Team Meetings:
PSD Learning Coaches meetings
PHS Coaches meetings
ACMS Coaches meetings
PHS BLT meetings
ACMS ILT meetings
PHS ILT meetings
ACMS Science/Social Studies 6th, 7th, and 8th grade PLC meetings
ACMS Elective PLC meetings
World Language -- Focus on providing strategies for learning vocabulary as well as standard-specific preparation
Business, Music, and Family/Consumer Science -- Focus on classroom management
Regular attendance at monthly staff meetings
PSD Admin + Learning Coaches Learning Walks
Extra collaborative activities:
Partnered with Kari Ridolfi and Ryan Demers to host "Friendsgiving" for 2nd graders
Observed and provided feedback to Alyssa Simono's fashion construction and parenting students as they creating learning opportunities for students in 1st (monster project) and 4K (Play-Doh project)
Worked with Jill Thomas' 18-21 Transition students and provided feedback on reverse job fair presentations
Facilitated Summer PD sessions for PSD staff
Provided feedback to Capstone Culinary students (Cesarz + Fruth)
Provided feedback for Insight students:
Elements of Health and Medicine experiments (Coleman + A. Bartz)
Insight Global Business Treasure Trove (Blechacz, Lange, Straub), and Impact (Klemme + Lange)
4sight (Gilmore)
Ideas in Action (Staus)
Managed application process, scoring, and thank you notes for Pewaukee Scholarship Fund
Team Meetings:
PSD Learning Coaches meetings
PHS Coaches meetings
ACMS Coaches meetings
PHS BLT meetings
ACMS ILT meetings
ACMS Science/Social Studies 6th, 7th, and 8th grade PLC meetings
ACMS Elective PLC meetings
World Language -- Focus on Proficiency Scales
Business, Music, and Family/Consumer Science -- Focus on ACMS Instructional Playbook
Regular attendance at monthly staff meetings
PSD Admin + Learning Coaches Learning Walks
PHS SBG Review Team
Extra collaborative activities:
Partnered with Kari Ridolfi and Ryan Demers to host "Friendsgiving" for 2nd graders
Observed and provided feedback to Alyssa Simono's fashion construction and parenting students as they creating learning opportunities for students in 1st (monster project) and 4K (winter Olympic games)
Worked with Jill Thomas' 18-21 Transition students and Shannon's Dusel's 5th grade Special Education students to create "About Me" documents to facilitate transition from Horizon to the middle school
Facilitated Summer PD sessions for PSD staff
Provided feedback for student artists (Olson), Elements of Health and Medicine (Coleman + A. Bartz), and Impact (Klemme + Wersal)
Judged Ideas in Action competitions (Staus)
Managed application process for Pewaukee Scholarship Fund
Observations, practice evaluations using the Danielson Framework, and mock interview with music student teacher
Team Meetings:
PSD Learning Coaches meetings
PHS Coaches meetings
ACMS Coaches meetings
PHS BLT meetings
ACMS ILT meetings
ACMS Science/Social Studies 6th, 7th, and 8th grade PLC meetings
ACMS Elective PLC meetings
World Language -- Focus on Proficiency Scales
Business, Music, and Family/Consumer Science -- Focus on ACMS Instructional Playbook
Regular attendance at monthly staff meetings
Shared Staff meetings
PSD Admin + Learning Coaches Learning Walks
PHS Science Department If You Could Change One Thing book study
PHS SBG Review Team
Extra collaborative activities:
Facilitated Summer PD sessions for PSD staff
Updated and maintained PSD Personalized PD Sign-up and Tracking
Provided feedback for student artists (Olson), Elements of Health and Medicine (Coleman and A. Bartz), and Insight classes (M. Callies, Straub, Upton)
Judged Ideas in Action competitions (Staus)
Managed application process for Pewaukee Scholarship Fund
University Supervisor for student teacher from Concordia University - Chicago
Interview panel: PHS French and Chinese, ACMS Science/Social Studies 6
Team Meetings:
PSD Learning Coaches meetings
PHS Coaches meetings
ACMS Coaches meetings
PHS BLT meetings
ACMS Admin Check-In meetings with grade-level and elective teams
ACMS Science/Social Studies 6th, 7th, and 8th grade PLC meetings
ACMS Elective PLC meetings
World Language -- Focus on Lit Circles
Business, Music, and Family/Consumer Science -- Focus on Feedback
Regular attendance at monthly PHS and ACMS staff meetings
Shared Staff meetings
Co-facilitated The Book of Joy Book Study at PHS
Google Certified Coach Cohort
Extra collaborative activities:
Facilitated Summer PD sessions for PSD staff
Updated and maintained PSD Personalized PD Sign-up and Tracking
Provided feedback for student artists (Olson), Elements of Health and Medicine (Coleman and A. Bartz), and Impact classes (M. Callies and Klemme)
Judged Ideas in Action competitions (Staus)
Participated in interviews for 8th grade science/social studies teachers
Built and maintain a new website for the Pewaukee Scholarship Fund (pewaukeescholarshipfund.org) and manage the application process
Extensive Summer Planning for COVID-19 re-entry
Instructional Re-entry Team
Technology Re-entry Team
Team Meetings:
PSD Learning Coaches meetings
PHS Coaches meetings
ACMS Coaches meetings
PHS BLT meetings
ACMS Admin Check-In meetings with grade-level and elective teams
ACMS Science/Social Studies 6 and 7 PLC meetings
Regular attendance at monthly PHS and ACMS staff meetings
Admin Cabinet/Coaches Book Studies, discussions, and professional development
LAUNCH Cycle Book Study at PHS and ACMS
Google Certified Coach Cohort
Extra collaborative activities:
Worked with Colleen Rooney and Rachel Yurk to complete Digital Citizenship ISTE course and PSD program review
Facilitated Summer PD sessions for PSD staff
Updated and maintained PSD Personalized PD Sign-up and Tracking
Provided PD on Digital Threat Assessment (Stangler & Admin Team)
Provided feedback for Code to Create (Fruth), Entrepreneurship (Fruth), Insight (Coleman and N. Sevens, and Impact classes (M. Callies and Klemme)
Judged Ideas in Action competitions (Staus)
Perhaps even as important as participating in teams and professional communities is the recognition that I should not feel obligated to participate in every team or committee. At the beginning of the year, I chose not to be part of the new DEI group. Although I am committed to growing my social consciousness and putting my learning into action, I have chosen to learn more peripherally via discussion in Admin Cabinet/Coaches meetings and conversations with Paul B., David Z., and Colleen R. as they lead this work.
I served on several PSD Committees and Task Forces
PSD Learning Coaches
PSD Future Ready Task Force
Regular attendance at monthly PHS and ACMS staff meetings
I maintained professional affiliations:
ISTE
SWTCN
Extra collaborative activities:
Facilitated Summer PD sessions for seniors through the Pewaukee Rec Department (Prime Timers)
Faciliated Summer PD sessions for PSD staff
Updated and maintained PSD Personalized PD Sign-up and Tracking
Provided PD on Digital Threat Assessment (Stangler & Admin Team)
Judged Dance Fitness classes' Dancing with the Stars (Mendez) and Business Foundations Apprentice projects - 5 rounds and final interview (Staus)
Chaperoned several field trips (Demers, Frankwick, Hassman, Reuter)
Summer Learning 2019 (Zindler) - planning, production, participation
Voluntary attendance at PHS graduation
I served on several PSD Committees and Task Forces
PSD Learning Coaches
PHS Standards Based Grading Task Force
PHS RtI Team
PSD ACP Team
PSD Future Ready Task Force
Regular attendance at monthly PHS and ACMS staff meetings
I maintained professional affiliations:
ISTE
SWTCN
AATF
Extra collaborative activities:
Facilitated 8 Summer 2017 Canvas PD sessions
Created and maintained PSD Personalized PD Sign-up and Tracking
Maintained AwesomeTables on PSD Personalized PD Website (Bosanec)
Provided PD on Digital Threat Assessment (Stangler & Admin Team)
Co-created Canvas EE courses and documents to replace Teachscape and Google Classroom as an EE reflection/evaluation too.
Created and maintained PHS Resource tool to replace MS Access
Judged Dance Fitness classes' Dancing with the Stars (Mendez) and Business Foundations Apprentice projects - 5 rounds and final interview (Staus)
Judged FBLA regional projects: website development (Blomquist)
Facilitated several sessions on PSD PD days
Before the changes in state laws, reviewed numerous PDPs (both within and outside of the district)
Participated in ACMS book club: Creating Innovators (Tony Wagner)
ATAC Digital Resources for Student Learning Plans (FERPA compliant) presentation (Coburn & Lichte) (September 2018)
Created and maintained 2018 Summer PD Academy Sign-up (Forms, Sheets, Autocrat, Awesome Tables)
Chaperoned several field trips (Demers, Frankwick, Hassman, Reuter)
Summer Reading 2018 - Easy as 1, 2, 3 (Zindler) - planning, production, participation
Voluntary attendance at PHS graduation
In addition to full-time coaching responsibilities,I taught a Blended French 3 course:
modeled techniques for blended instruction
modeled use of standards-based grade book and success skills in Skyward
I served on several PSD Committees and Task Forces:
K-12 Technology Committee
PSD Learning Coaches
PHS Standards Based Grading Task Force
PHS RtI Team
PSD ACP Team
Regular attendance at monthly PHS and ACMS staff meetings
I maintained professional affiliations:
ISTE
SWTCN
WAFLT, AATF
I achieved Adjunct Professor status at Concordia University.
Extra collaborative activities:
Taught a Smartphone Photography course for seniors through the Pewaukee Rec Department/Prime Timers.
Created ACMS Learning Pathways Site (Daul/Pizzo)
Created and maintained PSD Personalized PD Sign-up and Tracking
Created ACMS ELA Workshop Resources Site
Created Google Sites for several teachers and district committees
Consulted on PSD Personalized PD Website (Bosanec & Cady)
Created Google Classrooms and documents to replace Teachscape as an EE reflection/evaluation too.
Created and maintained PHS Resource tool to replace MS Access
Updated and moderated Voices of ACMS blog
Helped HR with Insurance claims videos
Judged Dance Fitness classes' Dancing with the Stars
Created student digital portfolios in several classes:
Transition
Advanced Culinary
Co-op
ACMS Study Skills
Mechatronics
Co-presented at the Central States Conference for Teachers of Foreign Languages - March 2017
Facilitated several sessions on PSD PD days
Reviewed numerous PDPs (both within and outside of the district)
Participated in the ACMS book club
Semester 1: Leadership (Kirtman & Fullan)
Semester 2: The Innovator's Mindset (George Couros)
#READ22 video & pledge form - Pirate Reading Challenge (Zindler)
Board of Education Spotlight on Learning (1/9/17): Braden's IEP
Co-moderated #PSDdischat - "Getting Techie" (1/31/2017)
ATAC IEP-at-a-Glance presentation (Coburn & Lichte) (2/5/2017)
Patriot's Pen video (Pizzo)
2017 PHS Summer Reading (Read Thread) (planning, production, and participation)
Attended Digital Threat Assessment training
Voluntary attendance at PHS graduation
Facilitating Summer 2017 LMS PD sessions
In addition to full-time coaching responsibilities, I taught a Blended French 4/5 course:
modeled techniques for blended instruction
modeled use of standards-based grade book and success skills in Skyward
I served on several PSD Committees and Task Forces:
K-12 Technology Committee
Personalized Learning Task Force
PSD Learning Coaches
PHS Standards Based Grading Task Force
PHS RtI Team
PSD ACP Team
Regular attendance at monthly PHS and ACMS staff meetings
I maintained professional affiliations:
ISTE
SWTCN
WAFLT, AATF
Extra collaborative activities:
Participated in 2016 PSD Strategic Planning
Created Google Sites for several teachers and district committees
Created Google Classrooms and documents to replace Teachscape as an EE reflection/evaluation too.
Created new PHS Resource tool to replace MS Access
Created district RtI Survey dashboard.
Created and moderated Voices of ACMS blog
Judged Dance Fitness classes' Dancing with the Stars
Attended the Société Honoraire de Français induction of new PHS members
Worked with special education students to create videos
Co-presented at the Wisconsin Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages (WAFLT) - November 2015 and SLATE - December 2015.
Reviewed numerous PDPs
Participated in the ACMS book club, Thanks for the Feedback and the PSD The Innovator's Mindset book club/Twitter chat
PHS Summer Reading (planning and participation)
Voluntary attendance at PHS graduation
Personalized Learning meeting with Elmbrook School District (Mike Sereno and Lisa Rettler) - May 2016
Teaching summer courses
Wisconsin Education Innovations/Concordia University
Senior technology courses for Prime Timers (senior courses through Pewaukee Parks and Rec department)
Presentations at state 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
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 Committees and Task Forces:
K-12 Technology Committee
Personalized Learning Task Force
PSD Learning Coaches
PHS Standards Based Grading Task Force
PHS RtI Team
Regular attendance at monthly PHS and ACMS staff meetings
Professional Memberships:
ISTE
SWTCN
WAFLT, AATF
Extra PSD collaborative activities:
Created Google Sites for several teachers and district committees
Created end-of-year Danielson Framework for Teaching self-evaluation forms and employed Doctopus to distribute them to teachers and speech pathologists in all four schools.
Created a system to autofill final teacher evaluation forms at ACMS.
Presentation to culinary class on history and cultural significance of Mardi gras
AP Psychology field trip to Skylight Opera
Med Terms & AP Biology field trip to Marquette University Gross Anatomy Lab
Honors Ancient History field trip to Milwaukee Public Museum
ProStart field trip to French Pastry School in Chicago.
Judge Dance Fitness classes' Dancing with the Stars Competition
Attended the Société Honoraire de Français induction of new PHS members
Continued to provide assistance and feedback to yearbook staff
Worked with special education students to create videos and Spotlight on Learning for the Board of Education
Co-proposed presentations for the Wisconsin Association of Teachers of Foreign Languages (WAFLT) with teachers at PHS and ACMS (to be presented in November 2015)
Reviewed numerous PDPs
Voluntary attendance at PHS graduation