Meet April Gustafson, Instructional Technology Trainer

What’s your first and last name?

  • April Gustafson

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

  • Instructional Technology Trainer

How are you involved in education?

  • My passion for technology and teaching has led me into a career where I have the opportunity to support teachers and their instruction with awesome tech tools. I am a former middle and high school science teacher that values positive student-teacher relationships far more than test scores. My goal/wish is for all teachers to love teaching so all students love learning!

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

  • Flexible yet structured. I believe when we have the right tools and resources the space should fit each and every learners style. This school or classroom would allow teachers to facilitate and push students to delve deeper into topics or concepts and much less on the students’ ability to regurgitate facts.

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

  • Formative Assessment -why I love data but only if it’s used..

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Meet Scott Haselwood, Director of Instructional Technology

 

What’s your first and last name?

  • Scott Haselwood

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

  • Director of Instructional Technology

How are you involved in education?

  • I get to help people incorporate technology as part of the teaching and learning process. How fun is that?!?!?!?!

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

  • The world is today’s classroom!

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

  • What educational technology is most intriguing to you?

Do you have a website or blog?

Are you on Twitter?


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Meet Anne Beck, Ed Tech Specialist

What’s your first and last name?

  • Anne Beck

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

  • Ed Tech Specialist

How are you involved in education?

  • I work with pre-service teachers and Higher Ed faculty and instructors in integrating technology into courses and K12 classrooms.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

  • I only need Middle School students and some iPads.

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

  • My Favorite Apps….

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Meet David Burton, Social Studies & Business Education Curriculum Coordintor

What’s your first and last name?

  • David Burton

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

  • Social Studies & Business Education Curriculum Coordinator

How are you involved in education?

  • I serve as a district curriculum coordinator for preK-12 Social Studies and 9-12 Business Education teachers/courses. I work with teachers to support their needs in enhancing the educational experiences for our district’s students.Additionally, I serve as Vice President of OK Council for the Social Studies as well as a member of each the Holocaust Education Committee of the Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City and the Education Committee of the Oklahoma City National Memorial & Museum.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

  • Focused & FlexibleThe ideal classroom should be arranged and set up to give a clear focus on the skills & content learning which are appropriate for the specific course(s) being taught, yet should also allow the flexibility of quick rearrangement (if needed) to meet the needs of specific activities. My image would of this would be individual student desks or thin rectangular tables arranged in a group collaboration pod for @4 students per pod that could also be easily split up for focused individualized activities (i.e. a test) or moved out of the way entirely for whole class activities that engage students actively with one another.

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

  • Integration of literacy and/or technology skills across the curriculum as a way to support content based learning.

Do you have a website or blog?

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Meet Allison Hogue, English IV/AP Lit/Drama Teacher

What’s your first and last name?

  • Allison Hogue

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

  • English IV/AP Lit/Drama

How are you involved in education?

  • I am a high school English Teacher. I also am the temporary Drama Director.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

  • Easy and effective access to technology. Student focused learning and teaching.

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

  • I’m open for anything.

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Meet Jill Slay, Library Media Specialist

 

What’s your first and last name?

  • Jill Slay

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

  • Library Media Specialist

How are you involved in education?

  • I am the librarian at PC West High School. I work with teachers and students to help them be responsible consumers of information.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

  • Lots of sharing of ideas, creative expression, and laughter. Lots of laughter. I like technology and also old school craft supplies. 🙂

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

  • Collaborating with teachers about utilizing resources to improve their teaching.

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Meet Ruth Haynes, CTE Computer Technology / Teacher at Capitol Hill High School

What’s your first and last name?

  • Ruth Haynes

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

  • CTE Computer Technology / Teacher at Capitol Hill High School

How are you involved in education?

  • I am a secondary teacher.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

  • Ideally, my classroom would be an environment where students want to learn what I teach. A place where they can learn from me and each other.

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

  • I would show educators new updates to Google including Google Classroom and forms.

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Meet Scott Haselwood, Graduate Assistant/PhD Student

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What’s your first and last name?

  • Scott Haselwood

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

  • Graduate Assistant/PhD Student

How are you involved in education?

  • I was a high school teacher for 18.5 years and have just recently stepped into a full time student role at Oklahoma State University as a PhD student. I am also teaching some courses at OSU as well.

What does your ideal school or classroom look like?

  • Its a classroom with computers, smartboard, apple tv, glass walls, ipads, and chromebooks. Its a creative space where learning is powerful and FUN and connected.

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

  • Gamification – how to use it, how it works, ideas for implementingSomeone was interested in Camtasia for Macbook…

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EdCampOKC 2013 Marketing Flyer

Many thanks to Luke Steelman who, working with Ami Steelman, created a wonderful marketing flyer for EdCampOKC! The conference is coming up fast on Saturday, February 23, 2013. The flyer is available in PDF format. Please forward, print, and distribute this flyer by all means possible to educators you know who might be interested in attending and participating in our first Oklahoma EdCamp! Also please refer people to our official EdCampOKC press release for more information.

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