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Everyone once in a while you should Google yourself. You never know what you'll find! I was amused by all the publicity my internship was getting and started saving the pages. I suppose it's like a digital scrapbook.

The Teaching with Technology Trailblazer program launched in May 2017. Teachers in both elementary and secondary schools undergo extensive training to bring their skills to the classroom and train other teachers on their campus on how to integrate technology into their classrooms.

Once trained, Tech Trailblazers are the first to receive a set of Chromebooks and a SMART touch-screen flat panel whiteboard for their classroom. In order to qualify to be a Trailblazer, teachers must first complete training to become Google Classroom Certified in addition to a two-day in-person training session.

This initiative has earned the School District the distinction of having more Google Certified teachers than any school district in the nation.

https://pbcs.ss14.sharpschool.com/news/what_s_new/may_2020/award_for_blazing_trails_in_technology

Archived article.

2014 Nov 21 GPSA Owl Awards - Janna Kepley was named the Graduate and Professional Student Volunteer of the Year Runner Up (2nd place)
2014 May 21 - Arthur R. Marshall Foundation Announces Selection of Six College and Graduate Interns for Intensive 11-Week Summer Program
2014 June 02 SFL Conservation Reports - Marshall Foundation’s 11 Week Summer Intern Program Kicks Off
2014 June 14 GOTownCrier - Marshall Foundation Picks Students For Summer Intern Program
2014 June 26 Florida Weekly - Arthur R. Marshall Foundation interns engage in intense Everglades study
2014 July 10 Florida Weekly - Arthur R. Marshall Foundation introduces summer interns to donors and supporters at PB Catch Reception
2014 Oct issue Her Life Magazine - Marshall Foundation Summer Solstice Celebration

2014 May Commencement Profile, by Sarah Suwak

2014 May 01 Boca Chamber - FAU Celebrates Spring 2014 Commencement

2013 Sep 28 - iLead Student Leadership Conference - Florida Atlantic University.

The iLead conference was a great experience for me. I hoped to collect leadership strategies that I could adapt or use in teaching. Some of the sessions were student-led, and some felt like they were thrown together at the last minute. Some where well developed, funny, and attention grabbing, but held little leadership content, other than "don't ignore anyone in the organization".

For me, the sessions that made it really worth it were the ones led by Ryan Penneau.

Penneau is a "college speaker" and founder of "Take Back College". His small session entailed Commitment, and cleverly caused the listener to draw upon an emotional response connected to a wronged loved one and led you to connect that emotion with commitments. It was very well done, and at that point felt like the only thing at the whole conference worth listening to.

Penneau turned out to be the end-Keynote speaker as well. He spoke again about commitment, but used his inexhaustive energies to model several methods for not only keeping everyone awake, but interested. He instructed us to embrace fear, to step out of the circle of safety, because "growth only occurs in moments of vulnerability". It was really an exciting and motivating experience.

I had the opportunity to speak with him after the conference. He is very approachable and friendly, and it was really a joy to meet him. I look forward to being one of the people that acts on their ideas and desires, instead of tucking them away to be forgotten. I will get something out of everything, and really, be the change I want to see in the world.

I do have one criticism about the conference. I had the option to select a vegetarian lunch when I registered for the conference, some time ago. The non-vegetarian lunch consisted of a large sandwich, bag of chips, and cookies. The "vegetarian lunch" was side salad (containing only spring mix greens) and approximately 3 tablespoons of dressing. That's it. It felt like a serious lack of planning, and I hope they remedy such a glaring oversight in the future.

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