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Professional Experience
Training & Professional Learning Specialist, Massachusetts Teachers Association, Boston, MA
2014-present

Plans and facilitates professional learning experiences for the MTAs 113,000 members. Works as
part of a team to design conferences, create workshops, and assist local school districts in
designing PD days and plans.

Community Facilitator, George Lucas Educational Foundation 2013-present

Write posts and respond to community members to Edutopia website and Facebook page.

Adjunct Professor, Antioch University New England Keene, NH 2012-present

Developed updated curriculum for the online Education Technology graduate program for
experienced educators to align with New Hampshire state requirements for technology specialist
certification. Classes taught: Technology Tools for All Learners, Next-Generation Teaching &
Learning.

Co-Founder/Chair of the Board of Directors, Edcamp Foundation 2011-2014

Helped launch movement of unconferences as professional development. Chaired all board

meetings and developed agenda. Maintained wiki with hundreds of global events. Provided
outreach, support, and media contact for those interested in Edcamps.

Instructional Technology Specialist, Burlington Public Schools Burlington, MA 2010-2014

Designed and Implemented K-5 1:1 iPad program. Instructed students in the use of technology
tools. Collaborated with teachers to plan instruction that makes eective use of technology.
Designed and provided professional development programming around technology use.

Special Education Teacher, Upper Darby School District Upper Darby, PA 2002-2010

Learning Support teacher in all academic subject areas. Provided professional development in Four
Square Writing Program, ClearTrack Web-Based Special Education Management System, and
building an online Professional Learning Network. Student Council Advisor 2004-2010. Member
Sta Advisory Committee 2008-2009. New Teacher Mentor 2006-2007. Enhancing Education
Through Technology Consultant 2005-2006. Anti-Bullying Committee 2002-2003.

Awards
Emerging Leader, ASCD, 2015

Pathfinder Award, Massachusetts Computer Using Educators, 2014

Impact Award, Academy of Education Arts & Sciences, 2013

Conference Keynotes
New England 1:1 Summit, Burlington, MA (April 2015) 1:1 Programs in Elementary
Schools (panelist)

Massachusetts School Library Association, Amherst, MA (March 2015) Whats In Your

Toolbox? The Things That Make a Library and School Great

Massachusetts Digital Publication Collaborative, Burlington, MA (June 2012) Can I Use

That? Public Domain, Copyright, Fair Use, and Creative Commons

Conference Workshops & Presentations

MassCUE, Foxborough, MA (October 2014) Focusing the iPad on Creation; Syncing Library
& Technology (co-presenter)

MTA Summer Conference, Williamstown, MA (August 2013) Crash Course in Creativity on

the iPad 6-hour workshop, Unconference (co-facilitator), ED Talks Coach

New England 1:1 Summit, Burlington, MA (April 2014) 1:1 iPads in Elementary School: A
Student Perspective (Co-Moderator)

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EdTechTeam New England Summit featuring Google Apps for Education, Burlington, MA
(March 2014) Google Drive Workflows for the iPad

Leading Future Learning, Worcester, MA (March 2014) Lively Debates: BYOT or 1:1; Social
Media - Yes or No (panelist)

LearnLaunch Across Boundaries, Cambridge, MA (March 2014) The Shift to Digital

Learning: How Educators are Being Supported (panelist)

Assistive Technology Industry Association Annual Conference, Orlando, FL (January 2014)

School Wide Reform and Inclusion Town Hall (moderator)

Christa McAulie Technology Conference, Manchester, NH (December 2013) Syncing Your

Library & Technology Programs (co-presenter)

National Writing Project Annual Meeting, Boston, MA (November 2013) Edcamp: Teachers
Teaching Teachers (90 minute workshop)

American Association of School Librarians Annual Conference, Hartford, CT (November 2013)

Syncing Your Library & Technology Programs with 1:1 iPads

MassCUE, Foxborough, MA (October 2013) Crash Course in Creating on the iPad 2.5 hour
workshop, 1:1 iPads in Elementary

MTA Summer Conference, Williamstown, MA (August 2013) Building Digital Texts with the
iPad 6-hour workshop, Unconference (co-facilitator), ED Talks Coach

Massachusetts Digital Publication Collaborative, Burlington, MA (June 2013) Creativity with

the iPad

International Society for Technology in Education Conference, San Antonio, TX (June 2013)
The Teachers Survival Kit for iPad Integration! 3-hour workshop (co-presenter)

Blended Learning & Technology Conference, Providence, RI (April 2013) Creativity with the
iPad in Elementary School

TechForum Boston, Newton, MA (April 2013) Curriculum Tools Smackdown (moderator)

iCon, Burlington, MA (March 2013) When Really Great Things Go Horribly Wrong (copresenter)

Massachusetts School Library Association Annual Conference, Sturbridge, MA (March 2013)

Syncing Your Library & Technology Programs (co-presenter)

LearnLaunch Across Boundaries, Boston, MA (February 2013) Heading Towards Hybrid

Learning Models (panelist)

EduCon, Philadelphia, PA (January 2013) Turning it from Sucks to Rocks (co-presenter)

Christa McAulie Technology Conference, Manchester, NH (November 2012) Using the

iPad for Creation in the Elementary Classroom 3-hour workshop; Syncing Your Library &
Technology Programs (co-presenter)

Google Apps for Education New England Summit, Burlington, MA (November 2012)
Introducing Google Docs in Elementary School

MassCUE, Foxborough, MA (October 2012) Using the iPad for Creation in the Elementary
Classroom; Syncing Your Library & Technology Programs (co-presenter)

MTA ED Talks, Williamstown, MA (August 2012) Im Destroying Professional Development,

Want to Help?

MTA Summer Conference, Williamstown, MA (August 2012) MTA Unconference 1 day

unconference (co-organizer)

Peers Forum for Excellence in Teaching Summer Institute, Belmont, MA (June 2012)
Beyond the Report: iPad as Creation Tool; Introduction to iPad

Massachusetts Digital Publication Collaborative, Burlington, MA (June 2012) Presentation

Creation Apps; iPads in Elementary School

Tech Forum Boston, Burlington, MA (April 2012) App Smackdown (moderator); Social
Media for Professional Development (co-presenter)

New England 1:1 Summit, Burlington, MA (March 2012) What Should an Elementary 1:1
Program Look Like? (co-presenter)

EduCon, Philadelphia, PA (January 2012) What Should Every Citizen Know?

Coalition of Essential Schools Fall Forum, Providence, RI (November 2011) Fall Forum
Unconference 1 day unconference

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MassCUE, Foxborough, MA (October 2011) An App a Minute; Do It Yourself PD (copresenter)

Tech Forum Boston, Burlington, MA (April 2011) Professional Development in the Age of
Social Media (co-presenter); Web 2.0 Smackdown (co-presenter)

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Conference Organization

danielcallahan@gmail.com

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@dancallahan

Edcamp Boston, May 2015

LearnLaunch Across Boundaries, January 2015

Edcamp United States Department of Education, June 2014

Edcamp Boston, May 2014

Massachusetts Teachers Association Unconference, November 2013

Edcamp Keene, August 2013

Edcamp Boston, May 2013

Edcamp Boston, April 2012

Edcamp Boston, May 2011

Edcamp Philly, May 2010

Private Consultation Workshops & Presentations

RSU 57, Waterboro, ME (October 2013) Full day of workshops on the use of iPads in the
classroom

Waynflete School, Portland, ME (June 2013) Full day of workshops on 1:1 iPads in grades 4
and 5.

Derby Academy, Hingham, MA (June 2013) Full day of workshops on Google Apps and iPads
in the Classroom. (co-facilitator)

Archbishop Williams High School, Quincy, MA (March 2013) Creating with the iPad 90minute presentation.

EdTechTeacher, Cambridge, MA (July 2012) The iPad Classroom 3-day workshop (assistant
facilitator).

SAU 56, Somersworth, NH (July 2011) Digital Storytelling with the iPad 2 2-hour workshop.

Publications
Swanson, K., Jarrett, K., Callahan, D., et al. (2014). The Edcamp Model: Powering Up Professional
Learning. Corwin Press.

Callahan, D. (2013, April). Reclaim Professional Development with Edcamps. Friends of ATIA
Newsletter, 17. Retrieved from http://atia.org.

Reich, J., & Callahan, D. (2012, September/October). Tired of PD? Try an Edcamp. Harvard
Education Letter, 28 (5).

Callahan, D. (2012, July 13). The Value of Edcamp: Reclaiming Professional Development.
SmartBlog on Education. Post retrieved from http://smartblogs.com

Media Appearances
Pappallo, J. (2015). EdCamp CT: The K-12 Professional Development Unconference. Education
World. Post retrieved from http://educationworld.com

Jensen, T. (2015, August 18). 130 New England Educators Attend EdCamp at Ethel Walker.
Simsbury Patch. Post retrieved from http://patch.com

Marcinek, A. (2015). The 1:1 Roadmap: Setting the Course for Innovation in Education. Corwin.

DAccord, T., & Reich, J. (2014). iPads in the Classroom. EdTech Teacher, Inc.

Kalesse, R. (2014, April/May). Teachers Lead the Way at Edcamps. Reading Today, 31 (5).

Daccord, T. (2014, April 3). Curation on the iPad: Learning to appreciate beauty. Post retrieved
from http://eschoolnews.com.

Stephanak, T. (2014, March 14). Digital Citizenship. BCAT News. Video retrieved from http://
bcattv.com.

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Loeer, W. (2014, March 12) School District 833 teachers get amped for Ed Camp. South
Washington County Bulletin.

Allen, J., & Catlett, B. (2014, March 10) Edcamping with Dan Callahan. Dads in Ed. Podcast
retrieved from http://youtube.com.

Russo, A. (2014, March/April) Five Smart Ways to Deploy Tablets. Harvard Education Letter. Post
retrieved from http://hepg.org.

Hartley, J. (2013, November 22) 5 Questions WithEdcamp Foundations Dan Callahan. Engage:
A Reading Today Blog. Post retrieved from reading.org.

DiNardo, N. (Host), & Callahan, D. (2013, September 30). Dan Callahan from Burlington Public
Schools & Edcamp [Episode 7]. Meet Education Project. Podcast retrieved from http://
meeteducationproject.com

Madda, M. (2013, September 25). Breaking the Rules of Professional Development. Post retrieved
from http://edsurge.com.

United States Department of Education, Oce of Educational Technology (September, 2013).

Connected Educators. Video retrieved from http://youtube.com.

Barrett, L. (2013, Summer). A High-Tech Teaching Strategy: Digital Revolution is in Full Swing in
Burlington Classrooms. MTA Today, pp. 6-7, 16.

Provenzano, N. & Callahan, D.. (2013, August). Nerd Talk with Nick and Dan [Episode 4].
NerdyCast. Video retrieved from http://youtube.com.

Swanson, K. (Host), Vincent, K., & Callahan, D.. (2013, June 4). Keeping it Real: Returning
HijackedEdcampsto Their Authentic Roots [Episode 10]. Edcamp Radio. Podcast retrieved from
http://bamradionetwork.com.

Medlock, L. (2013, May 15). Seeking: A Taxonomy for Professional Development. EdSurge. Post
retrieved from http://edsurge.com.

Miller, R. (2013, April 8). Teacher support is just tweet away in R.I. Providence Business News.
Retrieved from pbn.com

Delage, S. (Producer). (2013, March 31). WCSH News Center 6 [television broadcast]. Portland,
ME: WCSH.

Bradbury, J. (Host), Callahan, D., Swanson, K., & Hertz, M..(2013, January 1). The State of the
Edcamp [Episode 78]. TeacherCast. Podcast retrieved from http://podcast.teachercast.net

Thomas, L. (2012). Facilitating Authentic Learning, Grades 6-12: A Framework for Student-Driven
Instruction. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin Press.

Demski, J. (2012, June/July). Create Your Own Un-Conference. THE Journal, pp. 42-55.
Goldberg, L. (2012, June). omg!!!! this is the best book ever!!!!! u hav 2 read it!!!!!!!!!!. Peers Forum
for Excellence in Teaching. Post retrieved from http://peersforum.org
Bradbury, J. (Host)., Callahan, D., Perrett, K., Blumengarten, J., & Sivick, K. (2012, May 29).
Edcamp [Episode 31]. TeacherCast. Podcast retrieved from http://podcast.teachercast.net

Bradbury, J. (Host)., & Callahan, D. (2012, May 27). The Digital Elementary School [Episode 30].
TeacherCast. Podcast retrieved from http://podcast.teachercast.net

Secatore, M. (2012, April/May). Unconference oers unique learning experience. MTA Today, p.
11.

Petrinjak, L. (2011, September). Meeting Outside the Conference Box. NSTA Reports, 23 (2), pp.
10-11.

Steele-Pierce, M. (2011, March 21). The Power of Edcamps and Unconferencing. The Answer
Sheet. Retrieved from http://washingtonpost.com

Education
St. Josephs University, Philadelphia, PA

Master of Science in Special Education & Reading, 2002

Bachelor of Science in Elementary & Special Education, 2001.

Certifications
Elementary 1-6, Initial, MA

Special Education: Mentally/Physically Handicapped K-12, Instructional II, PA [Inactive]

Elementary Education K-6, Instructional II, PA [Inactive]

Reading Specialist K-12, Instructional II, PA [Inactive]

Middle Level English 6-9, Instructional II, PA [Inactive]

Middle Level Mathematics 6-9, Instructional II, PA [Inactive]

Middle Level Citizenship Education 6-9, Instructional II, PA [Inactive]

Middle Level Science 6-9, Instructional II, PA [Inactive]