EdCampOKC

What’s your first and last name?

• Neal Kellogg

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

• Educational Technology Administrator

How are you involved in education?

• Lead a team of technology coaches as we work together to assist teachers in finding ways to connect with their students using technology and innovation.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• As a former music teacher, I believe the arts are vital to education. My ideal classroom would have the arts and technology seamlessly integrated into the curriculum. It is neither add-on or reward. It is one of the many tools in the arsenal.

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

• Organizational tools for administrators, digital audio and the music classroom, Mobile Devices and Classroom Management.

Are you on Twitter?

• @nakellogg

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What’s your first and last name?

• Ashley Gaona

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

• 3rd Grade Teacher

How are you involved in education?

• I started teaching in the Spring of 2012, so I have been teaching for over 2 years now. I have taught 1st, 2nd, and I am currently teaching 3rd grade. I am constantly trying out new ideas in my classroom to benefit my students and I am continuously learning new things everyday.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• I love when students share how they think to other students. Every student learns differently, so multiple forms of instruction should also be implemented. Keeping students engaged in learning is priority.

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

• Class Dojo and BrainPop! have both really changed the dynamic in my classroom, so I would love to share those two resources and discuss their benefits.

Do you have a website or blog?

• kidblog.org/MsGaonasClass/

Are you on Twitter?

• @Gaona_ses

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What’s your first and last name?

• Scott Charlson

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

• Coordinator CVTC Professional Development Netwoork

How are you involved in education?

• I coordinate the delivery of Professional Development Services across Canadian and Grady Counties through a cadre of awesome and experienced network trainers and coaches. Our team is focused on helping member schools integrate the spectrum of instructional technologies and cloud-based instructional tools. One of our primary goals is to facilitate the shift from traditional instruction to engaging project-based learning activities which drive student engagement and higher-order thinking. We believe that students will demonstrate their amazing potential when empowered with the tools of their generation.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• It’s a place where schools/teachers provide an environment for students to question, think, explore, build, program, interact, fail, grow, excel, and establish themselves as lifelong learners, workers and citizens in a rapidly-changing world.

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

• Building a Blended Learning Classroom which, establishes an environment for students to question, think, explore, build, program, interact, fail, grow, excel, and establish themselves as lifelong learners, workers and citizens in a rapidly-changing world.

Do you have a website or blog?

• www.pdnetwork.cvtech.edu

Are you on Twitter?

• @scottcharlson

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What’s your first and last name?

• Bekah Hightower

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

• Technology Integration Specialist

How are you involved in education?

• I am a former teacher who works with high school teachers on a weekly basis to integrate technology into their daily classroom lessons. It is my role to support teachers in their learning of technology use as well as how to use the technology with students.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• My ideal school is a Google school that is also in a 1:1 device situation. Teachers are utilizing technology on a regular basis for student-centered activities. Teachers are regularly collecting data to improve classroom teaching and learning. Students are creating works through technology that deepen their knowledge and understanding of the content.

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

• Anything Google

  iPad apps for literacy

  iMovie for iPad

  Using QR codes in the classroom

Do you have a website or blog?

Are you on Twitter?

• @BekahHightower

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What’s your first and last name?

• Joshua Pulos

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

• Special Education Department Chair / ESL Reading

How are you involved in education?

• I currently teach full – time in the classroom and head the Special Education Department at U.S. Grant High School.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• My ideal school / classroom would look like a community of collaborators fully engaged in every lesson, working together to find a solution, and knowing that their hard work does and will pay off in the end (college)!

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

• Special Education
  – Accommodations in the classroom you can use NOW.

Are you on Twitter?

• @JoshuaMPulos

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What’s your first and last name?

• Melonie Hau

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

• Assist. Supt.

How are you involved in education?

• Develop and align curriculum
  Evaluate and provide professional development for principals

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

• Students collaborating to solve authentic problems.
  Students creating products to share with communities beyond the classroom.
  Students highly engaged in developing their own learning.

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

• Curating your own content: Free yourself from the textbook.

Do you have a website or blog?

Are you on Twitter?

• @melhau11

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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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