“It is truly an honor to be selected as an ADE. Apple recognizes and selects those teachers who employ technology on a regular basis in their class. It’s a great feeling to be celebrated with this elite class of educators,” said Misner.
The program, created in 1994 by Apple, recognizes K-12 and higher-education teachers who are using Apple devices to transform teaching and learning in powerful ways. Since its inception 25 years ago, 2,800 people worldwide have been named ADE’s, and this is a first in Fulton County.
To qualify, Misner had to show Apple how he's transforming his classroom using the latest technology. Misner uses iMacs every day in class and training students on Final Cut Pro as well as the Adobe Creative Cloud Suite. "Our post-production edit bays each feature 2 iMacs that students use to edit their videos. This is industry standard equipment and students are using this every day in our studio," Misner related. The studio at Alpharetta High School is a professional quality video studio using Apple products.
In his submission video, Misner showed Apple how students use the iMac, the iPad, the MacBook Pro, Final Cut Pro, GarageBand, AirDrop and FaceTime to do real world work. Misner uses FaceTime to bring in industry related interviews from around the world into his class. His FaceTime Friday program has featured Danny Zuker, executive producer for Modern Family and Tara Bennett, casting director for Stranger Things. "FaceTime allows me to bring in people to our class without the subject never leaving his/her own office- and at no cost to the district," Misner added
As part of the program, Misner will participate in a workshop convention this summer in Washington, D.C. where he'll have the opportunity to develop new skills using technology and best practices. Misner will also help also help design courses and digital books to help teachers across the world implement technology in their own classrooms.
