Leadership and Service

Leadership & Service

Barbara McCarty

Media Specialist & Doctoral Student

Presentations:

Create, Innovate, and Re-imagine the World with Robotics: A demonstration on the transformation of teaching and learning with robotics and drones

L. Ziegler - Lead Speaker

B. McCarty - Application of Cublets in the Middle School

Rutgers University

New Brunswick, NJ; August 2017

Innovate and Re-Imagine Education with Robotics and Drones:

Practical Application of Drones in the Middle School

NJCU Graduate Programs Webinar, April 2018

Fly High! Using Drones in Problem-Based Activities

to Address Abstract Concepts

ISTE

Chicago, Illinois, June 2018

Educational Technologies in the STEM Classroom for the Ningbo Bureau of Education, China

with Zieger, L. Carnahan, C, Munn, C. & Vandalosky, E.

New Jersey City University, December, 2018.

Breakthrough Technology of 2019

Panel with Zieger, L, Evans, T., Bahna, S.,

Cotter, K., Vandalovsky, E.

New Jersey Association of School Librarians

Long Branch, NJ, December, 2018

Escape the Library: How to Create Educational Escape Rooms

with Lampert, L., Cotter, K.,

New Jersey Association of School Librarians

Long Branch, NJ, December, 2018

Using Drones in Problem Based Activities

PETE & C

Hershey, PA, February, 2019

Stepping Up Your Game with SAMR

with D.J. Koch, C. Munn

PETE & C

Hershey, PA, February, 2019

Topics in Educational Technology:

A Continuum of Technology Integration from K - Professional

with with D.J. Koch, C. Munn

Online Webinar, April 2019

Shifts in Higher Education

for College Presidents from Heibei Province, China

with Shamburg, C., Bahna, S.

New Jersey City University, June, 2019

Literacy Unbound: Whole-Class Strategies that Help Struggling Readers

with Shamburg, C., Findura, J.

NJCIE Summer Inclusion Conference

Berkeley Heighhts, NJ, June 2019

Leadership & Service:

Served as CODIE judge 2018 for "Best Reading/Writing/Literature Instructional Solution" and CODIE judge 2019 for "Best Formative Student Assessment Solution"
Served as Judge for Pennsylvania Junior Academy of Science (PJAS) Region 1C competition 2018 for Computer Science Category
Procured and organized Google AR pilot for science and art classes
Created a STEAM after-school enrichment class utilizing littlebits, ozobots, and 3D printing to practice coding and solve engineering challenges
Actively participated in the revision of the media center to create a 21st learning environment that balances the love of reading with digital literacy, digital citizenship and makerspace initiatives.
Organize and teach at the Summer Symposium for Gifted Middle School Students at TCNJ, Trenton, NJ, 2012-Present
Coordinated student council activities and fundraisers
- All for Books campaign for students in need
- I Care Cookie Campaign supporting Companions for Heroes, a charitable organization which connects veterans with dogs in shelter
Established a connection between Timberlane Middle School, Pennington, NJ and Las Americas for Newcomers, Houston, Texas
- Organized fundraisers to purchase items to provide necessary items after devastating hurricanes
- Organized fundraisers to provide art and music supplies for Las Americas
- Drove from NJ to Texas to deliver supplies and encourage a meaningful connection between the students through Google Hangout as well as professional collaboration among staff

Provided before-school and after-school makerspace opportunities for students at Timberlane Middle School
Served as a member of the Culturally Responsive Teaching Committee charged with developing a vision for culturally responsive curriculum and tools to evaluate the current practices and resources at Timberlane Middle School
Organized and trained a Battle of the Books Team who participated in reading competitions with other middle school teams
Volunteered to assist with NJCU STEM