Yesterday some of the top movers and shakers Pennsylvania’s educational circles came together for the inaugural Dream Flight Adventures Community of Practice Conference. Teachers, flight directors, and administrators representing districts from all across the region convened at the Allegheny Intermediate Unit’s TransformED room to discuss how they use full immersion simulators to educate and enrich their students.
Discussion topics included approaches for getting other teachers involved with the simulators, unorthodox simulator uses, tips for integrating simulators into broader curricula, and everything in between.
Flight Directors and Administrators Pose for the camera. Left to right: Matt Bilinsky (Admiral Conundrum, Penn Hills), Jeff DerVanik (Admiral Osbourne Smith, Penn Hills), Mike Penn (Fleet Admiral Rigorious, Shaler Area), Mike Kaleta (Admiral Cuddly-Wumpkins, Baldwin-Whitehall… and thus he shall be named until he gives me his bio), and Scott Ross (Baldwin-Whitehall).
Not pictured, but no less key are Heather Oros (Admiral Perseverous, Shaler Area flight director and all around superhero, pictured below) and Dr. Matt Conner (Burrell School District), who sneakily disappeared before photographic evidence was snapped.
Apologies for the blurriness. Scott Ross was simply too excited from the literal deluge of useful information to hold his hands still when taking the picture.
This meeting of the minds is the first of many, and only time will tell what fantastic adventures these creative wizards will concoct for their students.
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