On Thursday, Missouri House Speaker John Diehl, 49, abruptly resigned from his leadership post and from the Missouri House of Representatives over a flirtatious series of texts that he exchanged with Katelyn Graham, a 19-year-old Missouri State Southern University student. Graham was one of four MSSU students participating in a Capitol internship program. The intern…
What did the staff and administrators in the Jefferson County Public Schools know, and when did they know it? That’s the essence of a lawsuit filed by the father of a 13-year-old boy who was assaulted by a 26-year-old middle school teacher named Jessica Boyer over a 3-month period, from February to April 2013. The…
Scott Schermerhorn, 31, a physical education teacher and boys’ golf coach at Clarksville High School in Indiana was arrested and suspended on April 16, when police accused him of soliciting nude photos from underage students at the school. In February, a 15 or 16-year-old girl (accounts differ) told a trusted adult friend that she had…
If love means never having to admit you posted nude photos of your partner on an adult Web site, then romance has taken quite a hit in the Internet era. Unfortunately, the explosion of digital cameras, smartphones with cameras, and laptops with Web cams has resulted in an explosion of homemade pornography. (The “democratization of…
My 30th College Renuion was held at Amherst College at the end of May, and I had the honor of being asked to participate in a panel discussion about the risks facing teens today. Here’s the description from the College Web site: Protecting Vulnerable Adolescents: Cyber-Bullying, Sports-Related Concussions and Other Tough Stuff Saturday, May 30,…
2014-08-27 Cybertraps for Educators: The Professional Perils of 24/7 Communication from Frederick Lane This is a lecture I delivered to the faculty and staff of the Yakutat School District on August 27, 2015. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for…
2014-08-07 iParentSmart from Frederick Lane A presentation I delivered as a webinar for the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification on August 7, 2014. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and…
2014-07-08 Social Media Guidelines for Educators from Frederick Lane A presentation I recorded at Arkansas Educational Television Network for the Arkansas Department of Education on July 8, 2014. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my rates and…
2014-06-24 iAdmin Smart [NASDTEC] from Frederick Lane A presentation I delivered as a webinar for the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification on June 24, 2014. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information regarding my…
2014-06-10 Educator Ethics [NASDTEC] from Frederick Lane A keynote lecture at the 2014 NASDTEC Annual Conference in Kansas City, MO on the need for pre- and post-certification training for educators on ethical frameworks for decision making. The need for ethical training is heightened by the rapid pace of technological innovation, which imposes new challenges and…
