Location: Watsonville

This is my 25th year of teaching. I've been interested in the power of image as a teaching tool for over 15 years. It was not until Apple Computer introduced iMovie that I was able to begin using digital tools to teach. What I've noticed using these tools is that students dedicate themselves to learning. I am realizing what I have always wished to be as a teacher, a consultant.

Fred Mindlin has a passion for digital storytelling. He taught 3rd and 4th grade for a dozen years, first as a bilingual/multicultural specialist and then as one of the original teachers with Alianza Charter School's two-way immersion program. He spent the last seven years of his public school teaching career as a technology integration trainer and administrator. He now serves as Associate Director for Technology Integration with the Central California Writing Project (CCWP) and consults with schools and non-profit organizations on digital storytelling, teaching authentic writing about social justice and personal memoir. He is also a web designer and arts education activist, and serves on the board of the Pajaro Valley Arts Council and as Vice President of the Santa Cruz Cultural Council’s Associates.