| I do not claim to be an educational rockstar. (Probably a good thing, because I would be trashing hotel rooms and demanding that the administrators take out the green M&Ms from the staff lounge candy bowl.) However, I enjoy sharing my story and my insights on through books, blogs, videos, social media, workshops or keynote presentations. My desire is to engage in an authentic dialogue about meaningful learning for all students. I contribute to the Cooperative Catalyst, TeachPaperless and Stories from AZ blogs and I've written five books, including: Pencil Me In, an allegory for educational technology; Teaching Unmasked, about the impact paradox; Sages and Lunatics, a memoir and critique on factory education; and A Sustainable Start, a realistic look at the first year of teaching. I am currently a sixth-grade ELL teacher in an urban, Title One School. I will be piloting a classroom with a blended one-to-one approach of Chromebooks, Kindle Fires and iPod Touches. Throughout my career, I have worked with students in doing community service, painting murals, and filming documentaries. I continue to pursue these on my journey toward a constructivist, personalized learning experience in my classroom. Upcoming Events: I will be presenting and leading workshops at the iPossibilities iPad Conference in Indiana on June 10, 2012. Upcoming Projects: I am currently working on Face-to-Facebook, a book chronicling forty days of doing Facebook in person as well as Pocket Change, a book redefining digital citizenship from "play nice online" to "ethical citizenship for social change." I've also been working with Luke Neff on the Visual Writing Prompts blog. Look for a full curriculum aligned to the Common Core Standards by the close of the summer. |
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