D. Frank Smith

Content Marketer, Writer, Editor

Annapolis, MD

Frank is an experienced professional writer and editor with a deep history in covering the education sector, both as a local reporter and for worldwide organizations.

D. Frank Smith

Content Marketer, Writer, Editor

Annapolis, MD

Frank is an experienced professional writer and editor with a deep history in covering the education sector, both as a local reporter and for worldwide organizations.

Apex Report: Global Cyber Infection (Q4 2019)
The first in our series of quarterly reports shows evidence of compromise by threat actor campaigns that have infested organizations and industries all around the world.
Prevailion
Third-Party Cyber Defense: A New Level of Control & Visibility by Tracking the Adversary
Many of today’s businesses are beholden to a fundamental weakness—they are blind to the scope of their true perimeter. As businesses grow larger, their vast third-party vulnerabilities unfurl themselves, exposing the business to huge risks they aren’t even aware of.
Prevailion
Compromise Intelligence – The Future of Cyber Risk Management
Years of cyberwarfare have taken their toll on businesses today. The old models that kept organizations safe have become expensive posturing in a struggle against adversaries who have long since evolved to newer, more devious modes of attack. These traditional defenses have given businesses an overabundance of information about the data that passes through their networks, but little visibility into the active threats that have set up shop there.
Prevailion
How Working from Home During Coronavirus is Opening Fresh Vectors for Compromise
VPNs alone won’t protect workers from unsecured work environments. “Wash your hands. Don’t scratch your nose. Try to avoid public spaces.” In the weeks leading up to COVID-19’s ascendance to a pandemic, we’ve all become more aware of our touch points as we go about our daily lives trying to avoid infection.
Prevailion
Leveraging Digital Content to Create Equitable Pathways for Learning
A white paper for Discovery Education Experience, a new product that folds together some of the company's greatest strengths to pave a new way of digital learning for students.
Discovery Education
Case Study: How St. Vrain Valley Schools Started a STEM Revolution
Learn how this Colorado school district rose up from the recession to transform its 55 schools into unified, STEM-powered, K-12 campuses. Vrain was 1 of 16 Race to the Top winners, using the funds to launch a district-wide 1:1 program. Students pursue career-related tasks, build underwater drones, and gain industry certifications.
Front & Central (DE)
Full STEAM Ahead: How Fort Mill Schools Instills Engagement and Passion
High-achieving South Carolina district adds a new curriculum focus to boost student — and teacher — engagement.
Front & Central (DE)
District Spotlight: A Digital Framework for Student Success in a Multicultural Environment
A Digital Framework for Student Success in a Multicultural Environment. At Highline Public Schools in Washington state, educators are preparing students who are ready for the future and capable of thriving in the ever-shifting economy within career fields emerging over the horizon. All the while, these teachers are raising the bar for equitable learning environments by leveraging digital instructional material.
Discovery Education
Case Study: Behind the Scenes of Virginia Beach Schools’ 5-Year Tech Plan
Aaron Spence outlines the steps his district took to transform learning by offering more equitable education opportunities.
Front & Central (DE)
District Spotlight: STEM for All Transformation Helps Students Grow, Learn, Succeed
STEM for All Transformation Helps Students Grow, Learn, Succeed. The next generation of problem-solvers are making new connections in STEM-focused PreK–12 classrooms throughout Richardson Independent School District. Richardson ISD is a satellite of Dallas, and home to a diverse population of more than 39,000 students, hailing from more than 100 different countries across the world, and speaking 86 different languages.
Discovery Education
Case Study: How Deerfield Schools Fostered a Culture of Change
Mike Lubelfeld saw digital transition in school districts as an inevitability. Districts that weren’t capable of adapting to the needs of students, preparing them for 21st-century careers, would quickly become irrelevant, unable to meet the demands of their communities.
Front & Central (DE)
CoSN 2016: 3 Experts Weigh In on BYOD Vs. 1:1
The National Education Technology Plan frowned on BYOD, so where should districts be investing? "I think we're in a transitional phase... I think 10-12 years out, everybody's going to be BYOD." Catch all of our coverage of CoSN 2016 by following EdTech's conference coverage.
EdTech: K-12
ISTE 2015: 6 Tech Trends on Education's Horizon, 2015–2020
When the New Media Consortium (NMC) first announced this year’s projection on the future of K–12 technologies, it opened the presentation with a quote from science-fiction author William Gibson: “The future is already here — it’s just not very evenly distributed.”. The truth in this quote is evident in this year’s research, where tomorrow’s technologies are being used in schools across the world — but they have not been widely accepted yet.
EdTech: K-12
Virtual Reality Invites a New Era of Learning to Higher Education
In a dark room at the University of Maryland (UMD) College Park, Amitabh Varshney is surrounded by a massive curved projector screen, giving an audience a glimpse of the futuristic technologies being developed by engineers. Varshney is the director of the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies.
EdTech: Higher Ed
Virtual Classrooms: A Vision of the Future of Teacher Training
Stepping in front of a classroom of skeptical students can be nerve-wracking for first-time teachers, but a new teaching platform at the University of Central Florida gives educators-in-training the option of conquering their classroom jitters in a virtual environment. Educators must navigate social, pedagogical and professional hurdles all at once.
EdTech: Higher Ed
Rise of the Robots: STEM-Fueled Competitions Gaining Traction Nationwide
There’s a robotics movement under way at schools across the country, and it’s aimed squarely at developing a passion for STEM education in the kids who need it the most. Building robots is a sport for the mind, and despite being unorthodox, it’s become an officially recognized high school sport in two states, with more states set to follow.
EdTech: K-12

About

D. Frank Smith

Writing

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City Planning Nerd

Social Media

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Jack of All Trades

Layout

Content Marketing

Frank is an award-winning journalist with more than a decade of professional experience ranging from daily reporting in a traditional newsroom to a startup in a decentralized office, and a worldwide organization. He's worked up from neighborhood news to national news, and back again, driven by a passion for storytelling. He is thrilled to be covering education now, as the world witnesses firsthand how classrooms are transforming in this new era.

Contact me at d.frank.smith@gmail.com

// RESUME //

PREVAILION, Columbia, MD [10/2019-current]
Director of Content Marketing

DISCOVERY EDUCATION, Silver Spring, MD [4/2016-10/2019]
Director of Content Marketing

EDTECH MAGAZINE, Washington, DC [4/2014 –4/2016]
Social Media Journalist (2014), Audience Editor (2015)

PATCH.COM, Annapolis, MD [5/2011 –1/2014]
Freelance (2011), Local Editor for Annapolis Patch, Anne Arundel Patch, Broadneck Patch

// Detailed resume available upon request //