Press Information
If you are interested in featuring The Elisabeth Morrow School in a story or interviewing faculty or staff members, please contact our Communications and Marketing Department.
Director of Communications and Marketing
Alycen Ashburn
EMS Has Subject Matter Experts on a Range of Topics Related to Education and Current School Environments.
MAREK BECK
Head of School
Transformational uses of newer technologies in education & teacher evaluation and professional learning
Amelia Gold
Associate Head of School and Arts Department Chair
The Importance of arts in school
Lauren Mactas
Head of Early Learning
Why early childhood education is crucial to development
Beth Brennan
Head of Lower School
How we integrate social-emotional learning and mindfulness at EMS
Eleni Siderias
Head of Middle School
Developing curricula to strengthen design-thinking, creative problem-solving, and project-based learning
Phoebe Search
Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Belonging
Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Belonging initiatives at EMS
Gerard Allen
Dean of Students
How we support the development of ethical young leaders at EMS
EMS has appeared in the following publications:
- Jewish Standard — “Honoring MLK through service”
- Boradway World — “Local Students Set to Perform Prelude Concert to Academy of St. Martin in The Fields with Joshua Bell”
- Reader’s Digest — “11 Ways Teachers Are Going Above and Beyond During Coronavirus”
- NJ Family — “Help Your Child Ace Private School Admissions”
Our Faculty are Consistently Engaged in Publishing
Dr. Rurik Nackerud
Lower School Associate Teacher Coordinator & Technology Integration
- “Architectural and Philosophical ‘Makerspace’ Redesign Impact on Teacher Beliefs and Practices: a Case Study” (2019). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 5090.
- Novak, K., & Nackerud, R. (2011). Choosing a serious game for the classroom: An adoption modelfor educators. In N. Antonopolous, M. Ma & L. Jain (Eds.), Serious Games and EdutainmentApplications (pp. 291-308). London: Springer.
- Nackerud, R. (2013, June). Book review: Digital storytelling in the classroom: New media pathways to literacy, learning, and creativity. Virtual Education Journal, 3(1) pp. 53-4.
- Nackerud, R, & Merrick, S.G. (2010, Dec/Jan). Point/counterpoint: Can your PLN replace traditional professional development? Learning and Leading with Technology, 6-7.
Phoebe Search
Director of Diversity, Equity, Inclusivity, and Belonging
Nicole Zdanowski
Middle School Science Teacher
Samantha Morra
Middle School Technology Integrator
- Morra, S. (2009, August). Words in a Cloud. Learning & Leading with Technology, 37, 28-29.
- Tveten, M. (2019). Imperative Narratives: Storytelling Secrets for Teachers, Staff, and Administrators (p. 49). London: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers.
- Covili, Jared. (2017). Going Google: Powerful Tools for 21st Century Learning. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin, a SAGE
- Hamilton, B. (2015). Integrating Technology In The Classroom; Tools To Meet The Need Of Every Student. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.
- Schrum, L., & Solomon, G. (2014). Web 2.0: How-To for Educators. Eugene, OR: International Society for Technology in Education.
- Buckleitner, W. (2008, June 12.). So Young, and So Gadgeted. Basics NYTimes.com.
- Teaching Tolerance – Southern Poverty Law Center
- Empowering ELLs With Digital Stories
- Educational Uses of Digital Storytelling – University of Houston