I will support Kara’s work with the Walkthrough tool and Cathy’s production of the Blended and Personalized Learning Conference. For my work with Kara, I will be helping to find and aggregate resources that support teachers’ professional development in the areas specified by the Walkthrough tool and in working with Cathy, I will contribute to the BPLC website, assist in project management, and collect data on emerging technologies.
What’s your background?
For the past three years, I taught 7th grade English Language Arts and Just Words at a school in the Bay Area for students with language-based learning disabilities, specifically Dyslexia. Our technology coordinator sought out the best emerging technologies for our students, and she ignited my passion for the possibilities presented by Ed Tech. Before working with that school, I taught English and History at public high school that worked within the education-option framework, and had a partnership with the Gilder-Lehrman Institute. While there, I merged traditional educational frameworks with emerging tech to support holistic learning for students from all over Queens.
What are you most looking forward to with this new position?
I am excited to immerse myself in Highlander’s thoughtful, innovative culture, to contribute to the research on and resources available for tech in education, and to learn all that I can from each opportunity.
What’s your self professed super-power?
Using every word available to say what I mean to say, except for the most succinct one.
Any other thoughts you’d like to share?
If you have any questions for me, don’t be afraid to ask!
