November Learning: Expanding the Boundaries of Learning

Eric Marcos

About Eric Marcos
Math Teacher, Lincoln Middle School, Santa Monica, CA

Eric Marcos is a sixth grade mathematics teacher at Lincoln Middle School in Santa Monica, CA. Eric integrates purposeful-technology with a “kids teaching kids” model. Using screencasting software, Eric’s students create math video lessons, called mathcasts, which are used in classroom instruction and for the class podcast. He created the web site Mathtrain.tv, where students actively collaborate on-line.

Eric attended Boston College and earned his Master of Education degree in the MidCareer Math and Science Program at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. He has taught in East Boston and San Diego public middle schools.

Main Session Workshop

Kids Teaching Kids: Empowering Students Through Screencasting (presenting with students Aleya and Camilla Spielman)

This workshop will demonstrate the powerful effects of integrating student-created math video lessons, called mathcasts. The mathcasts are used as tutoring tools, a form of authentic assessment and for creating an enhanced “kids teaching kids” classroom culture. You will view actual student-created mathcasts and discover how easy it is to create them yourself, as well as share them on-line, using the screen capturing software Camtasia Studio and Jing.

Note: Eric’s students have been featured in the Santa Monica Daily Press. Read about their work here. In addition, TechSmith recently launched a new Education Community and has featured Eric’s work with his class.

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