Sheamus Burns's Page

On Sunday, March 24, the headmaster of our school, Elizabeth Duffy, held a unique event on campus for an even more unique purpose. Lawrenceville is engaging in work on its strategic plan, and as part of that initiative, Ms. Duffy has been focused on broadening the mission of the Lawrenceville School. Particularly, she along with a number of our trustees, teachers, and students are interested in the question: What is the public purpose of private education? The event centered around this…See More

is sitting around a table with students when their laptops are open or when they’re given permission to use their devices in appropriate ways. All I can see are a bunch of glowing apples. From my vantage point I never know if they’re open to a relevant window. Teaching in a discussion format with laptops demands that I learn to trust students to stay on task. More importantly, it demands that I provide a learning environment where the students feel that staying on task can and will be…See More

Last year I presented my school administrators with a proposal for change. While our school supports and encourages using technology to promote student learning, we still have a problem. Our tech support mainly comes from ITS or one person with the title "Academic Technology Coordinator". They provide types of support that are most welcome: when we have trouble with our computers, they are there; when we can't log on, they fix it; when our printers run out of toner, they're on the job. But when…See More

Supporting and furthering the goals of the NAIS "Teachers of the Future" project, abbreviated "ToF".See More