EdCampOKC

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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What’s your first and last name?

• Lisa Jones

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

• English Teacher

How are you involved in education?

• I teach seventh grade English at Guthrie Junior High School. My class focuses on writing, writing, and more writing!

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• My ideal classroom has a class set of Google chromebooks with plenty of outlets, the sound of typing fingers and the scribble of writing utensils, more students talking to the class than me, and lots of hugs and furrowed brows!

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

• As a first year teacher, I have a lot to learn, but I’ve been a follower of Google’s many applications in the workplace and classroom for seven years now. If you have a question about Google, I can probably answer it!

Do you have a website or blog?

• www.thejonesesblog.com

Are you on Twitter?

• @Callme_mrsjones

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What’s your first and last name?

• Andrea Stewart

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

• 5th grade Science/Social Studies

How are you involved in education?

• I have been a public school teacher for 22 years half of that time was spent teaching gifted and computers, the other half in my current assignment. I have served on several state testing committees, worked as a state teacher telementor, taught technology workshops in several districts, and served on my own district’s technology committee.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• My classroom is at its best when students are actively in control of their learning. This may involve inquiry in science or research and presentation in social studies. Students are encouraged to use anything from play-dough to iPads to accomplish these goals. It isn’t always about the technology, but it is always about the student.

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

• Creation and use of student-produced video in the classroom.

Do you have a website or blog?

• http://stewartfifth.weebly.com

Are you on Twitter?

• @Stewart5th

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What’s your first and last name?

• Colin Higbee

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

• School Support Specialist @ SDE

How are you involved in education?

• I currently have the rewarding position of getting to serve schools and administrators in their efforts to increase student achievement. I graduated from OU in 1999 and have sought out as many different types of teaching experiences as possible. I’ve been very fortunate to be a counselor, teacher, content specialist, and camp director in Colorado, Oregon, Alaska, the K20 Center and most recently U.S. Grant High School in OKCPS.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• My ideal classroom would be one in which students were actively engaged in their own learning and the teacher was a facilitator. It would be one that is hands on and allows students to apply critical thinking and technology enhance their experience. I would love for a classroom that is interactive and gets kids out of their seats.

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

• Teaching students how to be a Historian.

Are you on Twitter?

• @chigbee34

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What’s your first and last name?

• Lois A. Cox

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

• Adjunct Faculty, St. Mary’s University, Winona, MN

How are you involved in education?

• My last job was Technology Integration Specialist, Business Teacher, and Director of Online Learning for La Crescent-Hokah Public Schools, La Crescent, Minnesota. We moved here last summer to be closer to our daughter who teaches at Moore High School. I was involved in teaching professional development for the district as well as directing a consortium of 5 schools to provide online supplemental education to students. I am currently looking for a place to use my experience and education.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• The ideal classroom is collaborative. Students should be able to collaborate with each other, the teacher, and global experts to create their own learning network. There are many ways to achieve this but one of my favorite is through the Google Applications for Education platform. Teachers facilitate discussions and peer collaboration to guide learning to a higher level. Students are encouraged to construct their own learning experience through classroom experiences combined with at-home collaborative activities.

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

• Last spring I completed the research for my Ph.D. at La Crescent where we implemented a 1:1 Chromebook initiative in a 3/4 multiage classroom as well as the 9th grade. They have expanded the program to include 10th grade and the entire 4th grade classroom. Teachers are using both the email system through Google and the Google Classroom as well as many other Google applications and scripts to enhance collaboration among their students. The program showed the value of collaboration both teacher and student initiated. My session would be about the program and the results of the research.

Are you on Twitter?

• @coxl

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