Erin Reilly
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∆ Archived Project

Project Type: Transmedia Learning
Project Website
Role: Co-Creator / Executive Director
@ Platform Shoes Forum (a non-profit organization that I established)
This project was my MFA thesis from Rockport College  1998-2010




2001 MFA Thesis: Zoey's Room

Hip cyber-hostess “Zoey” hosts her own chat room for girls every day after school. She encourages girls to explore STEM topics through fun challenges called Tec-Treks, which expand their knowledge on a range of 21st century skills, including Internet research, databases, word processing, science, business math, digital and video proficiency, robotics, engineering and website design.

  • Formed partnerships with Girl Scouts, National Girls Collaborative, YWCA of New England, Alliance for Technology and Women and Smith College. 
  • In 2002, when past Governor of Maine, Angus King, issued Mac iBooks to every 7th grader in the state, Erin joined forces with the Maine Learning Technology Initiative to establish and deliver a comprehensive after-school program for skills development and proper educational use of the laptops.
  • Zoey’s Room’s Fab Females mentoring program lives on with the National Girls Collaborative Fam Fems network
  • Now Advisor to Emmy Award Winning SciGirls
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Zoey's Room PSA for Time Warner
Creating the STEM Pipeline
ZR08 Creating the STEM pipeline from Erin Reilly

Awards

Top 30 Educators to Re-Imagine the Future by Teaching and Learning (2010)

National Leaders in Learning Award Winner in the General Excellence Category by Cable in a Classroom (Washington DC 2007)

Top 20 Educators to Watch by National School Board Association (2007)

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