About+Ms.+Nestico

**// Mother of one, teacher of many... //**


Mother of one, teacher of many… Ms.Suzie Nestico teaches 12th Grade Social Studies at [|Mount Carmel Area High School] in Northeast Pennsylvania in the USA and has been doing so for the past eight years. Named one of ** Pennsylvania’s Keystone Technology Integrators in 2009 **, she thrives on bringing cutting-edge techniques and technologies to her students to open them up to the world. Outside of the classroom, she coaches Football cheerleading, serves as the school’s Homebound Instruction Coordinator, serves as a faculty member on the Student Assistance Program (SAP) team to help at-risk youth, and serves as advisor for the school’s Student Government, amongst other extracurriculars. Outside of school, Suzie is kept busy with her eight-year-old son’s school, soccer, baseball, football and basketball schedules.

Suzie blogs at Coal Cracker Classroom and her son blogs at Nick's Noggin. You can follow Suzie on Twitter @nesticos. Her son tweets, too, as @nesticon.

Suzie is currently pursuing a second MSE, this time in Educational Leadership, from Wilkes University, with aspirations to move into a leadership role. She holds a BA in Political Science and Pre-Law from ** [|Bloomsburg University] ** and an MSEd. in 21st Century Teaching from ** [|Wilkes University] **. Teaching is Suzie’s third career in this lifetime’s journey. She originally began career #1 in Child Protective Services and the courtroom. Career #2 led her to Dallas, TX and Minneapolis, MN for several years, where she served as an IT consultant/recruiter (aka – headhunter for high-end software and internet developers). After the “dot.com” bubble burst and following 9-11-2001, her travels led her back to [|her hometown] in Northeastern Pennsylvania, at which time she completed Teacher Intern Certification coursework at ** [|Susquehanna University] ** to embark upon career #3 as a high school Social Studies teacher. Her background in the technology field, combined with experience in working with troubled youth have lent themselves nicely to career #3 and 21st Century teaching and learning.

Suzie and her students thrive on global connection through technology use. Involvement in projects such as ** [|Flat Classroom] ** and ** [|Digiteen] ** recently afforded some of her students to ** [|travel to Mumbai, India] ** for the ** [|2010 Global Flat Classroom Conference] **. Suzie was also featured by ** [|Microsoft Online Safety] ** under the Education Highlights for her work thus far with collaborative global projects for students.

Additionally, Suzie is active in educational technology conferences and prides herself on being a connected learner through a variety of different technology outlets. Suzie currently serves as a Flat Classroom® Project Manager and believes that effective teaching comes only through lifelong learning on her part. Suzie is a founding member of EdCamp Social Studies, a national conference dedicated to the changing needs of Social Studies educators.


 * Presentations to Date **


 * Bookmarks, PLNs, and More Supercharge Your Learning, Teaching, and Research ISTE 2011 with [|Diigo] Co-Founder, Maggie Tsai
 * Flat Classroom Projects: Collaborate With the World Now! ISTE 2011 Global Gallery with Flat Classroom Co-Founder Julie Lindsay
 * Wonderful World of Wikis for Intermediate and Advanced ISTE 2011 with Wikispaces Co-Founder Adam Frey and Flat Classroom Co-Founder Julie Lindsay
 * Digiteacher Workshop: Digital Citizenship within a Project-Based Learning Environment ISTE 2011 with Flat Classroom Co-Founder Julie Lindsay and California Catholic School Principal Barbara Barreda
 * Diigo It NTCamp 2011, Philadelphia, PA
 * Collaborative Writing & Common Core Standards in the Classroom ISTE 2012, San Diego, CA with Vicki Davis, Julie Lindsay, Dr. Leigh Zeitz and Jennifer Roberts
 * Bookmarks, PLN's & More: Supercharge your learning, teaching and research ISTE 2012, San Diego, CA


 * Additional Professional Endeavors & Acknowledgements**


 * PA Keystones Technology Integrator 2009
 * Microsoft Internet Safety Website Feature Article 2010
 * Flat Classroom Conference Mumbai, India, February 2010
 * PETE & C Attendee, February 2011
 * EdCampPhilly Participant, May 2011
 * NTCamp Participant, July 2011
 * EdCamp Social Studies, Organizer and Founding Member
 * PLPNetwork Began Year 1 Cohort, September 2011
 * Interview with Herff Jones/Nystrom September 2011
 * Edutopia #SSChat PLN Feature September 2011
 * First for Women magazine feature September 2011
 * EdCampNYC Participant, October 2011
 * EdCampHBG Participant, November 2011
 * NCSS National Conference, Washington, DC, Participant, December 2011
 * Educon 2.4, Science Leadership Academy, Philadelphia, PA, Participant, January 2012
 * EdCamp Social Studies, Organizer, Philadelphia, PA, March 24, 2012
 * Students featured in EdWeek US Schools Forge Foreign Connections Via Web February, 2012