Graeme M. Sibirsky has worked in NYC DOE schools as a Teacher; Tech Coordinator (SPOC), Curriculum and Grant Writer, for over 20 years. With a BA in Education, dual MS in Education & Special Education and Advanced Certificate in School Leadership & Technology (from NYiT) he is certified as a preK – 6 Teacher, K – 12 Educational Technology Specialist (ETS) and PreK – 12 School Building Leader (Administrator).
Currently employed as Tech Coordinator (SPOC) and Teacher at Arts & Letters 305 United, Graeme got his start teaching music at a young age, through his parents’ music school, Slope Music. He pursued a career in education, while developing his crafts as a musician and technologist.
Mr. Sibirsky’s passion for education led him to form STAIRS ACADEMY Nonprofit in 2016, after forming a core team to pursue the creation of an elementary school in Brooklyn. Since then, Stairs Academy has developed in several areas, in including college internships, professional development workshops, community events and creating content for public access television, youtube and other social media.
Graeme has created and taught EdTech courses for the NYS Teacher Center OLA and has presented on Education & Technology at NYiT, at the NYC Schools Tech Summit and for the Professional Exchange, in partnership with the US Embassy in Belgium. Presently, Graeme’s alter-ego “Mr. Cybersky” is planning a series of virtual and in-person events, called “NFTeacher“, to teach educators and artists how to create NFT’s and benefit from emerging Blockchain technologies.