Great to be back - that was a long break

Telling my story - my journey that has brought me back here to Shifting Our Schools

1994 - Elementary Experience - Mrs. Hubble

1994 - 95 - Olympic College (18)

1995 - 96 - Traveling Microscope Show (19)

1996 -97 - Graduate with AA Degree - go to EWU (20)

1997 -  1999 - Graduate with Elem. Degree (22)

- Play around with Windows 3.1

- Tech class Website and Projector

1999 - First job as 4th grade teacher (23)

- Get Married (22)

- AlphaSmarts

- Server room

- Website for school

- WeCareSports.com

Summer of 2000 - Pack up everything we own and drive to New York (24)

2000-2002 Robert Gray Elementary (26)

- Box of Apples

- School Website

- Technology in K-12 Education: Envisioning a New Future.

- Gates Grant

- Continue building for WeCareSports.com

- 9/11

- Earthquake

2002 - 2005 - Saudi Arabia (25)

- Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Technology

- 6 Grade Teacher

- 5th Grade Teacher

- Admin Degree in the Summers via WSU

- IT Director

- Moodle

- 1:1 Palm Pilot Program with 12th graders

- Wire School for wireless

2005 - 2008 (32)

-  ’05 ES Tech Teacher - Start The Thinking Stick

- Offered VP position - turning point

- Install Moodle SARAs outbreak

- ’06 Technology Resource Facilitator

- Roll out Moodle across the schools

-  Start talks of 1:1

- Middle School Tech Teacher

- Told the world I was Dyslexic

- ’08 - Plan 1:1 Roll Out

- ’08 start SOS Podcast - David Carpenter

- Start On Deck Podcast

- Start Gourmet Geeks.tv

- Start Presenting

- Wanting something different

- Google Time

- Move to ISB

2008 - 2012 (36)

- ES Tech Coach

- Workshops at Schools

- Plan 1:1 Roll Out

- 2009 stop SOSpodcast

- Stop Gourmet Geeks

- ’07 Start Learning2

2009 - Start COETAIL

2010 - Write Reach with 20% time

2012 - COETAIL Taking off

- Consulting every weekend

- Something has to give

2012 - 2013 (37)

- A year of free PD in the State of WA as I travel Internationally consulting

- COETAIL is growing online

- 2013 - 250,000 miles

2014 - 2017 (41)

- 2014 - Beyond COETAIL

- 2014 Start Eduro Learning

- Clint, Mads, Simon, Kim, Chrissy, Dana, Me

- 2014 - SUNY pulls out of COETAIL

- 2015 - Marysville Contract

- 2016 - Everett Contract

- 2016 - Start planning Micro-Credentials

- 2017 - Launch Micro-Credentials

- 2017 - Co-Author book with Kim and Chrissy

- 2017 - Restart SOSpodcast

- Stories from Educators

- Conversations with Kim, Chrissy,

- Our Advisory Team,

- COETAILers

- teachers we meet

Great to be back - that was a long break

Telling my story - my journey that has brought me back here to Shifting Our Schools

1994 - Elementary Experience - Mrs. Hubble

1994 - 95 - Olympic College (18)

1995 - 96 - Traveling Microscope Show (19)

1996 -97 - Graduate with AA Degree - go to EWU (20)

1997 -  1999 - Graduate with Elem. Degree (22)

- Play around with Windows 3.1

- Tech class Website and Projector

1999 - First job as 4th grade teacher (23)

- Get Married (22)

- AlphaSmarts

- Server room

- Website for school

- WeCareSports.com

Summer of 2000 - Pack up everything we own and drive to New York (24)

2000-2002 Robert Gray Elementary (26)

- Box of Apples

- School Website

- Technology in K-12 Education: Envisioning a New Future.

- Gates Grant

- Continue building for WeCareSports.com

- 9/11

- Earthquake

2002 - 2005 - Saudi Arabia (25)

- Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction with a focus on Technology

- 6 Grade Teacher

- 5th Grade Teacher

- Admin Degree in the Summers via WSU

- IT Director

- Moodle

- 1:1 Palm Pilot Program with 12th graders

- Wire School for wireless

2005 - 2008 (32)

-  ’05 ES Tech Teacher - Start The Thinking Stick

- Offered VP position - turning point

- Install Moodle SARAs outbreak

- ’06 Technology Resource Facilitator

- Roll out Moodle across the schools

-  Start talks of 1:1

- Middle School Tech Teacher

- Told the world I was Dyslexic

- ’08 - Plan 1:1 Roll Out

- ’08 start SOS Podcast - David Carpenter

- Start On Deck Podcast

- Start Gourmet Geeks.tv

- Start Presenting

- Wanting something different

- Google Time

- Move to ISB

2008 - 2012 (36)

- ES Tech Coach

- Workshops at Schools

- Plan 1:1 Roll Out

- 2009 stop SOSpodcast

- Stop Gourmet Geeks

- ’07 Start Learning2

2009 - Start COETAIL

2010 - Write Reach with 20% time

2012 - COETAIL Taking off

- Consulting every weekend

- Something has to give

2012 - 2013 (37)

- A year of free PD in the State of WA as I travel Internationally consulting

- COETAIL is growing online

- 2013 - 250,000 miles

2014 - 2017 (41)

- 2014 - Beyond COETAIL

- 2014 Start Eduro Learning

- Clint, Mads, Simon, Kim, Chrissy, Dana, Me

- 2014 - SUNY pulls out of COETAIL

- 2015 - Marysville Contract

- 2016 - Everett Contract

- 2016 - Start planning Micro-Credentials

- 2017 - Launch Micro-Credentials

- 2017 - Co-Author book with Kim and Chrissy

- 2017 - Restart SOSpodcast

- Stories from Educators

- Conversations with Kim, Chrissy,

- Our Advisory Team,

- COETAILers

- teachers we meet

Essential Question How to recruit to be an international educator? Links of the Week Jeff: Innovative Educator, David: Panda Smith's Electronic Portfolio, Amanda's Post on Recruiting, David's Post on Recruiting Sign Off *Next show date is January 27 at 8:00 PM Bangkok time. *Not sure who the guest will be. Look to add “sospodcast” to your Skype contacts list so that you can call and join in the conversation. *Essential Question for the show: What blend of blended education works for you? *Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Diigo bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.

Essential Question How to recruit to be an international educator? Links of the Week Jeff: Innovative Educator, David: Panda Smith's Electronic Portfolio, Amanda's Post on Recruiting, David's Post on Recruiting Sign Off *Next show date is January 27 at 8:00 PM Bangkok time. *Not sure who the guest will be. Look to add “sospodcast” to your Skype contacts list so that you can call and join in the conversation. *Essential Question for the show: What blend of blended education works for you? *Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Diigo bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.

Jeff and David catch up and plan the season. Essential Question From Morocco to Bangkok: How goes it? Links of the Week David: Check out the beauty of Morocco Jeff: Daneah & Jeff are interviewed at Women of the Web 2.0, Blended Learning (from Andy), K-12 Conference Chat Archive: 7:52 jutecht: Cool new chat features 8:04 mrichme: Hi guys from Arundel, Maine 8:06 jutecht: Hi mrichme.....good to see ya :) Thanks for joining us tonight. 8:06 jutecht: Liking the new ustream chat...good upgrades. ;) 8:06 mrichme: I would agree 8:11 jutecht: This is what I love about overseas living....the amazing cultures you get to be in. 8:13 jutecht: David's school: http://www.cas.ac.ma/ 8:18 atorris: hello gents! 8:19 jutecht: Hey @atorris....good to know ustream's not blocked or the website. 8:20 sarahgrace7: figured out how to login.  Hello from Beijing! 8:20 atorris: VPN my friend. I ma currently in the UK... virtually! 8:20 jutecht: Hi Sarah......thanks for joining us 8:21 jutecht: @atorris.....gotta love the VPN! 8:21 sarahgrace7: definitely love the VPN here in China 8:22 atorris: sarah... sshhh... it's a secret ;-) 8:22 jutecht: Interesting....never thought about the location of the international school have to do with more risk taking staff....there's some food for thought. 8:22 atorris: inshallah, inshallah 8:23 mrichme: I think that is a very good point. 8:24 jutecht: Our small school in Saudi moved quickly....but a lot of people were more the risk taking type...and of course we had a good admin. ;) 8:25 atorris: Jeff.. that guy in Saudi was nuts. 8:26 jutecht: I know.....crazy guy let me start a handheld program. 8:26 atorris: Our 1:1 IB teachers are struggling with the load of content and managing the need for them to spend valuable classroom time on teaching a few technology skills. Do you see this as an issue?? 8:27 atorris: Like I said Jeff... crraaazzzyy! :-0 8:28 atorris: Hi all!! 8:28 atorris: shhhhh... it is a secret! 8:28 atorris: ;-) 8:31 atorris: GREAT IDEA! 8:32 atorris: Captive set of kids to build skills with over time! 8:33 jutecht: That's a great idea...there's almost a month of school after the IB exams you could do some great tech stuff. 8:34 jutecht: @atorris....you on Skype? 8:34 atorris: Too early to tell at a deep level.  I have always found the kids to be very connected to each other in ways that one would not normally expect.  Common notes are common. 8:34 atorris: Google docs 8:34 atorris: wikis are everywhere! 8:35 atorris: our school is wiki crazy this year. 8:35 jutecht: http://www.coetail.asia 8:36 atorris: I have been approached by a stateside school on a collaborative project that is "cutting edge".  I had to tell the guy we had been doing that kind of stuff for two years running. 8:42 atorris: Ahhh... the dreaded h1n1 effect on PD! 8:44 atorris: Ughh... Edline! 8:44 jutecht: No.....not Edline! 8:45 atorris: i just read a report where a combo of traditional educational delivery AND online coursework delivers higher academic achievement! 8:45 atorris: I will try to find it. 8:48 atorris: Here it is: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=59695 8:48 atorris: "Blended instruction" 8:48 jutecht: @atorris yep....blended learning is the future! 8:51 jutecht: http://www.edtechtalk.com/WomenofWeb2.0 8:52 atorris: Ahhh.... the Thinking Chick! 8:52 atorris: She's awesome! 8:55 atorris: RFID lockers???? Nice! 8:56 atorris: Give this kid some kudos if you get a chance! http://portal.saschina.org/video/media/8088/Biosphere_8_-_Cassandra/ 8:57 howhat: we're looking forward to having Kim at YIS this weekend 8:58 jutecht: She's excited to come! 8:58 howhat: I'll see I can find some IB teachers for you all 9:00 atorris: I will try to be available.  This is the first day I have been home in an evening in 3 weeks! 9:00 atorris: 12/2/09 See er... hear you then! 9:00 howhat: it's great having SOS back, thanks jeff 9:00 atorris: clear as bell here! 9:01 jutecht: That's good 9:01 jutecht: glad auido was great 9:02 atorris: zaijian! 9:02 jutecht: Later! 9:02 atorris: grrr........ 22 degree>>????  3 here today! 9:03 jutecht: Thanks everyone! Sign Off *Next show date is December 2 at 8:00 PM Bangkok time. *Justin Medved will join us. Look to add "sospodcast" to your Skype contacts list so that you can call and join in the conversation. *Essential Question for the show: How can the IB curriculum be shifted? *Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Diigo bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.

Jeff and David catch up and plan the season. Essential Question From Morocco to Bangkok: How goes it? Links of the Week David: Check out the beauty of Morocco Jeff: Daneah & Jeff are interviewed at Women of the Web 2.0, Blended Learning (from Andy), K-12 Conference Chat Archive: 7:52 jutecht: Cool new chat features 8:04 mrichme: Hi guys from Arundel, Maine 8:06 jutecht: Hi mrichme.....good to see ya :) Thanks for joining us tonight. 8:06 jutecht: Liking the new ustream chat...good upgrades. ;) 8:06 mrichme: I would agree 8:11 jutecht: This is what I love about overseas living....the amazing cultures you get to be in. 8:13 jutecht: David's school: http://www.cas.ac.ma/ 8:18 atorris: hello gents! 8:19 jutecht: Hey @atorris....good to know ustream's not blocked or the website. 8:20 sarahgrace7: figured out how to login.  Hello from Beijing! 8:20 atorris: VPN my friend. I ma currently in the UK... virtually! 8:20 jutecht: Hi Sarah......thanks for joining us 8:21 jutecht: @atorris.....gotta love the VPN! 8:21 sarahgrace7: definitely love the VPN here in China 8:22 atorris: sarah... sshhh... it's a secret ;-) 8:22 jutecht: Interesting....never thought about the location of the international school have to do with more risk taking staff....there's some food for thought. 8:22 atorris: inshallah, inshallah 8:23 mrichme: I think that is a very good point. 8:24 jutecht: Our small school in Saudi moved quickly....but a lot of people were more the risk taking type...and of course we had a good admin. ;) 8:25 atorris: Jeff.. that guy in Saudi was nuts. 8:26 jutecht: I know.....crazy guy let me start a handheld program. 8:26 atorris: Our 1:1 IB teachers are struggling with the load of content and managing the need for them to spend valuable classroom time on teaching a few technology skills. Do you see this as an issue?? 8:27 atorris: Like I said Jeff... crraaazzzyy! :-0 8:28 atorris: Hi all!! 8:28 atorris: shhhhh... it is a secret! 8:28 atorris: ;-) 8:31 atorris: GREAT IDEA! 8:32 atorris: Captive set of kids to build skills with over time! 8:33 jutecht: That's a great idea...there's almost a month of school after the IB exams you could do some great tech stuff. 8:34 jutecht: @atorris....you on Skype? 8:34 atorris: Too early to tell at a deep level.  I have always found the kids to be very connected to each other in ways that one would not normally expect.  Common notes are common. 8:34 atorris: Google docs 8:34 atorris: wikis are everywhere! 8:35 atorris: our school is wiki crazy this year. 8:35 jutecht: http://www.coetail.asia 8:36 atorris: I have been approached by a stateside school on a collaborative project that is "cutting edge".  I had to tell the guy we had been doing that kind of stuff for two years running. 8:42 atorris: Ahhh... the dreaded h1n1 effect on PD! 8:44 atorris: Ughh... Edline! 8:44 jutecht: No.....not Edline! 8:45 atorris: i just read a report where a combo of traditional educational delivery AND online coursework delivers higher academic achievement! 8:45 atorris: I will try to find it. 8:48 atorris: Here it is: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?i=59695 8:48 atorris: "Blended instruction" 8:48 jutecht: @atorris yep....blended learning is the future! 8:51 jutecht: http://www.edtechtalk.com/WomenofWeb2.0 8:52 atorris: Ahhh.... the Thinking Chick! 8:52 atorris: She's awesome! 8:55 atorris: RFID lockers???? Nice! 8:56 atorris: Give this kid some kudos if you get a chance! http://portal.saschina.org/video/media/8088/Biosphere_8_-_Cassandra/ 8:57 howhat: we're looking forward to having Kim at YIS this weekend 8:58 jutecht: She's excited to come! 8:58 howhat: I'll see I can find some IB teachers for you all 9:00 atorris: I will try to be available.  This is the first day I have been home in an evening in 3 weeks! 9:00 atorris: 12/2/09 See er... hear you then! 9:00 howhat: it's great having SOS back, thanks jeff 9:00 atorris: clear as bell here! 9:01 jutecht: That's good 9:01 jutecht: glad auido was great 9:02 atorris: zaijian! 9:02 jutecht: Later! 9:02 atorris: grrr........ 22 degree>>????  3 here today! 9:03 jutecht: Thanks everyone! Sign Off *Next show date is December 2 at 8:00 PM Bangkok time. *Justin Medved will join us. Look to add "sospodcast" to your Skype contacts list so that you can call and join in the conversation. *Essential Question for the show: How can the IB curriculum be shifted? *Don’t forget to post Web sites/blogs to the SOS Diigo bookmarking site that support our upcoming EQ.