Category: Meet the EdCampers

What’s your first and last name?

• Amanda James

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

• Assistant Principal

How are you involved in education?

• I oversee the English department at my school, and I get the opportunity to present PD’s focused on literacy in all subject areas. I love technology integration in the classroom. When I’m working with teachers, I do my best to support their instruction with technology any way I can.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• My ideal classroom is one with continual collaboration, student driven inquiry into the subject area, technology tools to support learning, presentations from students to share their knowledge, and one where life-long learning is the goal for all.

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

• Ways to incorporate literacy standards into all subject areas.

Do you have a website or blog?

• http://amajames.blogspot.com

Are you on Twitter?

• @amajames1212

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What’s your first and last name?

• Angela Gong

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

• Teacher

How are you involved in education?

• I teach 8th grade science and also chair our combined mid-high school science department.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• My ideal classroom is one where students can work at their own level and see the connections between what they’re doing and why it’s important.

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

• Common assessments and sharing instructional ideas with others, even if you don’t teach the same thing.Also, running labs in a middle school science classroom.

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What’s your first and last name?

• Andre Daughty

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

• Educational Consultant/Coach

How are you involved in education?

• I am an educational consultant/ coach as well as a teacher.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• All students learning without fear of standardized tests and passing those standardized tests determining if they will be promoted or retained.

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

• SmartBoard ideas, games, tricks, tips, lessons
  Smart response ideas, tricks, procedures, lesson creation
  Best practices w/ integrating all kids learning styles

Are you on Twitter?

• @ardaughty

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What’s your first and last name?

• Julie Gathright

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

• Educational Technology Services Coach

How are you involved in education?

• I taught kindergarten for 10 years and have been an Ed Tech Coach for 6 years. 16 year….time flies!

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• Ideal school would have full time media specialist, full time nurse, full time reading coach, full time ed tech coach, full time “tech fixer”, full time counselor, full time art teacher, full time music teacher, full time PE teacher. Teachers would have time to collaborate across grade levels and learn from each other. Lots of bright colors and movable furniture.

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

• Using technology in the Early Childhood grades

Do you have a website or blog?

• http://www.okcps.org/Departments/InformationTechnologyServices/EducationalTechnologyServices/JuliesPlace/tabid/7531/Default.aspx

Are you on Twitter?

• @jlgathright

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What’s your first and last name?

• Karie Carpenter

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

• Educational Technology Coach

How are you involved in education?

• Help teachers connect technology with their lesson plans.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• Students working on project based lessons with 1;1 technology devices.

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

• iPads in the Classroom
  Google Docs
  Planning for tech purchases w/student learning as the catalyst

Are you on Twitter?

• @kcjayhawk71

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What’s your first and last name?

• Jason Stephenson

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

• English * creative writing teacher

How are you involved in education?

• In my ninth year of education, I am teaching Pre-AP English 2 and Creative Writing 1 and 2 at Deer Creek High School in Edmond. I am also a co-sponsor of student council. I am teacher consultant for the Oklahoma Writing Project, and I serve on the executive board of the Oklahoma Council of Teachers of English.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• Teachers are knowledgeable and passionate.
  Students are curious and motivated.
  Administrators are the lead learners of the school.
  Descriptive feedback replaces numeric grades.

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

• Last year I spur-of-the-moment decided to lead a session on reading in the secondary classroom. This year it might be fun to explore strategies and websites to help students become better writers, especially at argument.

Do you have a website or blog?

• http://dcjason.wordpress.com/

Are you on Twitter?

• @teacherman82

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What’s your first and last name?

• JoDee Adney

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

• Special Education/History Teacher

How are you involved in education?

• This year I am teaching special eduation at the 5th and 6th grade level. I am also teaching US Government and Oklahoma History at Clinton High School. Two evenings each week, I teach history at our GOLD Academy Alternative School.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• In the ideal classroom, all students are engaged and learning.

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

• I would like to hear from others about using technology in the alternative school setting.

Do you have a website or blog?

• http://historyhappeningsadney.blogspot.com/

Are you on Twitter?

• @MrsAdneyCHS

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What’s your first and last name?

• Megan Smith

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

• Library Media Specialist & 6th Grade English

How are you involved in education?

• With an educational technology background, I try to introduce and encourage the use of a variety of resources for my PK-12 teachers and students. This is my third year at Leedey as the librarian and my first year to teach English.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• I love the idea of a flipped classroom, 1:1, windows, and space to move.

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

• Symbaloo along with other resources for teachers and students.

Are you on Twitter?

• @okiestategirl

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What’s your first and last name?

• Jason Redman

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

• Digital Sales Manager @ Barnes & Noble, iOS, android, emerging technologies @ MetroTech

How are you involved in education?

• I was the technology mentor for the Oklahoma ArtScience Prize last year. I just started a non profit called HOPE for soap that works to bring bare essentials to victims of domestic violence. I am an Adjunct professor at MetroTech springlake as well as Platt college. I also am a digital manager for Barnes and Noble and have helped various schools to ontegrate NOOK devices into their classrooms.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• A class where learning, teaching, and understanding are not limited by technology or those using it. I believe that education and true learning are not always taught by the teacher, but should be a collaborative effort between teacher and student.

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

• Integrating technology in the classroom. Discussion and Q&A about advantages and disadvantages of tablets, laptops, etc. open discussion about what is REALLY needed to fix our education system (and in my opinion it’s not more technology)

Do you have a website or blog?

• www.hopeforsoap.org

Are you on Twitter?

• @hopeforsoap

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What’s your first and last name?

• Telannia Norfar

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

• Math Teacher/Technology Coach

How are you involved in education?

• For six years, I taught high school mathematics. I left the classroom to help teachers integrate technology for a year and a half. Now, I am taking a semester to write a book before returning to the classroom.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• My ideal classroom is students only working on one standard—learn, unlearn and relearn.

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

• Project-based Learning and Math Common Core

Do you have a website or blog?

• http://pbl-birdside.blogspot.com

Are you on Twitter?

• @thnorfar

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