The instruction that I provide teachers directly supports both the PSD Strategic Plan's Technology strand and the district's and state's Educator Effectiveness and evaluation model. 

• INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICES

  • Maintained Tech Coach Website

  • PHS Weekly Bulletin "Learning the Ropes" feature each week

  • ACMS + PHS Instructional Leadership Teams

• EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS

  • Year 2 Teacher PLP meetings and formal coaching cycles

  • creating assessments and rubrics

  • gathering and analyzing data

  • classroom observations and feedback

• CURRICULUM RENEWAL SUPPORT

  • 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

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• 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

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

The instruction that I provide teachers directly supports both the PSD Strategic Plan's Technology strand and the district's and state's Educator Effectiveness and evaluation model. 

• INSTRUCTIONAL BEST PRACTICES

  • Maintained Tech Coach Website

  • PHS Weekly Bulletin "Learning the Ropes" feature each week

  • ACMS Instructional Leadership Team

• EDUCATOR EFFECTIVENESS

  • Year 2 Teacher PLP meetings and formal coaching cycles

  • identifying high-leverage artifacts

  • creating assessments and rubrics

  • gathering and analyzing data

  • self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts 

  • classroom observations and feedback

  • observations, feedback, and mock interview of music department student teacher

• PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• 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. 

The instruction that I provide teachers directly supports both the PSD Strategic Plan's Technology strand and the district's and state's Educator Effectiveness and evaluation model. 

• Technology | Instructional Best Practices

  • Maintained Tech Coach Website

  • PHS Weekly Bulletin "Learning the Ropes" feature each week

  • ACMS Instructional Leadership Team

  • Educator Effectiveness At both PHS and ACMS, I assisted teachers with:

  • Year 2 Teacher Formal Coaching Cycles 

  • identifying high-leverage artifacts

  • creating assessments and rubrics

  • gathering and analyzing data

  • self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts 

  • classroom observations and feedback

The instruction that I provide teachers directly supports both the PSD Strategic Plan's Technology strand and the district's and state's Educator Effectiveness and evaluation model. 

• Technology | Digital Citizenship

  • ISTE Digital Citizenship in Action Course

  • PSD Digital Citizenship Program Review

  • Redesigned and Maintained Tech Coach Website

  • Disciplinary Literacy

  • Organized classroom library spreadsheets for ACMS and PHS

  • Facilitated Lit Circle PD for ACMS World Language teachers

• Alt Ed Program at PHS

  • Portfolio Template

  • Project Template

  • Proficiency Scales

  • Intake Document

  • Graphics (logos, handbook cover, etc.)

  • Educator Effectiveness

    • At PHS

      • Attended goal-setting in fall and midyear meetings to support teacher's PLPs

    • At both PHS and ACMS, I assisted teachers with:

      • identifying high-leverage artifacts

      • creating assessments and rubrics

      • gathering and analyzing data

      • self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts 

      • classroom observations and feedback

The instruction that I provide teachers directly supports both the PSD Strategic Plan's Technology strand and the district's and state's Educator Effectiveness and evaluation model. 

• Strategic Plan - Strategy Area: Technology

  • Overarching Goal: Pewaukee School District will provide classroom environments where students engage in collaborative, inquiry-based learning, facilitated by educators who are able to use technology to transform knowledge and skills into solutions, new information, and products.

  • Three Year Strategic Goal: By 2021, 100% of classrooms will further embed the PSD Personalized Learning Guideline of digitally rich/tech-infused practices through the effective implementation of Canvas Learning Management System to empower learners at all levels and enhance institutional visibility of student learning for all stakeholders.

  • Year One Tactical Plan Objective(s): Develop a pathway for a year of growth in Canvas for all stakeholders to support instructional practices while providing rich experiences for students and a transparent learning environment to parents.

    • Key Actions:

      • Development of  yearly expectations for staff use of Canvas (revised for 2021-2022)

      • Learning Coaches development of year-long PD series/sessions (summer PD sessions as well as sessions offered on PD days)

        • Summer PD: Canvas 2020 (Hybrid - offered twice), Canvas instruction for new teachers

        • PD Days: Making the Most of Canvas in a Pandemic (or Anytime) 

        • New Teacher Learning Session: Canvas: Beyond the Basics for New Teachers 2/11/21

      • Canvas Parent Connect 2.0 Accounts and Connections (connected parents during PHS orientation and helped teachers create pairing codes for their students at ACMS)

      • ACMS Parents Canvas + Skyward Info Session (virtual)

    • Blended Learning Summer PD

    • Continued to maintain and update PSD Professional Development Google Site 

    • Next Steps: Explore the use of Canvas for SBG feedback.

  • Strategic Plan - Strategy Area: Teaching and Learning

    • Standards Based Grading 

      • Continued to help teachers create standards-based proficiency scales

      • Continued to update teachers on use of SBG grade book in Skyward

      • Facilitated an SBG reboot and teacher self audit

    • Disciplinary Literacy

      • Collaborated and supported District Literacy Coach and Reading Interventionist to create materials and provide digital options to literacy skills.

      • Created graphics for E/LA curriculum revision

      • Created tools for E/LA classroom library DEI audits at ACMS + PHS

  • Educator Effectiveness

    • At PHS

      • Attended goal-setting in fall and midyear meetings to support teacher's PLPs

    • At both PHS and ACMS, I assisted teachers with:

      • identifying high-leverage artifacts

      • creating assessments and rubrics

      • gathering and analyzing data

      • self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts 

      • classroom observations and feedback

    • Worked with Dave Zindler, fellow Learning Coach to comprehensively reviewed the current EE tools and ongoing District initiatives and offer suggestions for revisions to documents and processes that include:

      • Clarity

      • Consistency

      • Phases of Learning 

      • Strength-based language

(presented to Colin Jacobs, HR Director and Danielle Bosanec, Chief Academic Officer on April 27, 2021)

The instruction that I provide teachers directly supports both the PSD Strategic Plan's Technology strand and the district's and state's Educator Effectiveness and evaluation model. 

• 2018-2019 Strategic Plan - Strategy Area: Technology

  • Overarching Goal: Pewaukee School District will provide classroom environments where students engage in collaborative, inquiry-based learning, facilitated by educators who are able to use technology to transform knowledge and skills into solutions, new information, and products.

  • Three Year Strategic Goal: By 2021, 100% of classrooms will further embed the PSD Personalized Learning Guideline of digitally rich/tech-infused practices through the effective implementation of Canvas Learning Management System to empower learners at all levels and enhance institutional visibility of student learning for all stakeholders.

  • Year One Tactical Plan Objective(s): Develop a pathway for a year of growth in Canvas for all stakeholders to support instructional practices while providing rich experiences for students and a transparent learning environment to parents.

    • Key Actions:

      • Development of  yearly expectations for staff use of Canvas (revising for 2019-2020)

      • Learning Coaches development of year-long PD series/sessions (summer PD sessions as well as sessions offered on PD days)

      • Canvas Parent Connect 2.0 Accounts and Connections (connected parents during PHS orientation and helped teachers create pairing codes for their students at ACMS)

    • Summer 2018 PD:

      • 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. Reviewing and updating Canvas expectations for 2019-2020

    • Canvas and Blended Learning cohort sessions on PSD Personalized PD Days

    • Continued to maintain and rebranded/updated PSD Professional Development Google Site 

    • Next Steps: Develop a Canvas PD course for new teachers and one for veteran teachers to model best practices in Canvas and provide additional professional development.

  • 2018-2019 Strategic Plan - Strategy Area: Teaching and Learning

    • Future Ready Task Force - brainstorming and planning

    • Standards Based Grading 

      • Continued to help teachers create standards-based proficiency scales

      • Continued to update teachers on use of SBG grade book in Skyward

    • Disciplinary Literacy

      • Collaborated and supported District Literacy Coach to create materials and provide digital options to literacy skills

  • EE Implementation/Effectiveness Coaching

  • Helped update EE Canvas courses and provide assistance as educators and evaluators navigate the site.

  • At both PHS and ACMS, I assisted teachers with:

    • writing PLPs 

    • identifying high-leverage artifacts

    • creating assessments and rubrics

    • gathering and analyzing data

    • self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts 

    • classroom observations and feedback

The instruction that I provide teachers directly supports both the PSD Strategic Plan's Technology strand and the district's and state's Educator Effectiveness and evaluation model. 

• Personalized PD to support the PSD Guiding principles:

  • • • 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

• • EE Implementation/Effectiveness Coaching

    • Helped create and maintain Canvas EE courses and forms, as well as train teachers and Admin how to submit assignments and provide feedback as both teachers and students.

    • At both PHS and ACMS, I assisted teachers with:

      • writing PLPs (often with a technology focus)

      • identifying high-leverage artifacts

      • creating assessments and rubrics

      • gathering and analyzing data

      • self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts (particularly for Domains 1 & 4)

      • classroom observations/feedback Year 1 teachers (intentional coaching)

      • review of PDPs prior to licensure changes

  • Mentoring

    • I mentored three teachers this year -- two who are new to the profession. I observed, provided feedback, analyzed student work, supported goals setting and data collection, and helped with a variety of operational tasks.

  • Standards Based Grading 

    • Served on PHS SBG Review Team

    • Helped PHS teachers create standards-based proficiency scales

    • Continued to update teachers on use of SBG grade book in Skyward

    • Trained teachers to use Skyward as SBG grading tool both with screencasts (Intro to SBG grade book, Success Skills) and personalized coaching and conversations

  • Disciplinary Literacy

    • Collaborated and supported District Literacy Coach to create materials and provide digital options to literacy skills

  • Continued to maintain and update PSD Professional Development Google Site 

  • Developed a Google-based system for teachers to sign-up for Personalized Professional Development

    • By using Google Forms, Google Sheets with =addif functions and conditional formatting, Google Sites, and AwesomeTables, we were able to replace the expensive My Learning Plan tool, while maintaining functionality and ease of both teacher and admin use.

  • Designed and maintained Digital Dashboards to gather and sort data:

    • PSD Personalized Professional Development Tracker

    • PSD Personalized Professional Development Archived Resources

    • ACMS RtI

    • ACMS and PHS Discipline Referrals

    • District RtI Survey

    • PHS Resource

The instruction that I provide teachers directly supports both the PSD Strategic Plan's Technology strand and the district's and state's Educator Effectiveness and evaluation model. 

• Directly supported the technology component of PSD Strategic Plan: 

  • Key focus is to research & update comprehensive K-12 Digital Literacy curriculum 

  • EdTech Learning Coaches will support job-embedded professional learning opportunities for teaching staff, that focus on supporting authentic application of classroom technology 

  • Expand learning opportunities for parents on the current technology practices in the District

• EE Implementation/Effectiveness Coaching

  • Created Google Classroom Tool and forms to replace Teachscape at PSD.

  • At both PHS and ACMS, I assisted teachers with:

    • writing SLOs and PPGS (often with a technology focus)

    • creating assessments and rubrics

    • gathering and analyzing data

    • self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts (particularly for Domains 1 & 4)

    • navigating the new Google Classroom tool

    • review of PDPs

• Standards Based Grading 

  • Collaboration with PHS administrators and Effectiveness coaches to finalize Pewaukee High School Grading Guidelines

  • Helped PHS teachers create standards-based proficiency scales

  • Helped develop SBG grade book in Skyward

  • Trained teachers to use Skyward as SBG grading tool both with screencasts (Intro to SBG grade book, Success Skills) and personalized coaching and conversations

  • PSD Assessment Training (all Learning Coaches and Administrators)

• Disciplinary Literacy

  • Collaborated and supported District Literacy Coach to create materials and provide digital options to literacy skills:

    • Department disciplinary literacy bookmarks

    • PHS Reading Challenge video and data collection

    • Summer reading program book offerings, registration, and order form.

The instruction that I provide teachers directly supports both the PSD Strategic Plan's Technology strand and the district's and state's Educator Effectiveness and evaluation model. 

• Directly supported the technology component of PSD Strategic Plan: 

  • Key focus is to research & update comprehensive K-12 Digital Literacy curriculum 

  • EdTech Learning Coaches will support job-embedded professional learning opportunities for teaching staff, that focus on supporting authentic application of classroom technology 

  • Expand learning opportunities for parents on the current technology practices in the District

• EE Implementation/Effectiveness Coaching

  • Created Google Classroom Tool and forms to replace Teachscape at PSD.

  • At both PHS and ACMS, I assisted teachers with:

    • writing SLOs and PPGS (often with a technology focus)

    • creating assessments and rubrics

    • gathering and analyzing data

    • self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts (particularly for Domains 1 & 4)

    • navigating the new Google Classroom tool

    • review of PDPs

• Personalized Learning Task Force

  • Contributed to PSD PL Taskforce Google+ Community

  • Worked with teachers to use SAMR and Trudacot models to create innovative lessons

    • PSD SAMRai project

• Standards Based Grading 

  • Collaboration with PHS administrators and Effectiveness coaches to finalize Pewaukee High School Grading Guidelines

  • Helped PHS teachers create standards-based proficiency scales

  • Helped develop SBG grade book in Skyward

  • Trained teachers to use Skyward as SBG grading tool both with screencasts (Intro to SBG grade book, Success Skills) and personalized coaching and conversations

  • PSD Assessment Training (all Learning Coaches and Administrators)

• Disciplinary Literacy

  • Collaborated and supported District Literacy Coach to create materials and provide digital options to literacy skills:

    • Department disciplinary literacy bookmarks

    • PHS Reading Challenge video and data collection

    • Summer reading program video, book offerings, registration, and order form.

The instruction that I provide teachers directly supports both the PSD Strategic Plan's Technology strand and the district's and state's Educator Effectiveness and evaluation model. 

• Technology component of PSD Strategic Plan: 

  • Key focus is to research & update comprehensive K-12 Digital Citizenship curriculum 

  • EdTech Learning Coaches will support job-embedded professional learning opportunities for teaching staff, that focus on supporting authentic application of classroom technology 

  • Expand learning opportunities for parents on the current technology practices in the District 

• EE Implementation/Effectiveness Coaching

  • At PHS, I assisted teachers with:

    • writing SLOs and PPGS (often with a technology focus)

    • creating assessments and rubrics

    • gathering and analyzing data

    • self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts (particularly for Domains 1 & 4)

    • navigating Teachscape

    • review of PDPs

  • At ACMS, I assisted teachers with:

    • personalizing EE Portfolios

    • self-assessing and identifying high-leverage artifacts (particularly for Domains 1 & 4)

    • navigating Teachscape