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First Name
Samuel
Last Name
Reed
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sriiiconsulting
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My passion includes arts in education, media literacy and understanding youth culture. For over 10 years I have served as an innovative educator, supporting students, parents and teachers locally and nationally and internationally using literacy and social studies across content areas.

I have presented my teacher research and practice at forums such as the University of Pennsylvania’s Ethnography Forum, National Writing Project’s Urban Sites Conference, Yale University’s Common Ground Publication, Temple University’s Media Education Lab, Depaul University’s National Endowment of the Humanities Poetry Seminar and the Philadelphia Federation of Teachers – Health and Welfare Program for Teachers Conference.

Grants awarded, include the 2007-2008 Pennsylvania Council for the Arts, Art Commentary grant; and in 2003 an United States- Newly Independent States Fellow for Excellence in Teaching English and American Studies International Russian Teacher Exchange program.
 
I collaborate with and serve a leadership role on various teacher networks and arts organizations. I am a teacher representative and city representative for Teachers’ Institute of Philadelphia (TIP), and Yale National Initiative (YNIT), respectively. I also serve on the advisory council for the Philadelphia Arts and Education Partnership; the Philadelphia Young Playwrights Literary Committee and I have served on the steering committee of the Philadelphia Writing Project.
 
I own and operate SriiiConsulting a -boutique style - social entrepreneurial service company that provides grant and small business consulting on a case by case basis. I focus on education and training markets and provide management services to Outlook Productions, LLC, a multi-media service provider.
 
I received my graduate degree in Education from Temple University(98), earned a MBA in Marketing from Atlanta University Graduate School of Business (88), and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Computer Science from Cheyney State University of Pennsylvania(86). Prior to teaching I served as a Peace Corps volunteer and ran an information service and training company in Botswana, Africa. My wife and 3 sons were all born in Botswana.

Students to learn STEM with 3-D printer

Submitted by Samuel Reed III on Wed, 05/02/2012 - 14:16 Posted in Class notes | Permalink

Beeber Middle School and Boys’ Latin of Philadelphia Charter School will host the Cube Odyssey on May 7. The Cube Odyssey, sponsored by 3D Systems, is a two-month road trip that includes four drivers, four printers, and one car to showcase the potential of 3-D printing.

With the explosion of 3-D movies, one might think 3-D printing involves a 2-D image that looks 3-D with special glasses. Instead, a 3-D printer heats up and prints out plastic in a form that you can hold in your hand. The process works like a traditional inkjet printer – the print head just moves in three dimensions instead of two.

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A canopy view: 'The Village Proposal' book

Submitted by Samuel Reed III on Thu, 04/12/2012 - 11:58 Posted in Class notes | Permalink

Reforming our schools to deliver a world-class education is a shared responsibility – the task cannot be shouldered by our nation's teachers and principals alone…” (U.S. Department of Education, ESA Blueprint for Reform 2010)

Christopher Paslay brings his expertise as a high school English teacher, contributor to the Philadelphia Inquirer and Chalk and Talk blogger to make The Village Proposal a timely and compelling read. The book examines the problems in education by juxtaposing Paslay's personal memoir with solid documented research.

You may not agree with some or all of the arguments, but that is exactly what makes Village Proposal a good read. Paslay argues using a narrative structure not found in many books about education reform. He doesn’t bore the reader with an overly complex or over-simplified problem-and-solution approach to education. He presents a nuanced view of shared responsibility.   

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PhilaSoup: Eclectic support for teacher innovation

Submitted by Samuel Reed III on Fri, 04/06/2012 - 14:00 | Permalink

Typically, Sunday evening is the time when many teachers make final preparations for a grueling week ahead. PhilaSoup offers an alternative for one Sunday out of the month. It is an event that brings together an eclectic mix of educators and community members to celebrate and support teacher innovation.

For a donation of just $5, folks get to break bread, enjoy homemade soup, and fund some cool education projects. PhilaSoup offers micro-grants for education-based projects that directly impact students’ learning and engagement. Cash awards are given on a competitive basis.

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One Voice for teaching and learning and the next superintendent

Submitted by Samuel Reed III on Wed, 02/08/2012 - 19:24 | Permalink

One Voice, an alliance of parents, students, and teachers, is gathering a group to testify at the next School Reform Commission meeting on Monday. The next SRC meeting will be another strategy, policy, and priorities community discussion, and it will be focused on curriculum and career and college readiness. Wendell Pritchett, chair of the curriculum committee, will run the meeting with Chief Academic Officer Penny Nixon.

One Voice plans to testify about how the budget crisis may be causing the District to overlook the importance of teaching and learning.

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Continue the EduCon conversation on #engchat

Submitted by Samuel Reed III on Mon, 02/06/2012 - 15:29 | Permalink

Tonight 7:00 p.m. I will host #engchat and continue the conversation that Timothy Boyle and I convened at EducCon 2.4, entitled "Teachers as innovators and social entrepreneurs."  

#engchat is a community of English teachers collaborating with one another via Twitter to share ideas and resources. It attracts teachers from all over the country for rich conversations and sharing every Monday from 7-8 p.m.

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