1. What I can add to Chestatee Elem. as an ITS

2.  Part of the original 6 beginner BYOT classrooms
 Led our 5th
grade team to be the first BYOT grade level
 Used as a substitute ITS when the school’s current ITS is out of the
building
 ELA Committee Co-chair
 Started “Biggest Reader” initiative
 Technology Committee Co-Chair
 BYOT Tour
 EngageMe with BYOT with ITS’s in the county
 Helped create Mini-Tech Conference and led a Padlet session in our
building
 Presented at West GA RESA STEM Conference
 Asked to present in September the following day
 Nominated by Mrs. Tennies and asked by Tim Clark to teach a
Professional Learning course this summer - STEAM
 RBM Grant
 Co-wrote and won RBM Grant to support our Project Connect Program
 Mentored first year teachers in 5th
grade ELA with extremely high
meets and exceeds on CRCT
 Led #fcbyot Twitter chat for Chestatee Staff – See an example chat here

3.  Project Based Learning
 5th
grade team used all PBL to teach Social Studies and had large
growth in CRCT Data
 DIAL
 PBL class in which students combined Social Studies, Writing, and
Technology standards to achieve academic success
 Specials
 Worked with Kindergarten through 5th
grade and their use of
technology along with instructional focus
 Teaching Experience
 Co-taught Students with Special Education needs, Horizons Students,
Title and EIP students
 Noted by high level county employees as a
transformational level classroom
 Attended technology conference GAETC two years in a
row to stay current with instructional technology
practices

4.  Home
 I am finishing my 7th
year at Chestatee, so this is home.
 Change
 I have been through 5 ITS’s here at Chestatee. I feel that
as a creature of change, I can combine the strengths of
these and implement what is best for our students.
 Specials
 I have developed relationships in working with
Kindergarten through 5th
grade and their use of
technology along with instructional focus.
 Teaching Experience
 I have taught every type of student that we have here at
Chestatee in some capacity or another.

5.  Google Earth tours of required 5th
grade
geographical locations and their historical
importance
 Project Based Learning and Technology experience
to enhance classroom instruction with a specific
focus on Writing and Social Studies standards
 Jackie Robinson research presentation (2nd
grade)
 “If I was President…” Padlet Activity (Kindergarten)
 Natural Resources Commercials (3rd
grade)
 Mystery Skypes, Virtual Field Trips, Skype Guest
Speakers – all examples of transformational
learning that takes students outside of their
environment