Week of January 7, 2008

Our first week back after break and lots of things have been happening. The first couple of days I had teachers sharing with me about exciting ways they are using or thinking about using technology. Everything from having their students using a website I had shared to the ways they are thinking about using their teacher Webpages. One wants to make it a place for the entire grade level to share information with parents and another as a place for students to share their work. I am excited about seeing how they progress and the impact it has upon parents and students.
Another teacher in the district and I made presentations at the school board meeting about technology use at our schools and within the district. I think that the board was impressed at the things that are happening at our schools and how they are supporting student learning.
We did some training at Papago this week on using Lexia software to support reading skills development. The teachers seemed excited about the opportunity to use it both as an afterschool intervention tool as well as in their classrooms during guided reading.
The AZ Department of Education hosted a webinar this week regarding a one-to-one grant to be awarded to one school in Arizona. It was a good learning experience for me as I learned some of the ins and outs of grant writing.
I am looking forward to the coming weeks after meeting with some teachers about upcoming projects and set meeting times with others!