Jeff sits down with Eric Sheninger, the principal of New Milford High School to discuss the state of education and the role technology plays in educational.

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 Featured Topics

• Edscape
• Bammy Awards
• New Milford High School
• Eric’s Blog
• The Birth of “Principal Twitter”
• Social Media in the School/Class/Administration
• Public Speaking tips and tricks
• Favorite people to follow on Twitter
• Advice for new teachers

Featured Links

• Edscape
• Bammy Awards
• New Milford High School
• Eric’s Blog
• Follow Eric on Twitter
• Educators Ning

Featured Guest

Eric Sheninger is the Principal at New Milford High School located in Bergen County, NJ. He is passionate about establishing and fostering learning environments that are student-centered, collaborative, flexible, and prepare all learners to succeed in the 21st Century.

As an educational administrator he firmly believes that effective communication, listening, support, shared decision making, and the integration of technology are essential elements necessary for the transformation of school cultures. Eric has emerged as an innovative leader in the use of social media and web 2.0 technology as tools to engage students, improve communications with stakeholders, and help educators grow professionally.  Eric is a Google Certified Teacher, ASCD 2011 Conference Scholar, co-author of “Communicating and Connecting With Social Media: Essentials for Principals“, writer for the Huffington Post, and was named to the NSBA “20 to Watch” list in 2010 for technology leadership.  He now presents and speaks nationally to assist other school leaders embrace and effectively utilize technology.   His blog, A Principal’s Reflections, earned first runner up in the Best Administrator Blog category in 2010 from Edublogs.

Eric began his career in education as a Science Teacher at Watchung Hills Regional High School where he taught a variety of subjects (Biology, Chemistry, Marine Biology, Ecology) and coached several sports (ice hockey, football, lacrosse). He then transitioned into the field of educational administration as an Athletic Director/Supervisor of Physical Education & Health and Vice Principal in the New Milford School District. During his administrative career he has served as District Affirmative Action Officer and is the current president of the New Milford Administrator’s Association.  For more information on Eric visit http://ericsheninger.com