Learning and Media Specialist
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As Learning and Media Specialist at CAST, Jeremy Price is helping develop Universal Design for Learning guidelines, build relationships with museums and other informal learning venues, and provide technical and professional development assistance to state-level departments of education. Mr. Price also conducts Section 508 (American Rehabilitation Act) analyses of third-party educational software.
Before joining CAST in 2003, Mr. Price applied his expertise in learning theory, technology, media, and web development in a variety of educational settings, most recently at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. As the Education Technology Coordinator at the Museum, he designed and developed online and computer-based educational programs bridging informal learning goals and California curriculum standards and integrated technology-based activities into existing education programs at the Museum.
Mr. Price has also been involved with two online learning initiatives, Zappazoom.com and the CDGolem Project at the Melton Centre for Jewish Education, the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. As Technology and Media Specialist for the Temple Emanuel Religious School in Beverly Hills, he developed media- and computer-based curricula and worked with students in grades 3–7 to utilize the Internet and computers for learning and exploration.
Mr. Price has a career interest in issues of educational equity, media literacy, community involvement as a method for student engagement, and bridging informal and formal learning experiences, with an emphasis on how technology can be used to support these learning processes. He has been involved in educational technology and instructional design since 1995.
Mr. Price holds a B.A. in Anthropology from Brandeis University and an Ed.M. from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Education.
