District/School Administration PK-16 Program Support
Educational Technology

Verizon Thinkfinity Professional Development Opportunities

• Massachusetts educators can participate in training sessions offered by Verizon Thinkfinity certified trainers and field trainers. For specific information about trainings in your area, please contact one of the following Verizon Thinkfinity certified trainers.

  District/Organization	Certified Trainer	Email Address
  Cambridge College	Donna Guerin	dguerin@cambridgecollege.edu
  Chelsea	Larissa DeBenedette	debenedetteL@chelseaschools.com
  Feeding Hills	Pat Carbone	pecarbone@comcast.net
  Hamilton Wenham Regional	Amy Pasquarello	pasquarelloa@hwschools.net
  Lesley University	Sue Cusack	scusack@lesley.edu
  Methuen	Kim Cochrane	kcochrane@gdrsd.org
  Northampton	Gail Terranova	gterranova@northampton-k12.us
  Plymouth	Ellen Driscoll	edriscoll@plymouth.k12.ma.us
  Sharon	Kathy Dubrovsky	kdubrovsky@sharon.k12.ma.us
  South Hadley	Lisa Manzi	LisaSteb@comcast.net
  Springfield	Michelina Cahillane	cahillanem@sps.springfield.ma.us
  Winchester	Patricia DeVries	pdevries@winchester.k12.ma.us

  
  

• In addition to training sessions offered by Massachusetts certified trainers and field trainers, educators can participate in a self-directed training from Verizon Thinkfinity http://www.Thinkfinity.org/pd/K12selfguidedtraining.aspx and/or directly access Verizon Thinkfinity resources http://www.Thinkfinity.org/EducatorHome.aspx

• When Verizon Thinkfinity is used in combination with MassONE, teachers can create customized lesson plans incorporating Verizon Thinkfinity's cutting-edge resources. To create lesson plans, teachers should log into MassONE, click "Curriculum Tools," and then click "View and create lesson plans." There are links to Verizon Thinkfinity within the "Instructional Strategies" and "Materials and Resources" sections of the lesson plan template. Teachers can also view a tutorial on the lesson plan tool by clicking the help icon at the top of the MassONE screen.

• Educators who want more information about professional development on Verizon Thinkfinity resources can send an email to April Graziano at aaj.graziano@verizon.net.