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 (co-presenting with student Kelly “Jerry” Moreau)

This workshop will demonstrate the powerful effects of integrating student-created math video lessons, also called screencasts or mathcasts. The math videos are used as tutoring tools, a form of authentic assessment, content for our iTunes podcast and for creating an enhanced “kids teaching kids” classroom culture. You will view student-created screencasts and discover how easy it is to create them for nearly any subject, as well as share them on-line, using the screen recording software Camtasia Studio and Jing. An actual middle school student will be co-presenting and demonstrating how we create our math videos.

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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