SUNY Online Teaching Ambassador 2024: Stony Brook – Ken Forman

Dr. Ken Forman has served as middle school assistant principal, director of state and federal programs, director of curriculum and instruction, principal, and executive assistant to the superintendent in NYC and Long Island public schools. He is currently the associate director of Educational Leadership Program at Stony Brook University. He is also the author of the texts: Diving into Leadership, Preparing for Educational Leadership 4^th Edition, Diving into Data, Managing Social Science Research Through Publicly Accessible Data, School Building Leader and School District Leader Test Prep Virtual Classroom and numerous articles. Dr. Forman is the principal investigator of a New York State Education Department grant: Strengthening Diversity in School Leadership.

In looking at the delivery of coursework in the Educational Leadership Program, it has become apparent to me that graduate students prefer a learning environment other than the traditional classroom. The pandemic further supported my contention that we could deliver an effective instructional program virtually. My delivery of instruction crosses a variety of delivery platforms so that it integrates authentic learning activities within a virtual learning environment and traditional face-to-face learning.