Brandman University Technology Badges

Almost at the end of this MAELA program! Finishing up my Demonstration of Mastery Portfolio, Demonstration of Mastery Project, Video Journals, and Blogs. What a long year and half journey this has been. Reflecting back on my assignments as I upload them into my portfolio, I realize the depth and breadth of knowledge this program covers regarding leadership. This blog entry is extra special because it is one of my final entries. My task is to provide a virtual tour of my blog and showcase my technology badges earned. I truly enjoyed this blog, I was able to post my thoughts, feelings, opinions, and ideas about education and leadership. I also incorporated some humorous memes that demonstrate clearly the life of a teacher. Below are my earned tech badges which I am proud to demonstrate mastery with a variety of technology tools that are beneficial for education and instruction. Some of the technology caused slight frustration when trying to learn how to navigate a new program but I persevered and made sure to complete a quality project using the technology. I have learned that to stay relevant in education I must continue to learn and I challenge myself and my skills, earning the tech badges was a challenge and moreso completing each of the courses offered in the MAELA program, on time and with passing grades is my most memorable feats. There were many sleepless nights, tireless work days, and never ending APA edits and revisions to my theory papers but in the end I somehow, someway, with the support of my family, friends, and AMAZON PRIME (saved me every time I ordered my textbooks last minute) manage to complete this program...well almost, we have our DOM presentation in a few weeks...and then I will let everyone know!

Reflective Practitioner Video Journal

Flipped Professional Development PREZI

I wanted to share my PREZI PD. I was proud because I hated using PREZI the first few times as a presentation platform. I think it was the need to learn a new software program. But now that I am more comfortable, I love using this to present information. Here is an assignment for EDAD 616 that I just completed.

Later Start Times for School

> https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/af/dd/dd/afdddd164b88a69d031738073ffd24b6.jpg My school board voted unanimously to “help middle and high schools that want to start classes later.” Based on the recommendations made by the American Academy of Pediatrics, their study found that starting school 8:30 am or later would improve the health of teenage students by aligning school schedules to their biological sleep rhythms. Many parents are in favor of the later start time to give their children more time to participate in extracurricular activities and keep up with homework. They believe the later start time can provide more energy and alertness for the student. Some of the challenges to a later start time is the logistics of transportation for students and if the district has enough resources to allocate for the differing start and later end times. Also, for working parents or parents that have other children in elementary or middle school might have challenges with pick up and drop off. As a teacher at a high school, I prefer the early start time of 7:30 AM. Teenagers love to stay up late and I think giving them extra time to sleep in and start the day later is not going to make that huge of a difference in academic performance. We are only looking at about 1-hour difference in time. I think it is a reality of life to have to get up in the morning and make it to work on time. I do not agree with adjusting the start time for middle and high school students. I think it is good preparation for the real world. No job is going to adjust their hours to accommodate their employees, why should we do this when they are so close to becoming adults? What are your thoughts on having later start times for middle and high school students to accommodate their biological sleep rhythms?

Clinical Observation of a very dry subject: IEP Paperwork

Meaning/Observed Perspective of Participants I was able to meet with the trainers for about one hour prior to the staff development training. We discussed the process of how and why the training was developed. The District Resource teachers work directly with the school sites administrators and special education departments. They received overwhelming feedback of the frustrations teachers had when working on IEPs with the new software program. There were many glitches and issues with calculating the LRE. The District SPED office did a random check of IEP’s and LRE calculations, pulling 2 from every school site and found that calculations were inconsistent across the district. Some schools used hours, some used minutes, some used days. There was no set guideline, policy, or procedure recommended by the district. With this information, the district office developed guidelines that are aligned with both Federal and State laws for teachers to follow as they use the new software system.

Google Classroom Platform

Google Classroom Code: o4abp7l Proud to continue earning my tech badges and improving my skills as we move further on in the MAELA program. Here is a link to a Flipped Professional Development Assignment that included a pre-assignment and actual staff PD. so much fun putting it all together!

National Association of Secondary School Principals

More information for high school administrators!