This presentation will discuss the K-12 online learning platform. Included in this presentation are descriptions, insight and information on K-12 online learning as well as its advantages and disadvantages for schools, educators, students and parents.  

This workshop was created with a focus on personalized and blended learning using technology.  The workshop offers a progressive approach for educators just starting their personalized and blended learning journey. Breakout sessions start at Blended Learning 101, an introduction to the 4 models of blended learning and how to reach our 21st century learners. This was a collaborative group project.

This screencast and Prezi presentation was designed to highlight the Community of Inquiry.  The framework for the Community of Inquiry is important in the role of the past, present and future of online learning.  The work was completed and researched by John Dewey. The continued research in the early 2000's and now continues to shape 21st century learning. 

This site was designed as a facilitation tool for educators to use different types of facilitation in the classroom, designed by myself and four other educators in the BOLS program.  This guide focuses on specific topics on obstacles and solutions, how to manage projects, assess student success and tools that may enhance learning in the classroom.

Using a Wix website, this guide was designed as a tool for teachers to use with students to help them understand social media and the footprints they leave behind anytime they use the internet.   Teachers can facilitate the guide or use it as an individual project for students to navigate and apply towards online learning.

Using Smore, this flyer was designed for students to understand and recognize the benefits and risks of using social media. Students explore both the positive and negative effects of social media and how netiquette impacts online learning.

The purpose of this video is to inform and educate others about the importance and value of mentors.  Students in an online learning environment are removed from the typical face to face interactions of a brick and mortar school environment.  The video made with Powtoon, describes the benefits to students and the expectations that a mentor can expect in supporting students in this environment.

This video was created as part of the 8th grade Injury and Violence Prevention Unit for Health.  In the video, this is a ride along with a Fairfax County Detective.  We visit and discuss topics related to gangs and violence as well as prevention. 

This google site page was a Digital Breakout EDU at the end of an 8th grade Health unit on Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs. Students used prior knowledge, collaboration and critical thinking skills to "breakout" of Survivor Island. 

Online learning is constantly changing and improving as a result of research and efforts of those in the field.  This professional research essay focused on how teachers impact student success based upon social presence in the classroom.

This Google site was designed as a presentation tool for a recent In-service for Health and Physical Educators in the Fall of 2018. It was the re-introduction of a site that enhances the use of technology in Physical Education.  

Blended learning has been a large part of working in a 1:1 school environment.  It always surprising for individuals to think of Health and P.E. in that realm.   This is a google slide presentation that has been presented at many conferences both with a close colleague and alone as well as for Health and P.E. teacher candidates at George Mason University. 

This is the design document used for a unit designed in Google Sites and using in the Google Classroom LMS.  The content in this unit was for an 8th grade Health unit in Community and Personal Health in the Spring of 2017.

Personal & Community Health Unit implementation based upon design document. 

Alignment table that was created for PBL unit - Franklin Academy.  This unit content is Alcohol, Tobacco & Other Drugs and Injury & Violence Prevention. The content was designed to be delivered as online content, but was also delivered in a blended learning 1:1 environment in Fall 2018.

Completed Google Site for Franklin Academy.  This is a combined unit PBL with a focus on two units.   It was designed have real life experiences and examples for students.