My Musings

A look into the mind of a Tech Integration Specialist

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Stages, Whirlwinds, and Disciplines Oh My!

When life gets going we tend to let the whirlwind of daily tasks get in the way of accomplishing our goals. We get bogged down and...

Influencing Change

Leading organizational change is not an easy thing to do especially at the beginning of the school year. It is a time when teachers are...

Why I Do What I Do

But WHY? These two words can be the downfall of any organization looking to change the way they do things. If people don't understand why...

Thoughts on Creating a Significant Learning Environments

In my grad school journey, I learned many new things and a few of those I get to revisit regularly. One of those topics was the growth...

Using Backwards Design

Designing Professional Learning using Backwards Design As I continue to develop my innovation plan on blended learning to create...

BHAG and Designing a Professional Development Course

Planning with the End in Mind For my innovation project, I developed a course design using Fink's (n.d.) guide in order to create...

Know Your Impact 2018

3 Days of Learning Know Your Impact is a 3-day conference my school district holds in June. Each day has a different focus, classroom...

A New Culture of Learning

Here's my reflection on A New Culture of Learning by Thomas and Brown. The three principals from A New Culture of Learning: * The...

Micro-Credentials, What are They?

When most people think of micro-credentials, they think of badges, and they are similar in some ways but different in others. Both are...

Genius Hour Reflections

How crazy am I? 26 Kids, 26 Passions, 2 Teachers, and 1 Lab Every summer my school district hosts the Know Your Impact conference. Three...