Peggy Sheehy

About Peggy Sheehy

Seeking to unveil the next adventure!Designing the next phase of my life and keeping an eye out for something revolutionary! -looking in the Durham NC area, but tempt me with the right challenge and other destinations will be considered! Perhaps I could join a game design team or consult for game design companies who have the foresight and courage to realize that education is the next bold frontier!My mission calls me to continuously inquire, as well as enhance the learning experience in schools all over the world. I strive to continually transform the way I teach and learn, as well as assist others in developing new skills that are at the forefront of educational research and innovation. I believe students should be at the center of their learning. Their education experience should be empowered by passion, curiosity and inquiry. As a result, school can become a hive of creativity rather than mandate. Students should have the opportunity to pursue dreams, and those dreams should grant access to unique learning journeys—tailored for each child. As a learner’s dreams and aspirations shift and change (as they should) so too should their personal curriculum shift and change. School should provide a learning experience forged by passion producing young people equipped with the skills to realize their vision, who are capable of articulating their goals and objectives and who value the learning process they have identified for themselves. A life of robust satisfaction awaits; inclusive of freedom to change focus without censure, and founded on the premise that failure is a necessary and natural consequence of exploration. Would love to teach a course entitled, “Don’t Buy the Lie: The Dissection of the Great American Dream”.(Ask me!) Proud to have served as Mom, K-12 Classroom Teacher, School Library Media Specialist, Instructional Technology Facilitator, Higher Ed Online Teacher, Keynote Speaker, WoWinSchool Lore Keeper, Curriculum Designer, Teacher Fellow for Filament Games, Corporate/Faculty Team Builder, All Hands and Hearts Disaster Relief First Responder (Yabucoa Rises!) Story Coach, Virtual World Architect, Guild Master, Bass Master, TV Host,Singer in the Band, and Grandma.Specialties: Awakening Dreams, Game Based Learning, Self Discovery, Storytelling, Drama Coach, Group Dynamics, Rekindling Passion for teaching! Virtual World education, World of Warcraft for Team Building and English Language Development, Students\' eyes shining, Rice Pudding. I consult on all of the above with passion, humor and integrity.

Experience

1. Gct

   Google

   Jan 2008 — Present

   Proud to have participated in one of the early cadres, as a GCT, I have maintained my position in an always burgeoning network which is thriving today more than ever!

Education

• Stony Brook University

  MLS, Educational Technology

  1997 — 2001

• USC at Columbia

  Library and Information Science

• University of South Carolina

  15 credits, Library and Information Science

  2001 — 2003

• Southern Connecticut State University

  Credits toward MLIS, Ed Tech Library and Information Science

  2006 — 2007

• SUNY Empire State College

  BS, Education/Music Performance

  1991 — 1996

• Southern Connecticut State University

  School Librarian/School Library Media Specialist

• Stony Brook University

  MALS, Educational Computing

  1998 — 2001

• Stony Brook University

  MALS, Educational/Instructional Technology

• Empire State University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Elementary Education and Teaching

• Southern Connecticut State University

  N/A, Library and Information Science

  2003 — 2005

• University of South Carolina

  N/A, Library and Information Science

  2002 — 2003

• SUNY Empire State College

  BS, Musical Performance, Education

Skills

• Instructional Design
• Adult Education
• Educational Consulting
• Literacy
• Classroom Management
• Information Literacy
• Pedagogy
• Elementary Education
• Educational Games
• Google Apps
• Distance Learning
• Research
• Educational Leadership
• Webinars
• Second Life
• Educational Technology
• Virtual Worlds
• Workshops
• Tutoring
• 21st Century Skills
• Leadership
• Grant Writing
• Teacher Training
• Staff Development
• Teamwork
• Focus Groups
• E-Learning
• Library Science
• Serious Games
• Technology Integration
• Multimedia
• Collection Development
• Curriculum Design
• Curriculum Development
• Strategic Negotiations
• Video Games
• Team Leadership
• Instructional Technology
• Teaching Adults
• Technology Education