Digital Learning Coaching
Here is a selection of projects I have worked on in collaboration with teachers of all content areas.
Evaluation Evidence
Student Learning Goal
Google Augmented Reality (AR)
On March 26, 2018, 20 science classes of grade 6-8 students participated in the Google Augmented Reality Pioneer Expeditions Pilot Program.
This opportunity complimented the science curriculum; teachers selected AR models to view that matched up with science standards such as viewing mobile plate tectonic models to help students visualize and understand the movement of plates.
Standard 2: Teaching All Students
Hour of Code
During the month of December, facilitated and collaborated with teachers and ITS staff to enable all students grade 6-8 to experience the engaging and motivating programming activities from Hour of Code. Worked in multiple classrooms to lead and support all students coding, and provided options for tiered instruction to accommodate different student abilities.
18DowlingGrant.pdfStandard 2: Teaching All Students
ELL Department Read&Write Training
In March, I gave a presentation to the English Language Learners PreK-12 teachers at their department meeting about using Google Read&Write for teaching all learners. During the meeting, I did a live demo of using Read&Write and then led a discussion for teachers to brainstorm how tools could be used in their classroom. Robyn, the Director of English Learner Education, shared this knowledge with cohorts that she teaches, including families and parents as well as participants in her Sheltered English Immersion (SEI) class.
Standard 3: Family and Community Engagement
Increasing Twitter Accessibility
Worked with grade 7 World Geography teacher to set up a Twitter account on behalf of her grade level team (Endeavor) in order to support every family to participate in learning and supporting the classroom community. With 3 options given for receiving tweets, this new measure enables regular updates on student learning. Written tweets accessible at any time allow for translation and asynchronous parental engagement.
Standard 3: Family and Community Engagement
Gr 8 Mandarin Trip to Taiwan Website
In collaboration with Assistant Principal and Mandarin teacher, created website to share daily photos from field trip to Taiwan. Site was built prior to trip and set up to be autonomous to accommodate for minimal editing during the trip. Students submitted photos through Google Classroom, which fed live into the site so that parents and students in the US could follow along with the trip as it happened. Chaperones added blog entries about daily activities when possible.
Standard 3 + 4: Family + Community Engagement, Professional Culture
All Eyes on Google Sites Workshop
In February, I delivered a PD course offering on building classroom websites using Google Sites. This course drew participants from all levels, including classroom teachers, administrators, and counseling staff. One focus of instruction was suggested strategies to fulfill HW policy of posting HW where parents can access.
email_permission.pdfStandard 4: Professional Culture
Photo Permissions for Digital Pen Pals
In grade 7 Spanish classes, teachers arranged a digital pen pal activity with a middle school in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Student activities included writing letters and creating video and audio messages to share with their peers in South America. In order to adhere to school code of ethics, I collaborated with teachers and the Assistant Principal to learn and apply proper measures to protect student confidentiality in the context of this project.
Standard 4: Professional Culture
Professional Development Offerings
This slideshow shows several of the Professional Development opportunities that I have offered to the staff this year. Some of these were offered to Clarke staff while others were offered to the district via the Office of Curriculum, Instruction, and Professional Learning.