Dr Mark J Samberg

About Mark

Mark Samberg is the Director for Technology Programs at the Friday Institute and an Assistant Teaching Professor in the College of Education. In this role, he works with project teams at the Institute to identify, select, and implement technology solutions that support their work and the mission of the Friday Institute. Additionally, Mark conducts research and outreach in the areas of online and hybrid learning environments, K-12 IT infrastructure and K-12 IT policy, digital and open educational resources, and computer science/computational thinking education. He also manages the internal FI IT and facilities teams and the IT infrastructure for the Friday Institute.

Mark comes to the Friday Institute after more than 10 years in North Carolina Public Schools as a high school math/computer science teacher, media coordinator/instructional technology facilitator, and school district chief technology officer. Mark holds B.S. degrees in computer science and math education from NC State University, an M.Ed. in instructional technology and an Ed.D. in educational leadership from East Carolina University.

Resources

• Addressing Learning Differences with Remote Learning, Part I (Presentation)

  Co-Author
• Addressing Learning Differences with Remote Learning, Part II (Presentation)

  Co-Author
• Remote Learning in Times of Crisis: School and District Triage (White Paper)

  Co-Author
  On March 14, 2020, all North Carolina K-12 schools closed due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Educators across the state were tasked with developing inclusive remote learning plans while receiving minimal guidance around best practices. As school closures went from temporary to permanent for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic year, students, families, teachers and administrators adapted to long-term remote learning. This unprecedented situation provided the opportunity to gather critical information regarding the implementation and administration of remote learning that will help inform how school districts will return to school this fall.
• Cybersecurity in K-12: An Overview of the Threat Landscape (White Paper)

  Lead Author