On Sunday, the LA Times reported, police in Napa, California arrested Julian Vargas, 29, on charges “of transmitting harmful material with intent to seduce a minor, as well as contacting a minor with intent to send harmful material.” The charges stemmed from a report by a 16-year-old female junior varsity soccer player, who told police…
The parents of a 12-year-old girl at the South Allegheny Middle School in McKeesport, PA discovered a series of disturbing texts on their daughter’s cell phone. The sender turned out to be 23-year-old Cole McLaughlin, a first-year social studies teacher at the school. According to the criminal complaint filed in the case, McLaughlin wrote to…
A teacher at the K-12 Mojave River Academy in Palm Springs was arrested April 21 and charged with a variety of sexual offenses against a minor, including “oral copulation with a person under 18, sodomy with a person under 18, lewd and lascivious acts with a child and sexual penetration involving a child under 18.”…
A first-year teacher at Danbury High School in Connecticut was arrested Monday on charges of second-degree sexual assault and providing alcohol to a minor. Ironically, the relationship between Kayla Mooney, 24, and a male student was uncovered in February after Mooney complained to school officials that she was being harassed by the boy’s girlfriend. During…
2014-11-06 Texting, Tweeting, Teens, and Teachers from Frederick Lane A lecture delivered at the Ontario College of Teachers Conference 2014, “Inspiring Public Confidence,” in Toronto, Ontario, on November 6, 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…
2014-08-27 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…
2014-07-08 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…
iTeachSmart: Helping Professional Educators Avoid Cybertraps from Frederick Lane A presentation I delivered as a webinar for the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification on May 22, 2014. If you are interested in discussing a presentation or professional development program for your organization on this topic, please contact me for information…
