After An Educator's Journey

Out of the classroom & into the universe

Once upon a time, I taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Now I’m retired and working on new ventures.

I taught second, third and fourth graders. Teaching was my passion and joy for 30 years. And it didn’t hurt that they called me “mom” sometimes.

Tag: educational technology

Online Preschool? Surely you jest.

July 9, 2019

I was once called an education technology pioneer, probably because there wasn’t anything I wouldn’t try at least once if it seemed like it might be a good fit for my students. Drawing on my experience in the private sector, and as an Instructional Technology Specialist in public schools, I embraced the idea that technology…
Adventures in Technology

December 3, 2011

It was a chance discussion that brought it on. My sister, a newly minted teacher from Oregon, pointed me to a blog written by one of her instructional technology professors, Barry Jahn. It was the post on an $80 SmartBoard that caught my interest. Working in cash-strapped urban school districts generally means technology is way…