I'm Presenting At ISTELive 22

   I am excited to share that I will be presenting at the ISTELive 22 Conference in June!

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I will be presenting a session on a great topic for any teacher who has students with access to digital learning devices:

• Level Up Tech Skills With Student Technology Leaders

I am looking forward to sharing some great technology integration resources on a variety of apps and digital tools for teachers and students and a model of how to make technology leadership experiences available to students in the classroom or virtually during distance learning situations.

I hope that you are able to join me!

Schoology Connect MN: Advancing Schoology Usage

I am excited to be presenting in a couple weeks at the upcoming Schoology Connect MN event on August 8.

Come join me for my session on Creating Digitally-Enhanced Book Clubs to learn more about how to use the features of Schoology to extend student and staff book club conversations beyond the classroom walls.

Schoology Blended Learning Leader Program: Day 1

Today was the first day of the Schoology Blended Learning Leader Program cohort in my school district!

Resources:
Blended Learning in Grades 4-12: Leveraging The Power of Technology to Create Student-Centered Classrooms by Catlin Tucker

I'm looking forward to reading this book and learning more about best practices in blended learning and about different models for implementing blended learning in the classroom, and of course, learning more power tips and tricks to designing effective courses in Schoology.

Today we focused on:

• The benefits of blended learning
• Blended learning models
• The ISTE Educator Standards
• Course design in Schoology
• Pages and media albums
• Digital portfolios as a way to reflect and track self-assessment documents
• Digital portfolios as a way to share out resources with others

Presenting At ISTE19

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I received notification today that I have been selected to present 3 sessions for the 2019 ISTE Conference in Philadelphia!

My sessions will be on Personalizing Your Professional Development with the iPad, Telling Your Story With the Amazing Free TouchCast Classroom Studio, and Creating Digitally Enhanced Book Clubs with Schoology.

I'm looking forward to connecting with other educators at ISTE next summer and sharing tips, tricks, resources, and information about these topics. I hope some of you can join me at this great edtech event.

Schoology ConnectMN: Connecting With Other Ambassadors

One of the great things about Schoology events is the time that is built into the event to network and engage with others. During the ConnectMN event, I was able to catch up with some fellow Schoology Ambassadors and Bridget Heaton from Schoology.

A few of our Schoology Ambassadors enjoying the day at #SchoologyConnectMN 🧠#SchoologyAMB @TeachingMD @irvspanish @bruggsb @TurnbullChris pic.twitter.com/fN3eZEZebT

— Schoology (@Schoology) August 9, 2018

We had an amazing group of Schoology Ambassadors helping to inspire and lead today’s #SchoologyCONNECTMN! Thank you so much, @bruggsb @irvspanish @TeachingMD @TurnbullChris! #SchoologyAMB pic.twitter.com/gJi6bDTtQi

— Bridget Heaton (@BridgetHeaton) August 9, 2018

Schoology NEXT 2018: Connecting With Ambassadors

One of the great things about Schoology NEXT is the time that was built into the event to network and engage with other ambassadors. During NEXT, I was able to meet a whole crew of Schoology Ambassadors and Bridget Heaton from Schoology.

Schoology Ambassadors! Class of 2017-2018. Thank you for all your hard work @BridgetHeaton and Sarah! #SchoologyNEXT #SchoologyAMB pic.twitter.com/Yc7IDOFJp8

— Nancy Rivas, M.Ed. (@MsRivasPUSD) July 17, 2018

While learning and growing in my position, I am very grateful for these #SchoologyAMB group! Always willing to share a resource, provide assistance, and cheer someone on. I cant sing y’alls praises enough! Thank you all! #SchoologyNEXT pic.twitter.com/0XE4uFTqvA

— Dani Patterson, M.Ed (@MrsDPatt) July 18, 2018

When you discover three #SchoologyAMB are on the same flight returning home. #schoologyNEXT @irvspanish @TurnbullChris pic.twitter.com/weJz36S025

— Tina Nording (@TNording) July 18, 2018

Schoology NEXT 2017 - Technology Implementation and Change Management Presentation

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Today I had the honor of presenting with colleagues from my district on Technology Integration and Change Management at the Schoology NEXT 2017 Conference in Chicago.

For many teachers, it is a Big Change to move from traditional classroom design to one where technology like Schoology supports personalization. This session will use the example of a large urban school district to explore successful ways to support teachers and school communities through the change process. Participants will review an implementation of their own, considering project management, vision, communication, needs identification/addressing, and review/reworking as means to build trust and ease the transition.

Objectives: 
1. An understanding of the pattern to the way people react to change
2. A planning tool to use in analyzing a change underway in their organization
3. Examples of how an urban school district is managing change
4. Ideas for how to manage change in their organization

Resources
Slides:

Change Management: Professional Development and Process

iPad Workflow - Schoology Media Albums

The Media Album feature in Schoology is a great workflow tool for collecting student work on the iPad and sharing it with classmates. Media albums are simple to create and allow students to view each others work instantly.

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Resources
Apps:
Schoology
Schoology iOS App