February, while a short one, was a very busy month! The first week, Lindsay attended Apple Academy training in Cupertino, California. There was so much to bring back from this training! We knew that we’d want to use as much as we could during institute day. So in the days following we started putting together a presentation based on formative assessment that would...
Check out our Storify here. January #135EdChat January kicked off with a record breaking Twitter chat in #osd135 focusing on Flexible Learning Spaces. We are thrilled about the momentum this Twitter chat having within #osd135 and throughout the Twitter world. This month we had over 85 participants~53 #osd135 participants and 32 participants from all over the world. Our school with the most participants was...
December brought us many gifts: collaboration with other districts, creativity with students, redefining our role, reflecting on our practice and much more. #135EdChat District 135 hosted and participated in our very first Twitter Chat on innovation. This was an incredibly BIG step for us and we so appreciate everyone who participated. We had 53 participants, 261 tweets, 40 re-tweets and representatives from all...
This November, Lindsay and I made a goal that we would tweet everyday to share our story with our followers and you! Our story includes new various opportunities in classrooms, Jr. High team meetings, staff meetings and K-5 peer coachings. Check it out here on Storify~A November Through the Eyes of the D135 Instructional Technology Coaches Our November kickoff with our monthly junior...
Creating a Coaching Network October was an exciting month for us! Over the summer we met with some coaches from neighboring districts to discuss the idea of starting a network for instructional coaches. We weren't sure if there would be interest or if other coaches would have time. Then we remembered.... ...and we just went for it! We sent out a few feelers...
