~ A place to organize my random thoughts on teaching.~

Welcome to the home of Brian Van Dyck.  After many years of middle school classroom teaching, I am now supporting 28 classrooms as a Middle School Math  Coach. As a Google Certified Teacher and an advocate for the use of technology in education I understand the challenges and obstacles teachers face in the incorporation of technology in education. I have committed myself to working with educators to expand the use of educational technology and start the conversations necessary to move schools forward.

Twitter ~ PodPirate

School email ~ bvandyck@scusd.net

Gmail ~ podpirate@gmail.com

.Mac email ~ bvandyck1@mac.com

Blog ~ Pod Pirate Island

Voice Thread ~ Web2.0 ~ (teachers discuss the potential of Web2.0 applications for classroom use.)

The Global Education Collaborative ~ Ning ~ (a collaborative of teachers dedicated to connecting students with the global learning community.

The Cue Community ~ Ning ~ (the collaborative community/Social network of Computer Using Educators - CUE)

This was my video application for the Google Teacher Academy 2008