications, e-newsletters, newspapers, conference dailies, marketing copy, catalogs, books, and more.
Some of the cover images below are linked to websites such as Amazon and Taylor & Francis, which provide access to archives, purchasing options, author bios, and additional bibliographic information.
Some of the cover images below are linked to websites such as Amazon and Taylor & Francis, which provide access to archives, purchasing options, author bios, and additional bibliographic information.
I served as managing editor for Learning & Leading with Technology (L&L) magazine for five years. In this role, I coordinated the work of a four-person publishing team, consisting of two designers and two editors. This magazine was the membership publication for the International Society for Technology in Education until 2014. It published eight times annually.
L&L provided content written by educators for educators. Articles shared tips for effective technology use in PK-12 educational settings in a friendly, easy-to-read style. L&L authors discussed how-to aspects and provided practical ideas about integrating technology appropriately into all areas of curriculum and administration.
L&L contributors and readers are typically superintendents, school administrators, district- and building-level technology coordinators, classroom teachers, library media specialists, and teacher educators with a mutual interest in improving learning and teaching in the PK-12 arena. Click the cover image to view this publication's digital archive.
L&L provided content written by educators for educators. Articles shared tips for effective technology use in PK-12 educational settings in a friendly, easy-to-read style. L&L authors discussed how-to aspects and provided practical ideas about integrating technology appropriately into all areas of curriculum and administration.
L&L contributors and readers are typically superintendents, school administrators, district- and building-level technology coordinators, classroom teachers, library media specialists, and teacher educators with a mutual interest in improving learning and teaching in the PK-12 arena. Click the cover image to view this publication's digital archive.
Book publishing is another aspect of my editing career that began at the International Society for Technology in Education. While there, I worked with luminaries such as flipped classroom pioneers Jonathan Bergmann and Aaron Sams to produce a five-book series that shows K-12 educators how to apply the flipped teaching model across the four topic areas of science, math, English and social studies as well as the elementary classroom.
In the 2015 book featured here, the authors discuss how educators can successfully apply the flipped classroom model to science instruction — both in the classroom and in the lab — as well as how to employ inquiry-based and project-based learning techniques in the science classroom. Jon and Aaron are founders of FlippedClass.com (http://flippedclass.com) and they are well-known across the education conference circuit worldwide.
In the 2015 book featured here, the authors discuss how educators can successfully apply the flipped classroom model to science instruction — both in the classroom and in the lab — as well as how to employ inquiry-based and project-based learning techniques in the science classroom. Jon and Aaron are founders of FlippedClass.com (http://flippedclass.com) and they are well-known across the education conference circuit worldwide.
I was hooked when author Ron Nash submitted a book proposal to me about the endless capacity students have to generate positive energy and the possibilities for learning when teachers harness that energy for deeper understanding. This notion lies at the heart of The Power of We, and through a powerful combination of first-hand stories and expert research, Ron recounts his awakening to the truth that engaging students starts by involving them as active participants in their own learning.
The Journal of Research on Technology in Education (JRTE) is a peer reviewed scholarly publication that first published in 1967. I began serving as assistant editor for this publication in 2006. My role was to manage the publication's budget and production schedule, edit, layout and publish JRTE quarterly.
JRTE bills itself as a premiere source for high-quality research that defines the state of the art and future horizons of learning and teaching with technology in educational environments. The journal publishes original research, literature reviews and syntheses, and methodological reviews, policy analyses, and theoretical or conceptual positions that relate to the efficacy of instructional uses of educational technology. This is a journal that is now international in scope. My job was to coordinate publishing in partnership with Taylor & Francis Group. Click JRTE's cover image to view the journal's impressive digital archive.
I also oversaw publication of the Journal of Digital Learning in Teacher Education (JDLTE), a peer-reviewed quarterly that focuses on teacher education. As with the journal above, my role was to collaborate with experts in the field of educational research, complete all production work, arrange for print and distribution, coordinate marketing efforts, manage article submissions, and assist in the peer review process.
This journal focuses on computer and technology education for preservice and inservice teachers. The journal offers a forum to share information about using technology in teacher education among departments, schools and colleges of education. Click the link above or the cover image to view a complete digital archive.
I edited this book in 2015 with author and Pennsylvania elementary principal Robert Furman. Technology, Reading & Digital Literacy offers new strategies to inspire and motivate even the most reluctant readers. The book gives educators new tactics to help students discover the joys of reading, improve writing and storytelling skills, and expand the use of technology for learning. Readers will uncover new methods for integrating traditional teaching strategies with engaging technology to tap into students as creators, innovators, and out-of-the-box thinkers.
The book is filled with a robust collection of literacy tools and resources to support the transition to digital literacy. The audience is K-12 educators, library media specialists, and parents. Rob is a promotional champion in the world of educational books. He speaks regularly on cable television and at conferences, workshops, and more. Learn more here: www.furmanr.com.
An editor's role can take may forms. In the case of the book The Essentials for Standards-Driven Classrooms, I focused on the the production schedule and the cover design. The challenge with this book was to make it stand out. It is the capstone for a 12-book set that shares the same design elements. After several iterations, I decided to go with identical font families, subtle use of the "shafts of glass" graphic accents throughout the series, and red with grayscale font coloring. Thankfully, all involved in this project loved it.
I edited and wrote for the ISTE Daily Leader for seven years. This particular edition was one of four my team produced across the week-long ISTE conference in Philadelphia. In previous years, I helped produce this publication in print and digital formats at ISTE conferences across the U.S., including San Antonio, Denver, Atlanta, San Diego, and Washington, D.C. I took this cover image during a site visit before the Philadelphia conference in 2011.
ISTE Update was the official e-newsletter for the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). I edited and contributed to this publication though my tenure as managing editor for ISTE's Periodicals Department.
The Journal of Computing Teachers (JCT) sought to enhance pre-college instruction in computing by publishing items of interest to those who teach with or about computers, computing, and computer science. I coordinated the publishing of this journal for several years during my tenure at ISTE.
The journal spotlighted current events and research results, including useful practices involving teaching computers and information about computers. JCT included material on a wide range of topics – everything from formal research papers to classroom teaching tips and personal experiences. Items addressed the content or pedagogy of programming, computer literacy/fluency, and computer skills courses or instructional aids for them.
Carl Hooker is director of Innovation and Digital Learning for a Eanes School District in Texas and founder of "iPadpalooza," a three-day learning festival in celebration of the shift mobile devices have brought about in education and beyond.
The Mobile Learning Mindset series offers practical knowledge and strategies for successful implementation of K-12 BYOD programs and 1:1 initiatives. I helped Carl develop the series and edited the first two books: The District Leader's Guide to Implementation and The Principal's Guide to Implementation.
Have you ever wished you had an instructional coach at your side to help align your curriculum with the tech-related indicators found in the Common Core State Standards (CCSS)?
This book is the first in a four-book series I developed with the authors to help teachers learn how to shift their instructional practice and integrate technology standards found within Common Core into K-12 curriculum. The series is organized by grade levels: K-2, 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12.