PAEMST 2011-12: Dean's Excellent Adventure (Complete)

PAEMST 2011-12: Dean's Excellent Adventure (Complete)

This one covers the whole shebang. All the official events documented in the edited version below, plus additional details and images from my extended stay in DC: architecture, landscapes, wildlife, and Independence Day fireworks in the nation's capital! Who sent the cookie bouquet to The Willard, and whose tie did I borrow in Pasadena. I know: Earth-shattering stuff, right?

Again, I strongly recommend watching at YouTube in full resolution (1080p HD) for best results.

This one will take 17:22 of your life that you won't be able to get back. For an abridged (6:40) version, see the post below. To skip the video entirely, do nothing.

The video is a Camtasia full-screen video capture of an Apple Keynote presentation.

PAEMST 2011-12: Dean's Excellent Adventure (Edit)

PAEMST 2011-12: Dean's Excellent Adventure (Edit)

This is the final cut of the short version of the mixed-media presentation/video I produced from images associated with my experience as a 2011 Presidential Awardee for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching.

The presentation was created in Apple's Keynote software, then screen-recorded using Camtasia. Don't watch it here; watch it on YouTube at full 1080p HD resolution. It makes a difference!

The preso begins with an explanation of the award and the application. It continues with the details of being selected as a state finalist and (eventually) a national finalist. From there, we're off to Washington, DC for three days of recognition events. Sessions at The Willard InterContinental, The National Science Foundation, and Obama Administration personnel are shown, including the ceremony with Secretary of Education, Arne Duncan, at The Reagan Building, and the White House photograph with Vice President Joe and Dr. Jill Biden. It ends with various accolades, most notably the one from President Obama.

This video distills a process that spanned more than a year into 6:40. It's the short take, edited for brevity.

The expansive "director's cut" includes more from the process and the post-PAEMST tour of DC, including appearances from Rio Americano alums Jason Kamras and Morgan Lambert, as well as my best attempts to photograph DC architecture, landscapes, and wildlife. It clocks in at 17:22. See the blog post above for
PAEMST 2011-12: Dean's Excellent Adventure (Complete)

2011 PAEMST White House Photograph with the Bidens

On Friday, June 29, 2012, the 2011 PAEMST recipients toured the White House and proceeded to the Eisenhower Executive Office Building for a variety of presentations. I wrote a post about that day which can be found below.

Our last stop was the official White House Photograph. President Obama was in Colorado responding to swarming wildfires, so we were joined by Dr. Jill Biden and Vice President Joe Biden.

In March, 2013, printed and signed copies of this White House photograph were sent to the 2011 PAEMST recipients. To date, it was never posted to the PAEMST website.