Category: 2015

What’s your first and last name?

• Regina Kenton

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

• Orchestra teacher

How are you involved in education?

• I teach the love and logic of music. I teach skills both musical and social that enrich and support academics. I teach 4th-8th grade students violin, viola, cello, and bass and have been loving it for 8 years. I teach at Lake Park Elementary and Western Oaks Middle School in Putnam City.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• Hardware:My ideal class as a state-of-the-art sound system that allows for recording and listening. There are practice rooms with all the amenities (weighted keyboards, cello chairs, and mirrors to guide proper posture technique). I am already blessed to have a Smartboard, document camera, iPad class set, MacBook, and weighted keyboard at my disposal. Access to a computer lab with Smartmusic would be icing on the cake! All that’s missing is the ability to optimize the use of all this technology.Software: my kiddos come in to class ready to work together. They understand there is routine and the expectation that all information must be sought out. I don’t have to lecture or be the only model bcause my students want to share what they’ve learned through private tutors or private practice. We perform, listen, and critique to better ourselves and I am more of a facilitator or coach than the only source of information.

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

• Utilizing arts in the core classroom.

Are you on Twitter?

• @R_Kenton

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What’s your first and last name?

• Telannia Norfar

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

• Mathematics Teacher

How are you involved in education?

• I am a Geometry and PreCalculus teacher at Northwest Classen High School. I also am a National Faculty member for Buck Institute for Education (BIE).

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• My ideal school is one where learning is constant, teachers are guides, students are owners of their own learning and technology is natural and ubiquitous.

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

• I am really into inquiry and questioning right now. I probably would have a session about the Question Formulation Technique (QFT) or project based learning.

Do you have a website or blog?

• http://pbl-birdside.blogspot.com

Are you on Twitter?

• @thnorfar

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What’s your first and last name?

• Merry Stone

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

• Assistant Superintendent

How are you involved in education?

• I am an advocate for public education. My job revolves around ensuring students in my district have an effective learning environment and the resources needed to achieve to their highest potential. I’m always looking for ways to make the learning environment the best it can be for our students. I also never miss an opportunity to tell our community the great things going on in our school system. Then when needs arise, we already have supporters ready to help.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• A student centered, project/ problem based classroom with the teacher as the facilitator

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

• Project/ Problem based learning or Career Pathways

Are you on Twitter?

• @Merrstone

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What’s your first and last name?

• Yolanda Alexander

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

• Director of Instruction

How are you involved in education?

• Leadership and STEM Outreach

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• Interactive, hands on, inquiry based and student led.

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

• Teach vs.Learn how to facilitate a student inquiry driven classroom.

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What’s your first and last name?

• Kelli Anglley

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

• 6th Grade English

How are you involved in education?

• I have taught 3rd-5th grades and 6th-8th grades ELA. I have been an instructional coach. A consultant with MAX Teaching rounds out my resume.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• My ideal classroom included students who look forward to being there, are engaged while there, and can’t wait to return when gone. Students need to be engaged in meaningful assignments that will help them grow.

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

• I love using Weebly as my teacher website. My team includes a shared Google Calender on it. It also includes a blog that students are encouraged to read articles and make meaningful comments.I’ve used Google Classroom for several different assignments.

Do you have a website or blog?

• http://kelli-teachingconnections.weebly.com/

Are you on Twitter?

• @kellianglley

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What’s your first and last name?

• Michelle Waters

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

• 6th grade English | 7th grade Literature | Mixed Media Journalism

How are you involved in education?

• As a fourth-year teacher, I am a relative baby in the world of education. That said, I am an award-winning newspaper reporter, and the founder and manager of a web design and hosting company. While I bring my professional writing and business experience to my classroom, I also know that it’s imperative that I understand the developmental and pedagogical realities inherent in teaching young adolescents. For that reason, I have zealously searched for mentors among more experienced educators in the schools where I have taught, and via my blog and social media accounts.But I don’t stop there. I know that people with fewer years experience than I have also have the same questions I’ve researched, so I share the answers I find in an effort to help other educators, to pay the generosity of my teacher friends forward.This year, I have been very blessed by an administration that has recognized my technical skills and tapped me for projects including updating the middle school website, making videos and creating PowerPoint presentations school use. I feel needed, and as if my talents can shine in this environment. I hope that other teachers can find schools where they can shine, as well.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• In my ideal English classroom, students explore topics of high interest to them through writing projects they have designed in collaboration with me. I envision them choosing topics, working with partners or groups to brainstorm those topics, and find and evaluate resources. Once students have their resources, they would create their first drafts independently, and then collaborate with me or with a peer to revise and edit the drafts. Collaboration at this point includes feedback on both organizational revisions and basic grammatical edits. Students work on a project and create multiple drafts until they have reached their goal on the writing rubric.In my ideal Literature classroom, students work in groups to lead themselves through literature as I facilitate whole-class discussions. Students predict, question, clarify, and summarize as they work through a piece, then collaborate on projects that show their understanding of the big picture. Throughout the year, students work to share their reading experiences with others, and build their comprehension and vocabulary skills.My Mixed Media Journalism students learn how to operate a professional level video camera, identify the characteristics of news, develop an appreciation for news, and learn how to write basic news and feature stories.

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

• The Power of an Online PLC, Using Flexible Ability Groups To Increase Reading Comprehension, Teaching Literacy Through Journalism Lessons

Do you have a website or blog?

• www.mrswatersenglish.com

Are you on Twitter?

• @watersenglish

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What’s your first and last name?

• Pamela Hamman

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

• Social Studies/ Teacher

How are you involved in education?

• My involvement in education comes from my life long love of learning. I have been teaching 11 years. Searching always for new ways to get my students attention and help them retain knowledge.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• My ideal classroom would be large, modern, and well supplied with all the latest technology.

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

• A session topic I might choose would be fun hands on activities to engage students and bring laughter into the classroom.

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