As an Advocate, I seek equity, access and safety for all my students. I garner resources for parents desiring tutoring help for their children online and negotiate equity issues for my lowest percentile of students to have accessible formats to learn from (ISTE, 3.2.a., 2018). For others without devices, I negotiated access to laptops after school hours. When teaching a new digital platform like Flipgrid, I accept the responsibility to teach safety and citizenship lessons with its introduction into the lives of my vulnerable students (ISTE, 3.1.c.,3.1.d., 2021). Furthermore, I model online citizenship and have civic discussions weaved into morning meetings (ISTE, 3.2.c., 2018). As a Visionary Planner, I build a shared vision with my learning community for Technology integration and professional development including digital citizenship and SEL curriculum, basic skills, and innovation (ISTE, 3.2.b., 2018). I recommend Common Sense and Nearpod digital citizenship lessons in the Technology professional development plan. Also, I share challenges with technology and lessons learned recently from Vendor-allocated systems like our ViewPath camera-audio system or our new ScreenBeams (ISTE, 3.2.e, 2018).

As an Empowering Leader I encourage innovation and risk-taking with technology that can advance learning and meet the needs of diverse learners ( ISTE, 3.3.d., 2018). I provide personalized professional development on Makerspace, hands-on coding tools and I share new or effective tools like Nearpod, Flipgrid, or Commonlit with leadership in my district until licenses are adopted (ISTE, 3.3.a., 2018). I encourage automation to help with personalized assessment in real time (ISTE, 3.3.e, 2018). I practice ISTE standards and let them drive innovation and tech integration (ISTE, 3.3.b., 3.3.c, 2018).

As a Connected learner, I am committed to staying current in the technology field, so I read all 75 pages of the Office of Educational Technology’s “Reimagining the Role of Technology in Education” report from the U.S. Department of Education. I am a Collaborator when I co-learn with my students at coding club on hands-on, emerging devices for active, deep learning like Makey Makey, Ozobots, Sphero, Micro:bits, Little Bits, Snap Circuits (ISTE, 2.4.b., 2017). I am a Researcher who invests time finding, and being trained on the best tools to share with others (ISTE, 3.5a, 3.5.b. 2018). For example, after reading PC magazine’s recommendations for 10 new tools, I make time to explore and evaluate them. Also, I participate in a dozen online professional networks to mentor and stay current (ISTE, 3.5.b., 2018). I'm hopeful my skills will change and advance systems from problems to solutions (ISTE, 3.5d., 2018).

I am a System Designer who ensures resources are working and adequate for learning environments or, for example, I order more Sphero Sprk+’s and Ozobots so teachers can use them effectively in groups (ISTE, 3.4.b., 2018). Also, I protect privacy and security by creating infographics reminders for the school about technology and the law, and securing permission slips from students (ISTE, 3.4.c., 2018). I am a Designer that shoots for student centered approaches by creating Blended Learning environments. I am a Facilitator of learning activities where deep learning occurs in the midst of active, design processes with Ozobots, and computational thinking with Micro:bits (ISTE, 2.5.b., 2.6.c., 2017). I am an Analyst who leverages tech in the classroom to improve learning outcomes in content areas by finding accommodated, real time feedback so students can reflect on competency. I believe in collaboration and a reflective practice (ISTE, 3.5.c. 2018). I am a Scholar who knows innovative pedagogies and feels behoven to risk a new approach to learning, document success and failure and share reflections with educational social media communities. I am all of these roles. I am an Educational Technology Leader.