ICT Curriculum: At a Glance

This document presents a brief and broad overview of both the research base and the Scope & Sequence.

ICT Curriculum: Research Base

This document presents a meticulous research rationale for including certain learning targets, learning materials, and teaching methods within three domains of ICT instruction in grades Kindergarten through 9.

ICT Curriculum: Scope & Sequence

Resulting from the research base, this scope and sequence was designed to progress students through an increasingly rigorous program of ICT study.

Instructional Design Samples

This collection of artifacts exemplifies each step in the Dick and Carey model of instructional design.

Strategic Vision

This document represents the culmination of a collaborative effort to develop vision, mission, and belief statements for the school community. I provided leadership on the wording of each item.

Collaborative Learning

In the 2018-2019 school year, I mentored a student interested in the IT field, and together we studied for and obtained the CompTIA ITF+ certification.

Technology Operations Manual

This 80-page document was developed to ease the transition between technology coordinators as I moved on from my position. It contains all of the information necessary for a staff member to succeed in the role.

EdTech Board Proposal

This presentation proposes the adoption of adaptive learning technologies for personalized learning in a school. It was evaluated by a mock school board of my peers and deemed worthy of approval.

Code.org Professional Learning

Since 2017, I have participated in 67 hours professional development related to the equitable implementation of computational thinking and computer science with K-12 students using Code.org's curriculum materials.

The Elements of Music - WebQuest

This Mario-themed WebQuest requires students to synthesize their knowledge of the musical elements the same way that composers do: by creating a musical composition that itself contains each of the elements.

Digital Privacy and Security PSA

5th Grade students wrote and performed a public service announcement video to raise awareness of keeping your data and private information secure.

Technology PD Newsletter

This newsletter contains information about various professional development opportunities and provides space for teachers to share out their own positive technology professional development experiences.

EdTech Evaluation Framework

This tool models for teachers the process of determining whether a given digital resource or learning tool is adequate for adoption into a school.

Class Website and Online Course

This web-based educational environment supports students in their achievement of learning targets related to music history and appreciation. In order to view course content, you must create a free account.

Flipped Songwriting - Unit Plan

This multi-day "flipped" unit allows students to use their strengths and interests to write an original song. The unit leverages videos, websites, and GarageBand.

Copyright Ethics - Lesson Plan

In this lesson, students cite their nonoriginal ideas and explain the importance for doing so and they practice the writing skills of record-keeping, quotation, paraphrase, and summary.

Genius Hour

In a summer computer science course, I set aside eight hours for students to develop their own passion projects in the form of a Genius Hour. This artifact is the planning document that guided students' ideas.

Jamf Teacher and Student Demo

This instructional video walks teachers through the features and functionality of the Jamf Teacher and Student apps to maximize learning with iPads.

Javascript: Student Creative Work

Kaden: Use left arrow, right arrow, and space bar

Alexz: Use the space bar

Violet: Use the down arrow

Gavin: Use the mouse and arrow keys

Copyright Game Show

This game-based assessment tool for copyright and Fair Use concepts allows students an alternative form of assessment that is engaging and competitive.

Java Programming - Unit Plan

This unit introduces 8th Grade students to the Java programming language. Embedded in these lessons are assessments that use bell-ringers and online IDEs.

Technology Integration Frameworks

This professional development session introduced the SAMR model and TPACK framework to teachers to provide them with conceptual models for self-assessment.

6-Year Technology Refresh Plan

This document presents a 6-year continuous cycle for the updating of all technology in the school. Having been approved by the school board, this plan ensures that our educational technology is never obsolete.

3-Year Technology PD Plan

This document presents a 3-year plan for teachers to construct their own technology professional development pathway. Completion of the program satisfies district professional growth requirements.

Technology PD Needs Assessment

Teachers were asked numerous questions about their personal attitudes toward technology, how they felt their instructional technology use was effective or ineffective, and what they needed to be successful.

Bullying Prevention Music Video

5th Grade students wrote and performed a song and skit to raise awareness of bullying and cyberbullying.

Technology Tool Handout

This handout was designed to provide teachers with information about the Logitech Crayon stylus that was being piloted in some classrooms.

Technology Research Proposal

This proposal for an exploratory case study seeks to observe students who have been afforded significant freedoms with their school device to answer the question, "What are students doing with this freedom?"

App Design Task: "Water Logged"

I developed this application as part of the Computer Science Education certificate program at the College of St. Scholastica. Click here for a video demonstration of the app and click above for the app write-up.

AI and Machine Learning - Unit Plan

One notable feature of this unit plan is a lesson that confronts issues of equity in computing, such as algorithmic and personal biases and discussions of the ethical principles of artificial intelligence.

Alternative Conceptions and Worked Examples

This set of documents illustrates my process for communicating with students about their alternative conceptions and modeling for them my computational thinking processes to solve a problem.

Machine Learning - Lesson Plan

This lesson, derived from the AI and Machine Learning unit plan, shows the power of creativity and design in promoting engaging computational thinking activities by utilizing real machine learning to program a game.