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A ‘Bright Light’ at Seaford High Michael Kerr is recognized for innovations in his art classes instructional technology into his teaching. The award comes from the Association of Suffolk Seaford High School art Supervisors for Educational teacher Michael Kerr never Technologies, a nonprofit that thought he would pass his love encourages the integration of of the 1980s on to younger gen- technology into school curriculums. erations. Kerr said that the award Kerr, 41, uses movies, cartook him by surtoons and toys that prise. were popular when “I was taken he was growing up aback, because I to inspire his studon’t think I’ve been dents’ art projects. nominated for someThe walls of his thing this presticlassroom are gious before,” he adorned with iconic said. ’80s pop culture art Debbie Langone, and memorabilia, t h e S e a fo rd D i s ranging from a postt r i c t ’s e x e c u t ive er of actor Michael MiCHAEl KERR director of instrucKeaton as Batman to tional technolog y Garbage Pail Kids’ and STEAM — scicollectible cards featuring groence, technology, engineering, tesque art of children. Kerr teaches his students to arts and math — nominated surround themselves with what Kerr for the award, which was inspires them, so they can let presented to him at a luncheon their creativity flow. And while in Farmingdale. In his sculpting class, Kerr he finds inspiration in the past, he is using modern methods, uses 3D printers to teach toy such as 3D printing and social design. Students create the renmedia, to show them how art is dering of a toy, and it comes to life via 3D printing. His projused today. In recognition of his class- ects are based on popular toys room innovations, Kerr was from his childhood, like Madnamed a recipient of the Bright balls — foam balls with wacky L i g h t Aw a rd fo r i n f u s i n g Continued on page 9
By CHARlES SHAW
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Courtesy Kaitlin Maniscalco
Kaitlin Maniscalco, formerly of Wantagh, attended all-MLB Weekend, and interviewed major league players for her tiktok account, where she teaches 190,000 followers about sports.
This 24-year-old is teaching thousands about pro sports By PARKER SCHUG pschug@liherald.com
Former Wantagh resident Kaitlin Maniscalco has developed a platform to teach people, specifically women, the ins and outs of professional sports. T h e 2 4 - ye a r- o l d h a s d e ve l o p e d a 190,000-person following on her TikTok account, “AskKait,” where she holds forth on topics ranging from pop culture to technical terms in athletics. “My last six months, my entire life kind of changed a little bit,” Maniscalco said. “I
started posting a lot more consistently on TikTok, found a niche where I was struggling with views for three to four months, and I was just trying to find different ways to tell stories.” Capital One invited Maniscalco to the World Series in Texas last fall on a brand deal, providing her access to on-field reporting opportunities. When she arrived, she was told she would be conducting a meetand-greet with none other than former Yankees great Derek Jeter. “I worked with a lot of athletes before, but Continued on page 11