Teachers, Students At Clarkstown Schools Featured in Wall Street Journal

CLARKSTOWN, N.Y. -- Eight students and two teachers at Clarkstown South and North high schools are among those who were interviewed recently for an article in The Wall Street Journal focused on the educational uses of smart phones.

Students at Clarkstown North and South high schools were interviewed recently by The Wall Street Journal, which ran an article focusing on the use of cell phones for educational purposes.
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James O'Rourke

03/02/2016 9:00 a.m.

Heidi Bernasconi, a science teacher at Clarkstown North, and Dani Kennis, a history teacher in the district, coached the teenagers before speaking to The Wall Street Journal, helping them to identify questions to expect and to craft thoughtful, detailed answers, according to a statement from the district.

Subscribers to The Wall Street Journal can view the article here. An interview with Bernasconi can be viewed here.

The students interviewed include:

Brendan McKiernan, Clarkstown South, sophomore
Lizz Braun, Clarkstown South, sophomore
Jessica Chapman, Clarkstown South, sophomore
Matt Schwalberg, Clarkstown North, senior
Tina Thermadam, Clarkstown North, senior
Francesca Dominianni, Clarkstown North, senior
Ariel Ben-Zvy, Clarkstown North, senior
Ashley Garcia, Clarkstown North, senior

According to the district, Benasconi and Kennis also were a focus of the article, which discussed some of the "novel ways they are incorporating smart devices in their classroom lessons and ... how they are teaching students to use these small, but powerful, devices for school work."

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