Back in 2013, my family and I moved from Los Angeles to Loomis, CA so I could pursue a job as a TOSA in Instructional Technology. I was thrilled to have access to so many teachers, administrators, and students, and I was hungry to design a position that truly met the rapidly changing needs of classroom instructors. To this end,…
Category: Professional Development
My Educrushes – Connected Life Matters! #CE15 #connectedtl
I’m asked often how I manage to stay connected to other educators on Twitter, Voxer, in regional groups, and face-to-face while also (1) completing my day job, (2) being a mom, (3) being a wife, (4) being me, and (5) keeping a smile on my face. To these people, I dedicate this post because the simple truth is this: being…
A Year in Review – #connectedTL #cuerockstar
When I think back over my professional journey this last year, I am reminded of one of my favorite movie lines compliments of Ferris Bueller: “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around for a while, you could miss it.” To say that my professional life has been moving fast is a gross understatement. Here’s a quick…
Certified Google Educators: How do you become one and what does it mean? #lusded #GoogleEDU
Congratulations to Cinnamon Johnsrud (@cbjohnsrud), Becky Connolly (@bconnolly13), Laurie Balsano (@one4Laurie), and Lori Jenkins (@lorij94)! Now… who’s next?! Almost every day that a teacher steps foot in the classroom, she/he commits to learning. Whether she plans to learn from and with her students, or she finds a gem on Pinterest to spice up their classroom space, or she visits www.lusdeducators.org…
#ServiceLeadership in Four Simple Words
I’m incredibly inspired by the concept of service leadership. Often times when in leadership positions, people lose touch with those they are leading. And what I’ve found to be very meaningful and fulfilling to me is when I stop to put my own agenda to the side and focus on the individuals around me. Let me give you an example.…
20 hours of my life #GTAATX
Walking into the Google Teacher Academy experience, I hadn’t actually sat down to think about my expectations. I spent so much time processing that it was happening that I forgot to think about what I expected out of it. I knew a good number of the attendees through our Voxer group and Google+ community, and I knew that I enjoyed…
What does it mean to be a member of the Google Teacher Academy Cohort – Austin, TX? #GTAATX
There are few moments in our lives as educators that we get to see the benefits of our hard work. Occasionally, a student might write a letter or drop into our classroom a few years after they’ve graduated to tell us that they appreciated “bla, bla, and bla.” Or maybe you’ll run into a parent at the grocery store and hear…