Guy
A. Lodico
is
Director of Technology
forPlainview-Old Bethpage
Central School District
located
in Long Island, New York and currently serves as anExecutive
Board Member and
Long Island Regional Director forNYSCATE
(The New York State Association
for Computers and Technologies in Education);
Vice President
of the P-OB Council of
Administrators and Supervisors,
and former Chairman of
NASTECH
(The Nassau Association of School Technologists). He has 19
year's experience
in teaching and administration/supervision. His formal
education and certification include a
B.S. in Communication Artsfrom St.
John’s University; MS.Ed with
a Specialization in Reading, and a P.D. in
School Administration & Supervision,
consecutively awarded with honors from Queens College.
He is a New York State licensed Reading Specialist(K-12), Public School Teacher (Nursery-6),
School District Administrator,
School Administrator Supervisor, and holds New
York City certification as a Senior Curriculum
Development & Coordination
Instruction Specialist and Senior Staff
Development & Training Instruction Specialist.
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In 1989, Mr. Lodico began his careerin educationas a
teacher at a New York City public school located in one of the most ethnically
diverse communities in the United States—P.S.102,
Elmhurst, Queens. His vision, established on his signature mantra
of "technology" being the "art of communication,"was to create
seamless child-centered
learning environments supportive of classroom instruction,
professional development, and parent/community involvement
to enable student achievement.
As a
young educator he was empowered by his extraordinary
students, a supportive Parent &
Teachers Association,
community, and the inspirational leadership of principal/deputy
superintendent,
Mr. Harvey Sherer, who recognized, encouraged, and provided
him with the opportunity to integrate his individual
strengths and creativity inside his classroom. Faced with a
multicultural/multilingual student population comprised of over sixty
nations, Mr. Lodico became an early pioneer in the research and
development of integrated teaching/learning strategies based on the
efficacy of the arts and technology.
Inside his model classroom, students possessing various degrees of
identified and unidentified learning modalities were empowered by a multi-sensory pathway to literacy and
learning.
Via an “Electronic Chalkboard”
and
multimedia-enriched instructional
activities, Mr. Lodico helped engender the development of
his students' reading, math, cooperative learning,
critical and higher order thinking skills as he challenged
them—via the efficacy of
technology—to
construct/deconstruct knowledge and create meaning out of
interactive/adaptive software applications, projected images, sound/music,
voice recognition, and text; including speech-to-text and
text-to- speech applications.
His
students’ workgained nationalattention
with the development of three multimedia health/drug
awareness instructional learning kits produced in
collaboration with the American Cancer Society, Heart & Lung
Associations’ media acclaimed
“Smoke-Free Class of 2000”
and Perdue’s“First Facts About Food.”
Each learning kit became part of the curriculum in over 72,000
schools nationally. The affirmative assessment results of his
model program implementations led to his continued commitment and leadership
in strategically planning for Educational Technology to help support and
transform teaching and learning.
His creation of a student/teacher
produced
educational programming series, broadcast weekly via Time-Warner and
Cablevision’s public access television
networks, served as a “vital community information link”
designed to help: "communicate" more
effectively with parents/community members; reinforce school
pride, student self-esteem and academic achievement; gain additional funding/support from
equipment/software manufacturers, and establish cultural institution collaborations.
As
District Instructional
Technology Specialist Coordinator for Community School District 24, Mr. Lodico served
on the N.Y.C. Board of Education’s planning team for the research
and development of its “Strategic Five-Year Technology Plan”and
coordinated the implementation of: N.Y.C. Council Grant awarded
computers; the development of instructional technology
core-curriculum infusion benchmarks, and professional
developmentworkshops for twenty-sevenN.Y.C. public schools. He
spearheaded the vision, design and implementation of the city's first
model LAN and PBX installation integrating data, voice, and
bi-directional CCTV/Videoconferencing capabilities to facilitate
professional development and grade articulation opportunities from
virtually any classroom location. He co-developed/produced a “Fine Arts Core
Curriculum” [in collaboration with his colleague, Mr. Mark
Conn, and museum partners: The Asia Society; The Whitney Museum of
Art; Young Audiences; and The Queens Museum of Art] which was awarded a prestigious
$350,000 N.Y.C.
Partnership for Arts & Education Annenberg Foundation Grant—as
part of an initiative to promote school reform.
Serving as Director of
TechnologyforPlainview-Old Bethpage Central
School District—faced with the challenge of re-building the district’s entire
technology infrastructure and support model—Mr. Lodico continues to
lead the district-wide restructuring, design and implementation of
instructional and administrative technology-based plans and
initiatives aimed at enhancing student achievement
and transforming teaching and learning. From
classroom to Board Room, in
collaboration with his dedicated staff and district-wide technology
teams, Mr. Lodico’s passion for
cultivating the critical “triangle of success” between
teacher/staff, student, and parent/community, keeps him focused on
his bottom line—“how technology affects the life,
education, and
safety of children.” The confluence of Mr.
Lodico's creative budgetary,
strategic planning, pedagogical and technical experience — from his
cost effective
LAN/WAN infrastructure design/installations; research and implementation of emerging data
management information system solutions for financial/human resources
and student information; facilitation of data-driven decisions via
Data Warehousing; web-based resource applications, professional
development, and ongoing curricula-driven teaching/learning
environment implementations based on the concepts of his originally
designed model "Classroom of the
21st Century," and advocacy for child-safety in
this ever-evolving field of Educational Technology—resonate throughout his past
National School Boards Association;
N.YS. School Boards Association; Council of Superintendents; N.Y.S. Association for Computers & Technologies
in Education; SCOPE; BOCES; The
United Nations American Forum For Global Education & The NY Chapter
of the Fulbright Alumni Association;N.Y.C.
Comptroller’s Cultural Advisory Council
presentations.
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Mr. Lodico's leadership extends across
the state
with his service as an
Executive
Board Member/Long Island
Regional Director
for NYSCATE [The New York State Association for Computers &
Technologies in Education];
Vice President of The
Plainview-Old Bethpage Council of Administrators and Supervisors
(CAS);Chairmanof NASTECH[Nassau Association of School
Technologists] from 2005
to 2007; Co-Chairmanof the NYSCATE Technical Support Conference
Committeefrom 1999 to 2004,
Program/Session Committee member; including his involvement
as a presenter/supporter dating back to 1997;
Vice-Chairperson
and Co-founder of
the Long Island Chapter of the Association of Computer
Machinery’s SIGGRAPH organization from 1999
to 2002; past Advisory Council Board Member of the
NYIT[New York Institute of Technology] Education & Leadership Program and facilitation
of a Tech Ambassador Student Exchange Program
where college students were partnered with his in-district
teachers to co-develop instructional technology strategies.
For
his exemplary record of excellenceand leadershipineducation and
transformational impact on diverse educational
populations/cultures he has helped move via the
efficacy of technology, Mr. Lodico
was honored with a Proclamation from the New York State
Senate in 2008, and was chosen as a
Class of 2007Associate
Member
of the esteemed American Society of the Italian Legions
of Merit;
Technology & Learning's 2006 Leader of the Year Semifinalist;
the 2006New York State Association for
Computers & Technologies in Education nominee for the
esteemed ISTE (International Society in TechnologyEducation)"2006 Outstanding Leader Award." He was the recipient of the
prestigious "NYSCATE 2005 Lee Bryant Outstanding New York
State TechnologistAward" at the
40th Annual Conference for the New York State Association
for Computers & Technologies in Education held in
Albany, New York;
received an honorarycitation from the New
York State Nassau County Legislature and
was bestowed lifetime membership in the
National PTA as the
Plainview-Old Bethpage PTA Council's2005 Founder's Day Award recipient.
In 2001,he was awarded an honorary
citation
from the
New York State Nassau County Executive’s Office and designatedEducator of the Yearby the AIAE[Association of Italian American Educators].
Mr. Lodico is mostproudof his multiple-year national
recognition inWho’s Who
Among America’s Teachers -nominations that
came from his formerstudents.
Additional Contact Information: Guy A. Lodico
Director of Technology
Plainview-Old Bethpage School District
117 Central Park Road
Plainview, New York 11803
Office Phone: (516) 349-7532,
glodico@pob.k12.ny.us
Welcome to my
web-based C.V.!
The purpose of this Web site is to provide professional academic
related background information to outside organizations and
institutions interested in granting funds and/or resources to the
Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District.
As you will experience, my signature mantra when presenting, strategically planning for, and implementing the efficacy of "technology" has been driven from the very root of the term’s Greek lineage--“techne”
which means “art” and “logos” which means “discourse.”
As an educatorfor the past
19 years, I've had the privilege to practice the "art of communication" to exploit technology’s intrinsic multi-sensory
attributes to engender “communication” with diverse populations of children,
teachers, administrators, and parent/community members - helping to motivate, inspire,
empower, and support student achievement.
Through these years, I have personally
experienced the efficacy of technology as:
a
student--inspired to develop an idea, process information, and
construct/deconstruct knowledge through a more meaningful medium;
a teacher--challenged
to differentiate instruction to connect with a child's unique learning modality
and cognitive ability;
an
administrator--faced with the responsibility of empowering all
educational stakeholders with effective instructional tools and
resources to support student achievement and transform teaching and
learning.
Additional Contact Information: Guy A. Lodico
Director of Technology
Plainview-Old Bethpage School District
117 Central Park Road
Plainview, New York 11803
Office Phone: (516) 349-7532,
glodico@pob.k12.ny.us
MS.Ed SPECIALIZATION IN READING[Honors , Queens College]
B.S. COMMUNICATION ARTS [St.
John’s University]
CERTIFICATION :
NEW
YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION:
SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATOR
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR SUPERVISOR
READING TEACHER, K-12
ELEMENTARY TEACHER, N-6
NEW YORK CITY BOARD OF
EDUCATION:
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR : Senior
Curriculum Development & Coordination Instruction Specialist
EDUCATION ADMINISTRATOR : Senior
Staff Development & Training Instruction Specialist
PRINCIPAL of a DAY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL of Elementary,
Intermediate, and Junior High Schools
TEACHER of COMMON BRANCHES in the
Day Elementary School
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE :
2001─Present:PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE
CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTDIRECTOR of TECHNOLOGY
·Provide
vision and leadership for the seamless integration of emerging
technologies to support the transformation
of teaching and learning in instructional
and administrative environments
·
Provide for the planning, supervision, budgeting, and evaluation of the
district’s educational technology programs
·Provide effective leadership and advocacy to initiate programs that
will help staff members become proficient users of educational technology that will result in enhanced learning
opportunities for students
·
Coordinate the development, implementation and evaluation of the
District's Technology Plan
·
Prepare budgets,
requisitions and specifications for the acquisition of hardware and
software to ensure
alignment with district standards and state mandates
·
District-wide Web Master
·
District-wide Systems Manager for Financial Management and Human
Resource system
·
Assist building administrators and staff in the development of
school technology initiatives/plans
·
Assess existing hardware and software and make appropriate
recommendations regarding their use
·
Oversee the design, installation, and management of LAN/WAN networks,
computer hardware and software specifications
·
Provide oversight and leadership for curriculum development projects
requiring the integration of technology resources
·
Design, coordinate, and evaluate professional development programs
for technology integration
·
Develop appropriate policies regarding the use of technology, Internet and network access
·
Coordinate E-Rate filing and develop proposals for state, federal
and private funding
·Implement
and coordinate a Data Warehouse system to enable longitudinal and
gap data analysis to inform/support
instructional curriculum development and alignment with NCLB
mandates and state standardized tests
·
Evaluate,
implement, and coordinate web-based solutions for student
management, financial management, human resources, curriculum/professional development, and pupil
personal I.E.P. systems
·System
manager for
administrative financial and human resource management
systems
2000-2001:
PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTCOORDINATOR OF TECHNOLOGY
1997-2000:
PLAINVIEW-OLD BETHPAGE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICTINSTRUCTIONAL COORDINATOR OF MEDIA COMMUNICATIONS
·Coordinated district-wide support and implementation of BOCES Title
III ConsortiumGrant to meet New York State Learning
Standards in English Language Arts, Math, Science & Technology
through the application of education technology
·Designed and implemented the integration, and wiring installation of
computer systems with state-of-the-art presentation technology
equipment in support of instruction, district-wide communication,
and distance learning/videoconferencing initiatives between
classrooms, museums, and cultural/educational institutions
·Developed,
implemented and instructed advanced secondary school technology
curriculum and internships to enrich and support student development of
language arts, cooperative learning, organizational, critical and higher
order thinking skills
·Provided
computer-based district Reading Specialist services for
diagnostic/prescriptive and remediation/intervention
·Coordinated
and implemented technology-based plans and services aimed at enhancing
district-wide teaching and learning environments for: Office of
Curriculum and Educational Services; professional development;
conferences; central and building administration; classroom teachers and
students; community relations; Superintendent of Schools and Board of
Educationmeetings,initiatives, instructional goals,
public forums andmultimediapresentations
·Coordinated
designed, and installed school district based multimedia production
editing post-production facilities and audio-visual resource centers
including archiving and duplication services for satellite downlinks and
school/district based productions
·
Designed and implemented the integration of computer systems, CD-ROM, DVD
and laser disc technology with video presentation/projection equipment
to produce state-of-the-art classroom and computer lab assisted
instruction
· Coordinated technology-based presentations/productions for National
School Boards Association, New York State Council of Superintendents,
Open Public Forums, New York State Association for Computers &
Technologies in Education, and SCOPE professional development
workshops/presentations
·Provided
leadership and advocacy to initiate programs to help staff
members become proficient users of educational technology- resulting in enhanced learning opportunities for students
·Assessed
existing hardware and software and made appropriate recommendations
regarding their use
·Provided
vision and leadership for the seamless integration of emerging
technologies to support teaching and learning in all instructional
environments
·
Supervised the design, integration, and wiring installation of computer
systems with state-of-the-art presentation technology equipment in
support of instruction, district-wide communication, and distance
learning/videoconferencing initiatives between classrooms, museums, and
cultural / educational institutions
·
Supervised, designed, and installed technology-based media production
facilities
·Directed, planned and produced district-wide television production
programming designed to support the mission and goals of the Board of
Education and vision of theSuperintendent of Schools; serving as
a community relations medium designed to help maintain public confidence
in school district, communicate more effectively with parents, and
reinforce school pride and student self esteem
·Supervised and implemented
the installation of videoconferencing programming between school
district, worldwide content providers (museums, cultural/education
institutions) to enable network based professional development and
instructional content delivery for students, teachers, staff, and
parents
1996-1997:
N.Y.C. BOARD OF
EDUCATION, COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT 24 DISTRICT
INSTRUCTIONAL TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIST COORDINATOR
· Coordinated and implemented district-wide computer technology
related designs/blueprints with N.Y.C. Board of Education Office of
Telecommunications,N.Y.C. School Construction Authority,and City Council Grant computer lab/classroom installations for
28 schools and 33,000 students
·Created, designed, installed, and presented N.Y.C.’s first working
model “Classroom of the 21st Century ” designed to support
literacy, math, and communication skills via an “Electronic
Chalkboard” merging state-of-the-art computer technology with
classroom-based multimedia teaching/learning activities an
strategies
·Implemented School District
24’s compensatory education and computer technology programs
·Spearheaded the vision and supervised the school-based design and
implementation of N.Y.C.’s first Local Area Networkand PBX installation integrating data and voice with a
self-configuring bi-directional CCTV system capable of broadcasting
29 R.F.. channels over two twisted pairs of category 5 cable;
designed to enhance campus-wide professional development,
collaborative teaching/ learning activities, teacher articulation,
campus-wide assembly programs, and distance learning opportunities
·Researched and evaluated computer hardware, software and related
instructional materials
· Provided district-wide computer literacy professional development
modeling the integration of computer hardware and software
instructional applications for administrators, and classroom
teachers
·Served on N.Y.C. Board of Education’s Strategic Five Year
Technology Planning Team involved in conducting site visits in
the investigation, review, and analysis of existing information
technology services, contracts, policies, and procedures in
collaboration with the Center for Educational Leadership &
Technology and Teaching Matters Inc.
1989-1996:N.Y.C.
BOARD OF EDUCATION, PUBLIC SCHOOL 102 QUEENS
READING/MUSIC & TECHNOLOGY
INSTRUCTIONAL SPECIALIST
· Created, instituted, and instructed an early literacy development
program entitled “Reading Through Music &
Technology”
based on the efficacy of the arts and technology to provide
multi-cultural/lingual students with a multisensory pathway to
learning; designed to appeal to a variety of learning styles,
and unidentified learning modalities
·Co-developed a $350,000 N.Y.C. Partnership for Arts & Education
Annenberg Grant Award based on seven years of
research and development of teaching learning strategies
based on the
efficacy of the arts and technology
· Co-created the development of a “Fine Arts Core Curriculum”
designed to engage elementary students, within a cooperative
environment, to produce and analyze art as a core to teach critical
thinking and then apply acquired skills to all academic
curricula
·Instituted and coordinated weekly public access television
community relations programming to 450,000 community residents, for five consecutive years, in support of student
achievement, parent involvement, teacher articulation, monetary
support and grant awards
· Coordinated themultimediamusical and dramatic
production of three teacher/student-based health/drug awareness
activity learning kits in collaboration with the American Cancer,
Heart & Lung Societies, Childways Productions (Jacquelyn Reinach),
and Perdue Inc. entitled “The Smoke-Free Class of 2000” and “First
Facts About Food”; each learning kit was distributed to over
72,000 schools nationally
·Coordinated and scheduled school/district related performing arts
events involving the reorganization of staff duties and prep
coverage; supervised Kindergarten and 5th Grade graduation rehearsal
programs and ceremonies, including the coordination of school
facility equipment and space requirements with custodian and
maintenance crew
ACTIVE
MEMBERSHIP IN PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS:
·2007-Present:
Associate
Member
of the American Society of the Italian Legions of Merit
·2007-Present:
Executive Board Member/Long Island
Regional Director
for
NYSCATE
·
1999-2002:Vice-Chairmanand
Co-Founderof
the Long Island Chapter of the
Association of
Computer
Machinery’s SIGGRAPH (Small Interest Group
in Computer Graphics); Mission: to
promoter the generation, and exchange of information and opinion on
the theory, design, implementation, and application of computer
graphics and interactive techniques to facilitate communication and
understanding
·
2002-2004:
Advisory Council Board Member
of the N.Y. Institute of Technology
Education Leadership &
·Member of ISTE
(International Society of Technology in Education)
·Member of
ACM (Association of Computer Machinery)
·Member of
TRI-STATE CONSORTIUM;
a learning organization devoted to
assisting its member public school districts in using student
performance data to develop a rigorous framework for systemic
planning, assessment, accreditation, and continuous improvement.
·Member of
INFRAGARD;
a local partnership with the FBI to educate and
share information on issues concerning the security of
infrastructure in Long Island, New York
PRESENTATIONS :
·NYSSBA
(New York State School Boards Association) 89th Annual Convention
2008: Virtual Field Trips -presented the efficacy of
virtual field trips to state-wide school board members.
·Technology’s Role Inside The 21st Century Classroompresented to
Superintendents, Directors of Information Technology, Principals, Teachers and dignitaries
including: Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, Chancellor Rudy Crew, Queens
Borough President Claire Shulman
·Reading Through Music & Technology-
presented literacy strategies for professional
development/ enrichment conferences
·New York City Comptroller’s Cultural Advisory
Council-
presented co-created / produced “Fine Arts Core Curriculum”
for Comptroller Alan Hevesi, Dr. Maxine Green, Commissioner Schuyler
Chapin, and Matilda Cuomo- PS 102Q
·The United Nations of the United States of America- The American
Forum For Global Education & The NY Chapter of the Fulbright Alumni Association-
co-presented / produced “Soul to Seoul: Educational Strategies to
Promote Cultural Understanding” at the Silver & Gold Bridges
to the Future Conference - CSD24
·Cablevision’s Parent to Parent Extra Help Channel-“How to
Integrate Technology into Your School District” - CSD24
·New York City Art Teachers Association’s From
Discovery to Design Conference- PS 102Q
·Empower
Your Child New York City
WNYE broadcast- “The Efficacy of the Arts in Education”-
PS 102Q
·New York
State Association for Computers &
Technologies in Education Conferences- Coordinated, produced and co-presented with POBCSD on MSTe
distance learning/videoconferencing strategies
·National
School Boards Association Conference 1998,
New Orleans - Coordinated and produced
POBCSD group presentation on "Implementing Reading
Recovery in Your School District”
·National School Boards Association Conference 1999,
San Francisco - Coordinated and
co-produced POBCSD
presentation on "Professional Development Models That Work”
·New York
State Council of Superintendents Mid-Winter
Conference - Coordinated, co-produced, and facilitated
group presentation on “New Standards/ New Techniques: The Cutting
Edge - POBCSD
·SCOPE Conference, Professional Development Models That Work- Coordinated, produced, and facilitated for POBCSD
·National School Boards Association Conference 2000,
Orlando- Coordinated and produced booth presentation on “New
Standard / New Techniques: The Cutting Edge”- POBCSD
AWARDS, GRANTS &
RECOGNITION:
·2008 Honorary Proclamation from the New York Sate Senate
·2006 Technology & Learnings "Leaders of the Year Semifinalist"
·2006 New York State Association of Computers & Technologies in
Education nominee recipient of the ISTE (International Society
for Technology in Education) "2006 Outstanding Leader Award."
·2005 Recipient of the"NYSCATE
Lee Bryant Outstanding New York State Technologist Award" at
the 40th Annual Conference for the New York State Association for
Computers and Technologies in Education.
·
Awarded an "Honorary Citation" in 2005 from the "Nassau County Legislature for
Excellence & Leadership in Education"
·
Bestowed "Life-time Membership" in the National PTA at
Plainview-Old Bethpage Central School District
·Recipient of the Plainview-Old Bethpage PTA Council "Founder’s Day 2005 Award."
· Awarded an
honorary citation in 2001 from the Nassau County Executive Office for
an
exemplary
record of excellence and leadership in education
·Received multi-year honors in Who’s Who Among America’s Teachers 2000 and 2005
national publication.
·Recipient of the2001 Educator of the Year Award from the Association of
Italian American Educators
·Featured in Newsday article “Teens Are Focusing on TV
Work”- POBCSD
·P-OB John
F.Kennedy
High School Media Arts/Technology Production student presented with
Town of Oyster Bay 1999 Video Production Award by
the Honorable John Venditto - POBCSD
·PS102Q
Community School District 24 awarded the New York City Partnership for Arts &
Education
$350,000 Annenberg Grant in partnership with the WhitneyMuseum of American Art,Asia
Society, Queens Museum of Art, and Young Audiences
·
PS102Q awarded the National John Glenn Award for Innovation & Technology
·PS102Q designated a “GravityBreaking
School” by the American
Association of School Administrators
·Featured in Newsday article “Electronic Blackboard: An
Elementary Step Into Cyberspace”- PS 102Q
Additional Contact Information: Guy A. Lodico
Director of Technology
Plainview-Old Bethpage School District
117 Central Park Road
Plainview, New York 11803
Office Phone: (516) 349-7532,
glodico@pob.k12.ny.us
Additional Contact Information: Guy A. Lodico
Director of Technology
Plainview-Old Bethpage School District
117 Central Park Road
Plainview, New York 11803
Office Phone: (516) 349-7532,
glodico@pob.k12.ny.us
