MLH Portfolio - 1d - Demonstrating knowledge of resources, both within and beyond the school and district

MLH Portfolio

1d - Demonstrating knowledge of resources,

both within and beyond the school and district

2024-2025

Google Champions: Certified Coach (GCC), Google Certified Innovator (GEI and GTAMTV14) , and Certified Trainer (GET) Google Community
Various EdTech and education blogs on Feedly
Sharing Best Practices + Tech Tips - "Learning the Ropes" section of the PHS Weekly Bulletin
- Summer 2024 PD:
  - Emerging Technologies Studio (with Ben Lamp) x 2
  - Use of Proficiency Scales to Activate Student Learning and Engagement (with Kate Fruth)
  - Educator Panel Discussion at AI Summit

Curriculum Review Board and Facilitation of Activities for Phases 1-3
- Curriculum Writing/Atlas Guide
- Phase 1 Curriculum: Performing Arts
  - Personality + Roles Discussion
  - Community Agreements and Decision-Making Protocol
- Phase 2 Curriculum: Career and Technology Education (CTE - Business, Family and Consumer Science, Technical Education and Engineering)
  - Scope and Sequence Visuals
  - Phase 2 work on PD Days
  - Guided Work Days - Use of AI to:
    - Align Learning Targets to:
      - Priority and supporting standards
      - Phases of Learning (surface, deep, transfer)
      - PSD Graduate Profile competencies
    - Generate key vocabulary
    - Pose essential questions
    - Note: Personally wrote all of the PHS culinary curriculum
  - Generate department-specific instructional look-fors aligned to instructional priorities (for teachers and students)
- Phase 3 Curriculum: Art, Physical Education/Health, and World Language (with Ben Lamp and Robin Wilson)
  - Facilitated personality and roles discussion
  - Developed community agreements, norms, and decision-making protocol
  - Facilitated proficiency scale development
  - Coordinated peer observations:
    - Scheduled and accompanied teachers
    - Created feedback tool based on UDL principles
    - Analyzed data to help determine next steps

- Marzano Prospective Associates Training: "Timely, Accurate, and Meaningful Feedback: A Hybrid Model"

2023-2024

Google Champions: Certified Coach (GCC), Google Certified Innovator (GEI and GTAMTV14) , and Certified Trainer (GET) Google Group & Community
Various EdTech and education blogs on Feedly
Sharing Best Practices + Tech Tips - "Learning the Ropes" section of the PHS Weekly Bulletin
Summer 2023 PD:
- Support for Marzano's 2-Day Proficiency Scales PD
- Inquiry, Design Thinking, and Technology (with Diana Laufenburg and Ben Lamp)
PSD Personalized PD Days
- Phases of Learning and Interdisciplinary Practices (with Nelson Brownell, Jenny Klemme, Jane Matter, Brian Sniff, and Shawn Upton)
- Engaging the Learner: Proficiency Scales Strand (with Kate Fruth and Paul Bursi)
  - Developed proficiency scales for writing hybrid feedback tools (proficiency scale + rubric) and for using feedback tools with students.

2022-2023

I continuously update and resources for staff, students, and families on my Tech Coach website.

https://sites.google.com/a/pewaukeeschools.org/phs-tech-coach/home

Google Certified Coach (GCC) Google Group & Community
Google Certified Innovator (GEI and GTAMTV14) Google Groups & Community
Certified Trainer (GET) Google Group & Community
Geo Teacher institute (CAGTI16) Google Community
Various EdTech and education blogs on Feedly
Sharing Best Practices + Tech Tips - "Learning the Ropes" section of the PHS Weekly Bulletin
Helped host Arrowhead teachers and admin at PHS to learn about teaching in the block.
Facilitated PSD PD sessions along with Ben Lamp:

Summer 2022 PD:
- Best Practices and Tech Tools for Instruction, Assessment, and Feedback x 2
- Creating Interdisciplinary Opportunities
- Makerspace 101 + Maker Studio
- New Teacher Tech PD
PSD Personalized PD Days
- October, November, and January: Differentiated Support for Creating and Using Proficiency Scales/Rubric Hybrids Tools
- January 23, 2023: Canva Open Door
- February 27, 2023: Integrating Canva into Instruction, Classroom Routines, Assessment, and Feedback

2021-2022

Google Certified Coach PSD Pilot Cohort Year 2 - Facilitated meetings, testing, sharing of artifacts
ISTE-U Digital Citizenship Course - (Reflections and Assignments)
Google Certified Innovator (GEI and GTAMTV14) Google Groups & Community
Certified Trainer (GET) Google Group & Community
Geo Teach institute (CAGTI16) Google Community
Various EdTech and education blogs on Feedly
Met with team at Sussex Hamilton to discuss coaching evolution and roles at PSD

- Facilitated PSD PD sessions:

Summer 2021 PD:
- Enhancing Instructional Strategies with Technology (x2)
- Makerspace 101 + Maker Studio (x2)
- New Teacher Tech PD
PSD Personalized PD Days
- October 25, 2021 + November 29, 2021: Proficiency Scales
- January 28, 2022: ACMS Data Review + HIIT Planning
- February 21, 2022: Atlas, Assessments, and Actions

2020-2021

ITSE Certified Coach course work (individually during the summer and as a PSD pilot cohort during the 2020-2021 school year)
Extended learning through self-paced online courses in Skill Share and Adobe Creative Suite.
Google Certified Innovator (GEI and GTAMTV14) Google Groups & Community
Certified Trainer (GET) Google Group & Community
Geo Teach institute (CAGTI16) Google Community
Various EdTech and education blogs on Feedly

Facilitated PSD PD sessions:

Summer 2020 PD:
- Authentic and Relevant Assessments (Virtual)
- Blended Learning 2020 (Virtual)
- Canvas 2020 (Hybrid) - 2 sections
- New Teacher Canvas PD (Virtual)
Developed and delivered 6-12 Canvas Expectations
PSD Personalized PD Days
- October 16, 2020: Assessment & Proficiency Scale Development
- November 19, 2020: Making the Most of Canvas in a Pandemic (or Anytime)
- January 25, 2021: SBG Self-Reflection
- March 1, 2021: Atlas Reports PD + Deep Dive
- Canvas: Beyond the Basics for New Teachers 2/11/21

2019-2020 - LOCKDOWN: NO END OF YEAR ARTIFACTS

2018-2019

I continuously update and resources for staff, students, and families on my Tech Coach website.

Facilitated PSD PD sessions:

Summer 2018 PD:
- 2-part Smartphone Photography | Google Photos course for Prime Timers (Pewaukee Rec Department senior citizens)
- 4 sections of Canvas PD (Quizzes, Mastery Paths, Feedback, Discussions, Groupings)
- 2-day Blended Learning Live! (PSD Cohort #1)
- Capture, Edit, and Share Digital Photos and Videos
Meeting Canvas Expectations in year 1 and year 2 of the initiative
Digital Threat Assessment Part 2 for Admin Team
Tech Tools for New Teachers
PSD Personalized PD Days
- October 22, 2018: Canvas Survey and Guided Work in Canvas (PHS + ACMS)
- February - April 2019: Tech Tools for Virtual Learning Days
- April 2019 Educator Effectiveness end of year reflections, self-evaluations, artifacts
Set up digital dashboards (using Google Forms and Sheets with Awesome Tables) for Ponderosa High School in Parker, Colorado
Presentations:

New Teacher Tech Tools

Digital Threat Assessment Dec 2018

Tech Tools for Virtual Learning Days

2019 EE End of Year Checklist

2017-2018

Facilitated PSD PD sessions:

8 sections of Canvas PD
Panel discussion on next steps in Canvas (Mastery Paths, Feedback, Grouping, etc.)
Meeting Canvas Expectations in year 1 and year 2 of the initiative
Educator Effectiveness end of year reflections, self-evaluations, artifacts

Presentations:

Tech for Student Learning Plans/Data Presentation

Digital Threat Assessment

Google Forms - Insight

2018 EE End of Year Checklist

2016-2017

I completely updated my EdTech Coach Google Site with resources for staff, students, and families.

I added subject/department-specific tech tool boxes and digital citizenship resources

PSD PD Days and Conference Presentations:

Google Forms & Add ons ‎(10/20/16 PD)‎

tinyurl.com/thenewsites

Google Drive Tune-up

Classic Google Sites

Tech for IEP/Data Presentation

WAFLT 2015

2015-2016

I maintain a Google Site with resources for staff, students, and families.

The site is updated with new resources as I find them, and evaluated for changes once per semester.

I curate articles, tools, and materials on Pinterest Boards (pinterest.com/melindamlarson) and invite my colleagues to collaborate on the following topics:

Professional Development
Coaching
Why EdTech?
Blooms Taxonomy & Webb's Depth of Knowledge
SAMR Model
Flipping the Classroom
Blended Learning
Personalized Learning
Mobile Learning
Gamification
Infographics
Social Media
Building a Personal Learning Network
Twitter
Blogging
Pinterest
Web 2.0 Tools
QR Codes

Google Apps for Education
- Gmail
- Google Calendar
- Google Drive & Docs
- Google Sheets
- Google Slides
- Google Sites
- Google Classroom
- Google Add-ons
- Google Chrome
- Chrome Extensions
- YouTube
- Google Earth & Maps

Subject-specific boards:
- Art
- Business
- Counseling & Career Planning
- English/Language Arts
- Family/Consumer Science
- Health & Physical Education
- Math
- Music
- Social Studies
- Special Education
- Tech Ed & Engineering
- World Language

Extensive collaboration and sharing resources with my PLN:

Presentation links to my social media accounts
Daily updates on Twitter and Google+
Membership in various Google+ Communities
ISTE & Tech and Learning daily emails
Google Certified Teacher and Google Education Trainer Google Groups
Various EdTech and education blogs on Feedly
Pinterest Boards to curate resources and collaborate with others.
I also shared resources at various state and local conferences

WAFLT 2015:

AP Alternatives: Advanced-Level College Prep Courses in World Languages -- Film, Literature, Current Issues, Business, Blended approach (with Lisa Gerdman)
My work was also the foundation for a presentation by Mukwanago world language teachers

SLATE 2015:

Special Ways to Use QR Codes (with Jill Thomas and Jenny Weber)
EdTech Tools to Support Educator Effectiveness

SLATE 2015: Special Ways to Use QR Codes

EdTech/EE Presentation

WAFLT 2015

WEMTA 2016: Spotlight Speaker

"Inquiring Minds NEED to Know" (Questioning, Researching, Discussing, Creating, and Reflecting:Discover and experiment with technology tools to support all phases of the inquiry process. In this 2-hour session, learn how to facilitate student collaboration while encouraging individualized discovery. Practice using a variety of web tools and learn to use Google's advanced search features and reference tools to teach and comply by fair use and creative commons media guidelines.)

"Let's Mix It Up!" (Blended courses offer personalized learning choices, differentiated instruction, and flexible seat time for students who desire an alternative to more conventional classroom settings. Join in an interactive experience that simulates a blended lesson while providing strategies and technology tools to facilitate instruction, assessment, and communication while maximizing student engagement. Discuss the impact of a blended environment on student learning and examine the process of translating traditional core courses into blended experiences. )
"How can I possibly Add-on more? Extend you productivity with Google Add-ons and Chrome Extensions" (We're all extremely busy and it feels unrealistic to add even more to our already overflowing plates. But Google Add-ons and Chrome Extensions can actually help you save time. Invest sixty minutes to improve your productivity and effectiveness and ultimately save yourself hours of grading, corresponding, organizing, and more.)
"Gmail Intervention" (Is your Gmail inbox out of control? Do you use your inbox as a to-do list? Do you waste time searching for emails that were filed, archived, or deleted? It's time for an intervention! Commit to this 12-step recovery program that will teach you to systematically manage the volume of messages in your Gmail inbox.)
Facilitate "But what do I do with it?" (EdCamp-style session for educators to ask questions about practical application of tools they've learned at WEMTA.)

PSD PD Showcase - April 22, 2016:

Google Add-ons
EE End-of-Year Checklist

WEMTA Add-ons & Extensions

Gmail Intervention

2016 EE End of Year Checklist

2015-2016

2014 - 2015 Website and Pinterest boards (See above)

I created a Google Classroom to share resources and technology ideas with staff at both PHS and ACMS. In October, I shared daily resources from Connected Educator Month and challenged colleagues to engage in a variety of activities to try new tools and communicate with other connected educators.

Connected Educator Month - Pewaukee Challenge

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