Stadt Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Torsten is the Technology Integration Specialist for a private school called: Wichern-Schule in Hamburg Germany. He is currently turning grades 7 and up into a 1-1 school. Torsten also travels around doing professional growth for school districts, teachers, and technology conferences on topics such as: Digital Storytelling, Technology Integration, Computer Science Education and many more. He has worked for well over 10 years as a teacher in grades 5-12. Torsten's professional experience includes: Staff Trainings, Presentations, Motivational Keynote Speaker, and Consultant to teachers and principals as well as parents. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator. Torsten is a native speaker of German and a near native speaker of English.
I taught computer science education to prospective teachers, in German we call it Didaktik der Informatik.
My main focus in teaching is Computer Science in grades 8-12, from introductory courses to college level classes. I am also certified for and actively teaching Math and Chemistry in those grades. I have taken the roles of Lead Teacher in Computer Science as well as Technology Integrator. While I oversee the IT planning and deployment, my main focus here is the integration of technology into the curriculum and the day to day teaching in meaningful ways. In this field I have taught a number of workshops and given talks to teachers as well as principals. In my teaching I enjoy using technology to enable my students to work on tasks that are unthinkable without technology, connecting them to classrooms on other continents e. g.