Meet Shawn Blankenship, Principal

Shawn Blankenship

What’s your first and last name?

  • Shawn Blankenship

What do you teach / what is your ‘title’ at school?

  • Principal

How are you involved in education?

  • I have been involved in education for 15 years. I was a National Board teacher and taught for 8 years. For the last 7 years, I have been a principal who works closely with teachers to shift their focus from teaching to a focus on learning.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

  • My vision for a school is one in which the students own the learning. Students work harder than the teachers. Students are highly engaged in relevant and authentic learning. Teachers teach the student, not the lesson. Teachers have the autonomy to go beyond their classroom walls and connect with students all over the world. Students are provided the opportunity to go beyond the expertise of what one teacher knows and is able to do. This is a short video I created that articulates my vision:

If you were to lead a session at Edcamp, what would it be about?

  • If I were to lead a session, I would probably lead a session on STEM education. I would provide strategies and projects that allow students to explore and create solutions to engineering challenges that have real world applications.

Do you have a website or blog?

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Meet Leslie Whittington, Technology Integration Coach and Teacher

Leslie Whittington

What’s your first and last name?

  • Leslie Whittington

What do you teach / what is your ‘title’ at school?

  • Technology Integration Coach and Teacher

How are you involved in education?

  • I have held various teaching positions over the last seven years at Oklahoma Christian School including Kindergarten, 6th grade Language Arts, Bible and K-5 Technology. Previously, I worked as a long term substitute in Moore schools before doing intense field research in early childhood education with my own children for seven years. 🙂

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

  • My ideal classroom would be a learner centered community embedded with technology.

If you were to lead a session at Edcamp, what would it be about?

  • What it means to be a connected educator.

Do you have a website or blog?

Are you on Twitter?


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Meet Adam Zodrow, PD Coordinator

Adam Zodrow

What’s your first and last name?

  • Adam Zodrow

What do you teach / what is your ‘title’ at school?

  • PD Coordinator @Yukon Public Schools

How are you involved in education?

  • I have a very unique role here in Yukon. I basically get to be the “boots on the ground” trainer for teachers when it comes to new curriculum initiatives, tech strategies, classroom management, YOU NAME IT!

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

  • 10:1 ratio, integrated curriculum, project based assessments, active, slightly chaotic, year-round, 1:1 for kiddos, no textbooks, units built around student driven dicussions and interests.

If you were to lead a session at Edcamp, what would it be about?

  • Designing media driven, project-based lessons that still align to standards-based goals.

Do you have a website or blog?

Are you on Twitter?


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