Richard Culatta
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Richard E. Culatta is the CEO of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).[1] Prior to holding this position, he was the chief innovation officer for Rhode Island and the director of the Office of Educational Technology for the U.S. Department of Education (2013-2015).[2]
Biography[edit]
Richard Culatta grew up in Rhode Island.[3] He received a bachelor's degree in Spanish instruction and a master's in instructional design from Brigham Young University.[2] He is the son of Richard and Barbara Culatta, both educators and researchers in the field of communication disorders.[4]
Career[edit]
Early career[edit]
Culatta began his career as a high school teacher. During the early 2000s, he was a technology advisor for the David O. McKay School of Education at Brigham Young University, helping redesign the technology component of the school's teacher preparation program. During this time, he was also the director of operations at the Rose Education Foundation, which helps schools in rural Guatemala. He worked at CIA University as a Learning Technologies Manager, then became an advisor on education issues to U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA).[2][5]
U.S. Department of Education Office of Educational Technology[edit]
Culatta was Senior Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of Education and Director of the Office of Educational Technology from 2013 to 2015. During his tenure, the office ran the #GoOpen campaign,[6] which encouraged schools to use learning materials with open copyright licenses and proposed that all educational materials produced with grant money have open licensing.[7] Culatta's team led President Obama's ConnectEd Initiative which resulted in an increase from 20% of schools having broadband access in 2009 to 95% of schools having broadband access by the end of the Obama administration. As director, Culatta also helped author the 2016 National Educational Technology Plan.[8]
State of Rhode Island[edit]
Culatta left the Office of Educational Technology to become the Chief Innovation Officer of the State of Rhode Island. During his tenure, Rhode Island was used as a "lab" state for educational reform. A major focus was the personalized learning initiative, which aims to create learning experiences that are dynamic and individualized for each student.[9] Rhode Island also became the first state to offer computer science in every K–12 school during this time.[2]
International Society for Technology in Education[edit]
Currently, Culatta is the CEO of ISTE. This society creates standards for using technology in education. A current focus for Culatta and ISTE is finding ways to use technology to close equity gaps and redefine Digital Citizenship.[3]
Publications[edit]
- Digital for Good: Raising Kids to Thrive in an Online World, Harvard Business Review Press, July 2021.
- Culatta, Richard, and Katrina Stevens. "There's an App for That. Well, Maybe." Medium. August 21, 2015.
- U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, Ed Tech Developer’s Guide, Washington, D.C., 2015.
- U.S. Department of Education, Office of Educational Technology, Future Ready Schools: Building Technology Infrastructure for Learning, Washington, D.C., 2014.
References[edit]
- ^ ELLIS, NATE. "Technology in Education: Pickerington school district earns national honor". ThisWeek Community News. Retrieved 2018-06-04.
- ^ a b c d "Richard Culatta: Chief Executive Officer". ISTE. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
- ^ a b Chang, Richard (14 June 2017). "Richard Culatta Has Big Dreams for ISTE". THE Journal. Retrieved 30 May 2018.
- ^ "Barbara Culatta | Ph.D., CCC-SLP". catalog.pesi.com. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ "Richard Culatta". Main. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- ^ Cavanagh, Sean. "Richard Culatta Named New Chief Executive Officer of ISTE". Education Week - Digital Education. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- ^ "U.S. Department of Education Launches Campaign to Encourage Schools to #GoOpen with Educational Resources | U.S. Department of Education". www.ed.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ "U.S. Department of Education Releases 2016 National Education Technology Plan | U.S. Department of Education". www.ed.gov. Retrieved 2018-05-30.
- ^ Stringer, Kate. "74 Interview: Richard Culatta on How to Do Personalized Learning Well — and Why It Could Be the Key to Narrowing a School's Equity Gap". The 74. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
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