Classroom Bridges, a website for teachers to find other classrooms all over the world with whom to connect their students, was my Google Innovator vision idea. It has been amazing to watch that vision come […]
I’m so excited to finally attend one of the GAFE Summits put on by the amazing EdTechTeam in Franklin, IN on April 8-9, 2017 (I’ve been unable to attend the past two years it’s been […]
Citizenship. Digital Citizenship. Global Economy. Globally Minded. Empathy. Creative Problem Solvers. Bringing real-world issues into the classroom. These are all big topics being discussed and addressed in education, now more than ever. And rightfully so. […]
I’ve attended Ohio’s Educational Technology Conference (OETC) the past couple of years. This year I made it a goal to apply to present. I’m thrilled that I was accepted to do a workshop and a […]
Whenever I’m talking to teachers about the importance of global connections for our students, I often have elementary and primary teachers assume that they couldn’t do these types of activities with their students because of […]
Last February, I was accepted and attended the Google Innovator Academy in Mountain View, CA. It was the three most inspiring and eye opening days of my career so far. As part of the application […]
This week is Global Leadership Week, with many free events happening all week! Global Leadership Week is described on their website as a, “weeklong convening of virtual and face to face events designed to celebrate […]
It’s been almost one month since I launched Classroom Bridges, my Google Innovator project. It has been going great! There are already 63 teachers from 14 countries on four different continents signed up to start connecting […]
So… I did it! I created the first version of what started as my vision for the Google Certified Innovator application. I definitely don’t think it’s perfect, but we were encouraged to get our prototype out […]