// Langwitches Blog

Inspired by Kim Cofino’s post Making an Impact , I was encouraged to make my own list and “checking it twice” of the things that I was able to accomplish professionally in 2008. Around New Year, there is usually a frenzy to make resolutions and lists on what to do next year, but it seems good to look back too.

Just a few days ago I wrote a post, where I reminded myself how important reflections are for my own learning. What are the  achievements, I can look back upon in 2008? Thinking about them, reflecting about will allow me to grow and learn from them.

• Envisioned, designed, coordinated and led monthly workshops for faculty, staff and administrators in 21st century skills, web 2.0 tools, digital images, social networking, changes in learning, smartboard and LCD projector integration.
• Personal professional development as an attendee at NAIS,  K-12 Online Conference 2008, FETC and FCIS conferences.
• Presented Global Studies program and Integrating Digital Storytelling work shop at State Conferences.
• Hosted after school professional development opportunities for local educators to connect with each other as well as national and international colleagues.
• Documented professional development on school PD blog
• Documented student technology projects and communicated technology integration to parents on School Technology Blog
• Created and maintain curriculum and age appropriate internet resources for students.
• Emphasized global awareness and collaboration through video conferencing in Elementary School
• Introduced, coordinated and facilitated usage of SmartBoards in the classroom beyond digital display unit.
• Introduced, support teachers and continue to encourage to build learning communities through classroom blogs.
• Encourage changes from static to collaborative classroom blog
• Re-organized, re-designed school wide website to blog format (Going Live on January 1, 2009) . Emphasis on school-home communication, information organization, and content delivery.
• Staff and administration training and support as website’s content providers and editors.
• Created, installed, manage and support 40+ WordPress blogs at school.
• Nominated for two categories in Edublog Award: Best Resource Sharing Blog & Best Tech Support Blog
• Recipient of DeWitt E. & Vera M. Hooker Fellowship Grant
• Established connections with educators in South America to support Global Studies focus countries.
• Led Global Studies team to Costa Rica and Peru
• Co-authored Travel to Latin America: In Search of Pachamama
• Presented to teachers and administrators at Colegio Goethe in Buenos Aires, Argentina about Web 2.0 and global collaboration
• Published Digital Storytelling Tools for Educators book, distributed to all Independent Schools of Florida
• Created and shared digital story of Kristallnacht memories on 70th anniversary.
• Creating and expanding local and international Personal Learning Network through Twitter, Plurk , Nings and blogging.
• Offered and conducted TechClub as after school program and TechCamp in summer
• Continued learning about and supported grave level curriculum with 21st century skill through technology
• Collaboratively planned and worked with colleagues through Google Documents.
• Collaborated with teachers in planning and co-teaching curriculum integrated projects.
• Assessed teacher and students’ technology skills.
• Collaborated, coordinated and participated in the 31-Day Comment Challenge in order to  continue to grow and learn as a blogger.
• Facilitated making connections for students on fieldtrips.