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First Name

Wesley

Last Name

Fryer

User Name

wfryer

What kind of K12Leader are you?

Educator, staff, or administrator

Current school or organization

Providence Day School

LinkedIn (or other social network profile)

https://www.linkedin.com/in/wesfryer/

Professional Background

Work History

Director of Technology, Director of Distance Learning, Director of Education Advocacy, Instructional Coach, STEM Teacher, Elementary Teacher

Publications and Projects

Publication

My publications archive contains links to all my published articles/columns and books.

Publication

“Conspiracies and Culture Wars” is the media literacy project I started in summer 2020 with Brian Turnbaugh (@wegotwits). My favorite media literacy unit I’ve taught using materials created for this project is “Fruit Loop Conspiracy Theories” for my 6th grade media literacy classes, focusing on the Apollo Moon landings.

Areas of Expertise and Interest

Experience

Career and Vocational Education, Curriculum and Instruction, Education Policy, Education Technology, Instructional Coaching, School Leadership, Teacher Education

Areas of Interest and Development

Curriculum and Instruction, Education Policy, Education Technology, Equity and Inclusion, School Leadership, Teacher Education

What would you like to offer this community?

Key note or Public Speaking, Participationin Cohorts and Working Groups, Peer Review

About Me

Wes Fryer loves teaching middle school media literacy, robotics, engineering, and computer science at Providence Day School in Charlotte, North Carolina, and has been an educator since 1996. His favorite question as a teacher is, “What do you want to CREATE today?” His favorite provocative educational observation is, “Video is the pencil of the 21st century!” Most weekends, Wes enjoys hiking and exploring the great outdoors with his family. As an avid backyard barbecue enthusiast, Wes’ smoker specialty is “Texas style brisket.” He shares food photos, videos and recipes on YouTube, his cooking blog, Instagram and TikTok. Wes is a 1992 graduate of the US Air Force Academy, a Fulbright Scholar, and earned his Ph.D. from Texas Tech University in 2011 in Curriculum and Instruction. Wes’ cooking (and other) social media channels are linked on wesfryer.com/after.