Professional Presentations, Certifications, Awards, and Affiliations
Professional Presentations
ICE 2019 (Illinois Computing Educators) 2019
Everyone Can Code: Inspiring Young Learners with Computer Science - Learn to use the Everyone Can Code curriculum from Apple to introduce coding to your K-5 students. Learn to complete challenges, program simple apps, and code robotics like Sphero and Dash. Presentation will include show how to access and use the Everyone Can Code curriculum and a hands-on component with Tynker and Swift Playgrounds.
Everyone Can Code: Inspiring Young Learners with Computer Science - Learn to use the Everyone Can Code curriculum from Apple to introduce coding to your K-5 students. Learn to complete challenges, program simple apps, and code robotics like Sphero and Dash. Presentation will include show how to access and use the Everyone Can Code curriculum and a hands-on component with Tynker and Swift Playgrounds.
Learning Technology Center of Illinois Webinar Series (Ilinois State Board of Education) 2018
Coding in the Classroom
Thinking about teaching coding in the classroom? This session will cover the hows and whys, share creative, authentic examples of coding across the curriculum, and provide resources to get started with coding in the K-12 classroom.
Coding in the Classroom
Thinking about teaching coding in the classroom? This session will cover the hows and whys, share creative, authentic examples of coding across the curriculum, and provide resources to get started with coding in the K-12 classroom.
Apple Teacher and Everyone Can Create Roll-out (Apple Latin America Webex) 2018
Cultivating a Culture of Collaboration and Creativity in the Classroom - This live, online presentation was organized by Apple to introduce their Apple Teacher and Everyone Can Create initiatives for teachers and administrators. I shared my book, Cultivating a Culture of Collaboration and Creativity in the Classroom to highlight how I implement creativity with my own students.
Cultivating a Culture of Collaboration and Creativity in the Classroom - This live, online presentation was organized by Apple to introduce their Apple Teacher and Everyone Can Create initiatives for teachers and administrators. I shared my book, Cultivating a Culture of Collaboration and Creativity in the Classroom to highlight how I implement creativity with my own students.
SAMRi Teacher Camp 2018
Cultivate Critical Thinkers with Code - In this hands-on session, an Apple Distinguished Educator will demonstrate why coding is essential for students to thrive in a future driven by technology. You will experience how she teaches coding and incorporates these concepts into core subject areas to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving.
Bring Student Voice to Life with Books on iPad - In this hands-on session, an Apple Distinguished Educator will share how students from primary grades can use new features in Pages on iPad to express themselves through writing, drawing and more. From memoirs to reports, student voice and ideas come to life through the creative process of authoring a book.
Apple Distinguished Educators Global Institute 2018
Enhancing Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Through the Everyone Can Code Curriculum - In this hands-on session, Apple Distinguished Educators demonstrate why coding is essential for students to thrive in a future driven by technology. You will experience how they teach coding and incorporate these concepts into core subject areas to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving. (Co-presenters: Brian Timm, Mike Yakubovsky)
ISTE 2018 (International Society of Technology in Education)
Cultivate Critical Thinkers with Code (Apple) - In this hands-on session, Apple Distinguished Educators demonstrate why coding is essential for students to thrive in a future driven by technology. You will experience how they teach coding and incorporate these concepts into core subject areas to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving. (Co-presenters: Brian Timm, Mike Yakubovsky)
iEngage Midwest 2018
Classroom or Start-up? Turn Your Classroom into a Design-thinking Hub! Innovative classrooms are like tech start-ups: students brainstorm, develop, test, & market ideas for solutions to problems. Learn how to use technology to incorporate student inquiry, voice & choice, and project-based learning to facilitate a design-thinking based environment; encouraging creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking in your elementary classroom.
ICE 2018 (Illinois Computing Educators)
Everyone Can Code: Inspiring Young Learners with Computer Science - Learn to use the Everyone Can Code curriculum from Apple to introduce coding to your K-5 students. Learn to complete challenges, program simple apps, and code robotics like Sphero and Dash. Presentation will include show how to access and use the Everyone Can Code curriculum and a hands-on component with Tynker and Swift Playgrounds.
Classroom or Start-up? Turn Your Classroom into a Design-thinking Hub! Innovative classrooms are like tech start-ups: students brainstorm, develop, test, & market ideas for solutions to problems. Learn how to use technology to incorporate student inquiry, voice & choice, and project-based learning to facilitate a design-thinking based environment; encouraging creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking in your elementary classroom.
NICE MiniCon 2018
Intro to Coding with Swift Playgrounds - Learn to use Swift Playgrounds and the Everyone Can Code curriculum from Apple to introduce coding to your students. Learn to complete challenges, program simple apps, and code robotics like Sphero and Dash. Presentation will include some tips about accessing and using Everyone Can Code curriculum and a hands-on component with Swift Playgrounds, Sphero, Dash, and Little Bits Droid. Please bring your iPad with Swift Playgrounds installed.
Voice and Choice: Inspiring a Classroom of Creativity and Collaboration with GAFE- Using G Suite Apps for Education, this session will demonstrate ways to discover students’ passions and facilitate authentic learning opportunities for collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity.
D70 i3 Conference 2017
Everyone Can Code: Get Your Classroom Started with Swift Playgrounds - Are you interested in learning how to incorporate coding into the curriculum? See how to use codeACADEMY, Tynker and Swift Playgrounds to introduce coding to your students. Learn to complete challenges, program simple apps, and code robotics like Sphero and Dash. Presentation will include some tips about accessing and using Everyone Can Code curriculum and a hands-on component with Swift Playgrounds, Sphero, Dash, and Little Bits Droid. Please bring your iPad with Swift Playgrounds installed.
Voice and Choice: Creation and Collaboration with GAFE - Using G Suite Apps for Education, this session will demonstrate ways to discover students’ passions and facilitate authentic learning opportunities for collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity.
SAMRi Teacher Camp 2017
Voice and Choice: Establishing a Culture of Creation and Innovation with Tech - Using GAFE and Apple apps for iPad like Keynote, Clips, Apple Podcasts, and Garage Band, this session will demonstrate ways to discover students’ passions and facilitate authentic learning opportunities for collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity.
iEngage Berwyn 2017
Voice and Choice: Establishing a Culture of Creation and Innovation - Struggling to allow voice and choice and meet the CCSS at the same time? Discover your students' passions and facilitate authentic learning opportunities for collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. (Co-presenter: Annmarie Clasky)
Cultivate Critical Thinkers with Code - In this hands-on session, an Apple Distinguished Educator will demonstrate why coding is essential for students to thrive in a future driven by technology. You will experience how she teaches coding and incorporates these concepts into core subject areas to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving.
Bring Student Voice to Life with Books on iPad - In this hands-on session, an Apple Distinguished Educator will share how students from primary grades can use new features in Pages on iPad to express themselves through writing, drawing and more. From memoirs to reports, student voice and ideas come to life through the creative process of authoring a book.
Apple Distinguished Educators Global Institute 2018
Enhancing Critical Thinking and Problem-Solving Through the Everyone Can Code Curriculum - In this hands-on session, Apple Distinguished Educators demonstrate why coding is essential for students to thrive in a future driven by technology. You will experience how they teach coding and incorporate these concepts into core subject areas to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving. (Co-presenters: Brian Timm, Mike Yakubovsky)
ISTE 2018 (International Society of Technology in Education)
Cultivate Critical Thinkers with Code (Apple) - In this hands-on session, Apple Distinguished Educators demonstrate why coding is essential for students to thrive in a future driven by technology. You will experience how they teach coding and incorporate these concepts into core subject areas to enhance critical thinking and problem-solving. (Co-presenters: Brian Timm, Mike Yakubovsky)
iEngage Midwest 2018
Classroom or Start-up? Turn Your Classroom into a Design-thinking Hub! Innovative classrooms are like tech start-ups: students brainstorm, develop, test, & market ideas for solutions to problems. Learn how to use technology to incorporate student inquiry, voice & choice, and project-based learning to facilitate a design-thinking based environment; encouraging creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking in your elementary classroom.
ICE 2018 (Illinois Computing Educators)
Everyone Can Code: Inspiring Young Learners with Computer Science - Learn to use the Everyone Can Code curriculum from Apple to introduce coding to your K-5 students. Learn to complete challenges, program simple apps, and code robotics like Sphero and Dash. Presentation will include show how to access and use the Everyone Can Code curriculum and a hands-on component with Tynker and Swift Playgrounds.
Classroom or Start-up? Turn Your Classroom into a Design-thinking Hub! Innovative classrooms are like tech start-ups: students brainstorm, develop, test, & market ideas for solutions to problems. Learn how to use technology to incorporate student inquiry, voice & choice, and project-based learning to facilitate a design-thinking based environment; encouraging creativity, collaboration, communication, and critical thinking in your elementary classroom.
NICE MiniCon 2018
Intro to Coding with Swift Playgrounds - Learn to use Swift Playgrounds and the Everyone Can Code curriculum from Apple to introduce coding to your students. Learn to complete challenges, program simple apps, and code robotics like Sphero and Dash. Presentation will include some tips about accessing and using Everyone Can Code curriculum and a hands-on component with Swift Playgrounds, Sphero, Dash, and Little Bits Droid. Please bring your iPad with Swift Playgrounds installed.
Voice and Choice: Inspiring a Classroom of Creativity and Collaboration with GAFE- Using G Suite Apps for Education, this session will demonstrate ways to discover students’ passions and facilitate authentic learning opportunities for collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity.
D70 i3 Conference 2017
Everyone Can Code: Get Your Classroom Started with Swift Playgrounds - Are you interested in learning how to incorporate coding into the curriculum? See how to use codeACADEMY, Tynker and Swift Playgrounds to introduce coding to your students. Learn to complete challenges, program simple apps, and code robotics like Sphero and Dash. Presentation will include some tips about accessing and using Everyone Can Code curriculum and a hands-on component with Swift Playgrounds, Sphero, Dash, and Little Bits Droid. Please bring your iPad with Swift Playgrounds installed.
Voice and Choice: Creation and Collaboration with GAFE - Using G Suite Apps for Education, this session will demonstrate ways to discover students’ passions and facilitate authentic learning opportunities for collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity.
SAMRi Teacher Camp 2017
Voice and Choice: Establishing a Culture of Creation and Innovation with Tech - Using GAFE and Apple apps for iPad like Keynote, Clips, Apple Podcasts, and Garage Band, this session will demonstrate ways to discover students’ passions and facilitate authentic learning opportunities for collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity.
iEngage Berwyn 2017
Voice and Choice: Establishing a Culture of Creation and Innovation - Struggling to allow voice and choice and meet the CCSS at the same time? Discover your students' passions and facilitate authentic learning opportunities for collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity. (Co-presenter: Annmarie Clasky)
Professional Training Events
Online Professional Training: Google G Suite for Education
Google Educator Level 1 Training: I developed an 8-week online training program for colleagues in my school district.
Google Educator Level 1 Training: I developed an 8-week online training program for colleagues in my school district.
Certifications
I am an Apple Distinguished Educator, Class of 2017.
I am a Google for Education Certified Trainer.
I am an Apple Teacher.
Affliliations and memberships
Illinois Computing Educators (ICE); member
International Society of Technology Educators (ISTE); member
International Society of Technology Educators (ISTE); member