PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Presenter for Chelsea School District
Regularly present to K-12 staff. Examples: Introduction to Design Thinking and Applying PBL or Design Thinking
Presenter at MiGoogleFest
Storytelling with Google CS First and Scratch - Guided educators in bringing coding into their general education classrooms
Presenter at the Independent School Association of the Central States (ISACS) Conference
Computer Science: It's More than Coding! Instructed educators on Computer Science curricular integration
EdLeader 21 Annual Event
Established a vision and strategy for bringing Chelsea School District's Portrait of a Graduate to life
Design Thinking and Making Workshop
Organized and promoted a 2-day workshop at University of Chicago Laboratory Schools
Constructing Modern Knowledge, Gary Stager & Sylvia Martinez
Participated in minds-on institute committed to creativity, collaboration and computing
Creating Innovators with Design Thinking and MakerSpaces, Greg Kulowiec
Explored how to incorporate varied approaches to making both digitally and hands-on
Building Learning Communities (BLC)
Learned to implement innovative technology advances through hands-on sessions
Illinois Computing Educators Conference
Collaborated with colleagues to learn what was new and next with technology integration
Ed Tech Teacher Innovation Summit
Educated on the Design Thinking Process and Maker Education
CATDC's Culture of Thinking Workshop
Instructed by Ron Ritchard from Project Zero on visible thinking routines
Responsive Classroom - 5 day conference
Studied the importance and implementation of Responsive Classroom techniques
ISACS Academy for Exceptional Teaching , John Hunter
Designed curriculum to encourage collaboration, real-world problem solving, and student ownership
Moving from Consumers to Producers of Technology
Educated on search engine manipulation, Google Drive, ISSUU, and Creative Commons
Bureau of Education and Research (BER) iPad Institute
Acquired innovative iPad curriculum enrichment and assessment tool ideas
National Spring Educators' Conference
Navigating Gender and Sexuality Diversity, Jennifer Bryan
Conferring with Student Writers, Carl Anderson
Everyday Math Workshop - 3 day conference
Educated in differentiation using the Everyday Math program
Bullying and Intimidation Workshop, Gary R. Platford
Educated on the conditions of anxiety and taught strategies to ease worries