PD Sessions
The following presentations include a variety of professional development training sessions provided at the campus, district, state and national levels.
“It is not about the technology; it’s about sharing knowledge and information, communicating efficiently, building learning communities and creating a culture of professionalism in schools. These are the key responsibilities of all educational leaders”.
– Marion Ginapolis
Project-Based Learning
Year 1 - SETTING THE STAGE. We must focus on building the pedagogical knowledge needed to connect PBL to the content. Professional development should place educators in learning opportunities where effective PBL integration is modeled within the context of the curriculum. My two year plan will include professional development in the following knowledge domains: technology, pedagogy (PBL), and content.
Communication & Design
Flipping & QR Codes
Get Flipped
Google in the Classroom
Techno DI
Going Paperless
The Flipped Classroom**
Oh the Places You Will Go- Google Edition**
Google Tips & Tricks**
The iPod Classroom
ePubs from Start to Finish**
I have an iPad, iPhone, iPod- Now What?
Why do we Wiki?
Get in the TechKnow
Can You Dig it?
GClass BootCamp
It's App-mazing in ELA
Become a YouTube Sensation
App-lify Your Teaching with Technology
App Smashing with GAFE
**State and National Technology PD sessions.
District Level Resources & Training
Digital Resources in Social Studies
Plug in, Play, and Learn - Social Studies
Teach Like a Champion: Student Engagement
Big 6 Research for GT
Making Academic Vocabulary Stick 2.0
Active Learning in the Digital Age
Adventures in Blended Learning
Social Studies Tech Cafe
MS Social Studies Leadership Academy
SE GAFE for the BMC Classroom
#Social_Media @NISD
Connecting the 4Cs Leadership Presentation
Interactive Whiteboards & SAMR
GAFE Safari & SAMR
Engagement Academy Conference
District Technology Initiatives:
Gradespeed: design team for curriculum and campus training / support.
Curriculum Management System: design team for curriculum and campus training / support.
Google Apps for Education: campus training / support
iTeach NISD Teacher iPads: campus training / support, design team for iTeach G2 for New Teachers.
Conference Presentations
CONFERENCE & WORKSHOP EXPERIENCE
ISTE 2021
Now Serving: A Buffet of Learning Experiences
Sending Out an SOS
ASCD 2018-
Impact Cycle Coaching
Oh the Places You'll Go
Plug in, Play, & Learn
Learning Forward Nation Conference 2018
Focusing on Feedback in Digital Formative Assessment
TCEA 2008-2015
Go Hollywood: A 6 hour workshop on producing videos using MovieMaker and Photostory.
It's All Fun & Games: A 3 hour workshop, Game Maker program.
Collaborative Game Design Projects Engage the Hearts and Minds
Budding Broadcasters: News by You (Student Showcase)
Cuban Missile Crisis: A cross-curricular Project
Presidential V-Election: A virtual election
It's a Wiki Wonderland: Using Wikis as a collaborative classroom.
It's All Fun and Games: Incorporating Games in the classroom.
Second Life & Gaming Playground
Google Tips and Tricks Session 110115
Google Can Do More than You Think
Oh the Places You Will Go- Google Edition
ePubs from Start to Finish
I have an iPad, iPod, iPhone- Now What? and Playground
ePubs from Start to Finish
Get Flipped
ISTE 2013
Flipping Out for Technology Showcase
Oh the Places You Will Go- Google Edition
It's News to Me Student Showcase (Student Showcase)
Texas Google Summit 2013
Beyond the Guessing Game - Google Search
Merry Go Round the World - Google Maps
iPad Palooza 2016
Gaffy Taffy- Google Apps for Education (HS Math Collaboration)
Certifications
PBWorks Certified Educator (2009)- A summer workshop hosted online by PBWorks.
Google Educator Academy for Administrators (March 5, 2010) - Only 50 educators from around the world were selected to attend this academy. The certification included two days of workshops focused on Google Apps for Education and implementation at the leadership level. The application process included a video component.
Google for Education Basics (2014)- certification for the GAFE suite.