Professional Development Presentations

Below are samples of professional develop workshops, presentations, and modules I have created and presented over the last 9 years in my career in education. Presentations were given at the local, district, state, and regional levels. 

Presentations

Alabama Educational Technology Conference 

State
AETC (Alabama Educational Technology Conference) 2011 - present

• see slides at top of page for the multitude of concurrent, hands-on, and BOYD sessions presented

Alabama Learning Exchange (ALEX), 2011 - present

• Presenter "Video in the Classroom," "Web Resources," "Group Projection Tools," "Social Networking for Educators," and "ALEX Navigator"

Alabama Association of School Librarians

• 2014, Presenter "ALEX Apps for Productivity and Instruction"
• 2017, Presenter "Using College and Career Readiness Standards to teach Diversity, Tolerance, and Cultural Understanding"
• 2018, Presenter "Creating a Culture of Collaboration"
  

District
Pike County Schools Inservice, 2009, 2011, 2014

• Co-presenter "Alabama Technology Course of Study Integration with English & Social Studies Curriculums" with Rene Cortner, 7th - 12th grade faculty
• Co-presenter "Alabama Reading Initiative (ARI-PAL): This is How We Do It." with Rene Cortner, Alice Phillips, and Mike Green 7th - 12th grade faculty
• Presenter "Using Prezi to Create Interactive & Fluid Presentations" PCS Technology Conference K-12 faculty 
• Presenter "Glogster - Publishing Online & Interactive Posters" PCS Technology Conference K-12 faculty
• Presenter "Social Media for Educators" K-12 faculty

International
International Society of Technology Educators (ISTE), 2017 (San Antonio, TX)

• Digital Contention Creation with Primary Learners

National
American Library Association (ALA) Annual Conference, 2017 (Chicago, IL)

• Poster session: AASL's ESSA Advocacy Impact

Regional
Gulf Coast Writing Conference, 2009

• Co-presenter "Web 2.0 Tools" & "Blah, Blah, Blog" with Martha Jo Denison

​Consultant Workshops
Dallas County Schools/Safety Net Academy, 2012 (Invitation to Present)

• Presenter "Strategic Teaching and Purposeful Planning Workshop for Social Studies"

Elmore County Tech Blitz, 2013 (Invitation to Present)

• Presenter "Mobile Technology in the Classroom"
• Presenter "Engaging Presentation Tools"

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