Notes from Millie D

There has been a lot going on for me professionally and I just haven’t had a lot of time to blog.  Let me share with you some of the things I’ve been working on.

• I’ve helped our school implement and use the NWEA assessment program.  It was a lot of work as all of the roles fell onto my shoulders but the results have spoken for themselves.  I’ve got teachers talking about data and how we should change our curriculum to reflect the shifts in data results.
• Our school’s art teacher spent almost 3 weeks in Japan on a Japanese Fulbright Memorial Foundation Scholarship.  She had a great time.  We used Skype to have her converse with our students.  She kept a blog, okay she emailed me her entries and I uploaded them to her blog, of her journey.  Our school’s homepage shows the flickr slideshow that we created.
• I presented at our state’s technology conference.  I was very humbled and excited about the experience.  I hope I have another opportunity next year.
• I’ve tried to keep up with the K12 Online Conference but there is only 24 hours in a day. Thank goodness my iPod is working.  I’ve got to admit I’ve wanted to watch Jeff, when I’m invited over for dinner!
• Creating opportunities for teachers to get involved in technologies and experiences that have made a difference in their classroom.  My school’s staff is facing some major changes in the coming months but I feel like we’re more unified and willing to take risks which will make a huge difference down the road.

There are so many other things that I’ve been working on that I’m proud of but I don’t want to bore people.  I’ve made it a priority now that things are starting to “slow down” to get back into blogging.  I’ve missed the chance to share things that have come across my desk and reflect about those things I’m reading from people I have a great deal of respect for in my professional life.  I’m back…

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