Christopher Craft
Educator | Researcher | Consultant
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, Educational Psychology and Research - 2011
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Master of Education, Educational Technology - 2008
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Bachelor of Arts, Spanish; Minor in Criminal Justice - 2004
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Conference Presentations (selected)
Brueck, J., Craft, C.M., Becker, J. (2010) #tweet #lead #learn. Presented at the International Society for Technology in Education Annual Conference; Denver, CO, June, 2010
Craft, C.M. (2010) Open Source Technologies in the Classroom. Presented at the International Society for Technology in Education Annual Conference; Denver, CO, June, 2010
Craft, C.M., Feldon, D.F. (2010) Twurling around, Educator use of Twitter for professional development. Presented at the American Educational Research Association Annual Conference; Denver, CO, April, 2010
Craft, C.M. (2009) Superpower for Everyday Heroes. Invited keynote address given at the Upstate Technology Conference Annual Meeting. Greenville, SC; June, 2009
Craft, C.M. (2008) Cognitive Load Theory in the Classroom. Presented at the South Carolina Educational Technology Annual Conference. Myrtle Beach, SC; November, 2008
Johnson, E., Craft, C., Smith, J., Habing, B. (2008, March). The impact of personal response systems in introductory statistics classes with large and small enrollments. Poster session presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, New York
Awards & Honors
Google Apps for Education Certified Trainer - September, 2010 (link)
Palmetto Pillar Award - September, 2010 (link)
ISTE Emerging Leader award - June, 2010 (link)
Google Certified Teacher - December, 2009
Making IT Happen Award Recipient (SCAET & ISTE) - October, 2009 (link)
Cable's Leaders in Learning National Teaching Award Finalist - April, 2009
Excellent in Student Media Award - International Student Media Festival - November, 2008
Cable's Leaders in Learning National Teaching Award Semi-Finalist - April, 2008
Technology Innovation Program (TIP) Award - South Carolina Association for Educational
Technology - Awarded at annual conference, November, 2007, Myrtle Beach, SC
Selected to attend the Discovery Educator Network’s National Leadership Conference. Silver Spring, MD: July, 2006
Featured in October 2006 issue of EdCompass newsletter published by SMART® Technologies
Professional Affiliations
International Society for Technology in Education
American Educational Research Association
South Carolina Association of School Librarians (Teacher Member)
SMART Exemplary Educator
Discovery STAR Educator
Google Certified Teacher
