Kathy's+Planning+Page

I am using this page to develop my script that will include:
 * a picture of my school
 * an overview of the school, size, my job, and experience
 * wikispaces and how I use them with school
 * and then what other cloud apparatus I use in my professional life as well as personal

I am going to use Microsoft movie maker to collage my pictures, slides, and quotes and then record the script for the slides. There were many choices to use to make the movie that we have perused in the classes, but I have movie maker and am familiar with the options available so I choice to use it. EZ has I-movie and is using the application, and GH will use Pennicle to put it all together. Interesting as we all live in different parts of the state.

Script: I am a Science Facilitator at a K-5 campus with approximately 900 students in Goose Creek. (picture of our campus) Our population is approximately 87% economic disadvantage, 25% LEP, 63% Hispanic, 26.5% African American, and 9% White. (picture of me teaching) I have been teaching in Goose Creek ISD for the past 6 years, 2 as a Math Facilitator and the last 4 as the Science Facilitator. I also serve as the webmaster for our campus. (snapshot of the web page) I work with all students from K - 5th grade demonstrating lessons, conducting labs, (picture of lab) and evaluating data, curriculum and instruction.

My job includes working with and inspiring children to be curious, explore the world around them, and even help teachers discover their best attributes for their chosen career. What else can you ask for!

One of my friends and colleagues asked if I would be interested in joining her in Lamar University's online partnership program for a Master's degree in Educational Leadership and Technology (snapshot of LU's webpage). I replied, I really didn't have the time to pursue a Masters degree. She insisted that I meet her just to get information. My brother was in the Lamar Program at the time getting his master's degree in Principal leadership. I thank both everyday. In the first class, I had the answer to my question. Any trepidation I might have had was gone as my brother related his experience in the online program with Lamar in the Administration program. (picture of gene)

I use the cloud to meet with the amazing people in the Masters program. We have had many web conferences using online chatting with Adobe and Google. I have to admit that I take the "show on the road". I have attended web conferences while traveling along highway all the way from Texas to Florida and back. Disney World, the Hill country, First Lego League in the Woodlands, and the Houston Air Show are just a few places we have meet for our web conferences. (slides of the computer in the car..., I-10, disney etc.) Have internet card will travel!

In our very first class we created a wiki at www.wikispaces.com. The assignment was meant for us to collaborate with colleagues, share information, and make decisions for future projects. Out of all of the applications that we have been exposed to and work with, the wiki is one of my favorites. (snapshot of personal wiki)

Just after we finished with our first wiki, my District Science Specialist came to me with a request. The state of Texas has adopted new TEKS for the 2010-11 school year. She facilitated a Summit of 50 specialist, coordinators, and teachers in the local area for deconstruction of the new TEKS and needed a place where all 50 of the participants would have access. I think this is called "just in time learning". It may have started with the initial 50 participants but has evolved to include not only the elementary TEKS, but also the middle and high school TEKS with over 100+ science teachers, specialist and district coordinators collaborating in the Summit. There have been 6 different meetings, the first held in Goose Creek, and the other meetings Harrris County Depart of Education where the final documents have been placed on the wiki for all to have access.

I have my own wiki that is a electronic portfolio of all the work that we have accomplished while in the Lamar's Master program. I also have three other wikis created from the need to share information. The first one Teaching with Technology (snapshot) came about from a request during a web conference where everyone wanted to see and share their own project for the class. The other also came about during a web conference regarding our Internship and my need to ensure I had all the current documents and updated information. (snapshot). Though the wiki