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I'm excited about seeing my teachers growing in their confidence.

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I'm counting it a win that I don't have to convince anyone on my campus to want to become a model classroom. Most of them are chomping at the bit to show off the progress they have made with using the devices.

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I wonder how I can best use the model classrooms that already exist on campus to encourage the more apprehensive teachers.

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I am excited about seeing teachers that have not used technology in the classroom before are now using it.

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A win win situation for me is seeing more and more teachers excited about technology

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I am hoping that if our teachers see their colleagues leveraging technology in their classrooms they will then be motivated to use it as well.

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Excited to establish a new norm in our building...to see the model classroom spread throughout the school.

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I feel like teachers have started to give more assignments and projects that allow students to be creative.

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I want to know a good pacing with model classrooms...I dont want to push to much to fast

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I'm excited to facilitate several amazing teachers with the opportunity to showcase how they've grown a practice of leveraging new tech to their students advantage!

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I feel like a winner just getting to work with a variety of amazing and innovative teachers, but the proof is in the pedagogy. These model classroom teachers take pride in the progressive teaching practices they create and deliver. additionally, the students share in this "win" as they move out of the noise and clutter of out-dated classroom routines. It's a win-win-win for all stakeholders!

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I hope to help foster a culture of courageous 21st Century teachers who aren't afraid to adopt new teaching techniques and classroom practices.

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I am excited about teachers learning new tools, opening up their classrooms for learning walks, and sharing their experiences.

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Katherine O'Heanre - YES Prep Northbrook   I have excited to see how teachers are using Classkick after observing one of the model classrooms. :)

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Katherine O'Heanre - YES Prep Northbrook   I have excited to see how teachers are using Classkick after observing one of the model classrooms. :)

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This has increased teachers' awareness of student understanding and allowed for faster on-the-spot remediation!

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Katherine O'Hearne - YES Prep Northbrook

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Katherine O'Hearne - YES Prep Northbrook

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Teachers are comfortable observing each other and brainstorming together!

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Katherine O'Hearne - YES Prep Northbrook

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Katherine O'Hearne - YES Prep Northbrook

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I am curious if there is a place where videos of model classrooms live, organized by content or by app, that we could use in coaching conversations with teachers.

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I am excited to give all Ts the opportunity to view their colleagues designing learning experiences that leverage tech.

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I have had teachers volunteer to be a model classroom. They truly have a growth mindset!

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I wonder what is the FOCUS of the model classrooms?? Is it tech integration, best practices, etc?
I wonder if there are other elements beyond the Google form that we should include when identifying model classrooms?????

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I am excited about seeing teachers try new things, grow, and share in their experiences with them.

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Teachers creating rubrics for projects. Avoid using the question (What app?) Leads to Student Choice

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The growth in both teachers and students.

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The collaboration among faculty to support one another. Teachers always wanting to share what they are doing in the classroom.

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Have collaboration with same subject area model classrooms from other VILs schools.

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Teachers are selecting pieces from each other's lessons to implement into their own classroom. They reach across content areas to experts who purposefully integrate certain tools they are taking a risk to pieces of. We have risk takers!

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I am excited about student opportunities and learning from a master VILS educator. 

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I am excited about student opportunities and learning from a master VILS educator. 

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Kristen Golomb-Propel Schools

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I wonder what resources are available to help model teachers build authentic PBL units and use design thinking practices. 

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I wonder what resources are available to help model teachers build authentic PBL units and use design thinking practices. 

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Kristen Golomb-Propel Schools

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We have Hour of Code activities in all of our K-8 schools. All students will have at least one hour of choice code activities. We also have The VILS Stem Career Day on Thursday. 

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We have Hour of Code activities in all of our K-8 schools. All students will have at least one hour of choice code activities. We also have The VILS Stem Career Day on Thursday. 

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Kristen Golomb-Propel Schools

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I'm excited for teachers to realize the valuable resource they have in each other, and the trickle down effect it will have on student achievement.

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That teachers are beginning to organically seek out learning opportunities and/or self selecting opportunities to experience coaching support.

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My hopes from here are that I can facilitate a balance between self-directed teachers seeking out learning from model classroom and embedding opportunities for slow starters and less proficient users to grow from model classrooms, while continuing to grow the model classrooms.

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I'm excited about our conintued growth in leveraging technology and our implementation of Personalized Learning. Our lead team does a great job laying the groundwork..

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Leveraging technology and Personalized Learning are just a natural part of our learning environment.

The implementation of Data Walls in multiple classrooms leading to better informed students and students who can articulate their learning, as well as their areas of growth.

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Will our school continue to have some level of relationship with VILS when we roll out of the grant? We've enjoyed our time as a VILS and would love to continue in some capacity.

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Hour of Code will be integrated into classes as well as Hawk30.

VILS STEM Career Day.

Focus about the week in our STEM Connections block.

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I'm excited about seeing all the new and innovative ways technology is being used in classrooms

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I have teachers sharing best practices and working together to teach each other new technology

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I wonder how more hesitant teachers will respond to model classroom visits

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Hour of Code Activities Across the School

Genius Squad Hosting an "Appy Hour" on Scratch Jr.

VILS STEM Career Day

Already Hosted a Noche De Ciencias to Kick off the Week

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I am excited that our teachers will have classrooms to go into to see what leveraging technology looks like.

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Debbie Kuenzli - Cartwright       I wonder if we can set up the structures for cycles of observations throughout the year.

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Debbie Kuenzli - Cartwright       I wonder if we can set up the structures for cycles of observations throughout the year.

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I am excited about teachers taking advantage of our 1:1 opportunity. They are also mentoring each other when they learn how to use new tools.

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Seeing how VILS devices are supporting  our journey towards personalized learning.

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I have teachers using Power My Learning and they are very excited about the interactive lessons.

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Kendra Mathis - Spring Woods Middle Spring Branch ISD

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Kendra Mathis - Spring Woods Middle Spring Branch ISD

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I'm excited to see students excited about learning using technology in class.

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Patricia Kassir-Spring Branch ISD- Houston, TX

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Patricia Kassir-Spring Branch ISD- Houston, TX

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devices are being leveraged daily in all sorts of classrooms, from the core content, to electives, to parent education

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Kendra Mathis - Spring Woods Middle Spring Branch ISD

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Kendra Mathis - Spring Woods Middle Spring Branch ISD

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Teachers wanting to learn about using technology with students

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Patricia Kassir--Spring Branch ISD-Houston, TX

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Patricia Kassir--Spring Branch ISD-Houston, TX

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I'm thinking ahead for the summer and how we will leverage devices.

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I hope that we can find a way to make Office products (Word specifically) work well with the iPad.

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Cristina Bustamante- Ocala STEAM Academy ARUSD 

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Cristina Bustamante- Ocala STEAM Academy ARUSD 

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I am excited to see teachers stretch themselves and use technology in ways they haven't thought to before. I am excited for the collaboration of grade level teams and the leveraging of experts among them.

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Cristina Bustamante- Ocala STEAM Academy ARUSD

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Cristina Bustamante- Ocala STEAM Academy ARUSD

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Ts asking for help that I thought wouldn't reach out. CS Week so for is a great win- created a schedule and all Ss are doing actvities all week!

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Cristina Bustamante- Ocala STEAM Academy 

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Cristina Bustamante- Ocala STEAM Academy 

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I wonder how I can find a good balance between supporting Ts in their class and getting them out to observe others. I want them to see the model classrooms but don't want that to pull them out of their room too much.

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Cristina Bustamante- Ocala STEAM Academy ARUSD 

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Cristina Bustamante- Ocala STEAM Academy ARUSD 

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I have created a schedule for the STEAM classes for the week. They will participate in different activities. We also have volunteers coming in to speak with the kids- this is happening in lots of classes. I have created a Flipgrid for the school to share their learnings once they have participated in different things.

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Hour of Code   Monday   Tuesday Wednesday  Thursday  Friday  6th Flipgrid/code presentation  What is a Computer?  Slide presentation  Create your own Google Logo  Made with Code  Scratch Exploration        CS Week Reflection                      7th Flipgrid/code presentation  ...

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I'm excited to see progress with teachers integrating technology into their instruction and enhancing student learning.  

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I'm excited to see progress with teachers integrating technology into their instruction and enhancing student learning.  

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We will have a combination Hour of Code and Verizon Career Day.  Middle school students must breakout of homeroom using a game I created with deck.toys ( https://deck.toys/decks/7ye3autj4/Breakout-From-Homeroom-6th
https://deck.toys/decks/XJaujxSsV/Breakout-From-Homeroom
to go on The Amazing Technology Race that includes completing real world algorithms, Saving Sam, and getting a Selfie with the #weneedmore AR celebrity. I'm tired already...lol

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My teachers are catching on to the use of the modules in Edtech Teachers.

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I'm excited about working on our Maker Space and fusing Coding/Engineering with the content so that students can see the fun in learning how to code.

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I am excited to see the level of teacher and student engagement with the devices.

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I am excited to see teachers leveraging the iPad with their students. Students are very engaged in their learning.

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We rolled out our Amazing Race Tech Integration challenge this morning at our faculty meeting and before 1st period we had a teacher implementing the learning from this morning.   Teachers are inviting me to come visit their classrooms and asking for feedback.

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Everyday more and more teachers are incorporating the use of the iPads with students. We are implementing a technology challenge for teachers in the form of the Amazing Race and teachers have already taken off with the concept.

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How to get the teachers who are completely disengaged to "dip their toes" into to and become more confident.

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Hour of Code, Verizon Career Day, Aamazing Race Tech Integration Challenge for staff.

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Hour of Code with Code.org, Verizon Career Day and introduction of our PD for teachers (Amazing Race Tech Integration)

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Excited to have partnered with the Coaches at each of our 3 VILS schools to do visit teacher classrooms using the VILS classroom observation form.

So far have visited Roosevelt MS and we were able to get to 19 classrooms to begin to determine who will act as our model classrooms. Have scheduled Hoover and Denman for after winter break. Looking forward to getting to those schools to see what is happening with iPads in these teacher classrooms.

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Teachers becoming more open to my suggestions of technology usage in their existing plans.

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Who is working on identifying functions, features available/needed…?

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We have a lot going on. Our district's Computer Science department has put together resources for this week for teachers to use for Hour of Code or other CS activities.

In addition to our 3 VILS middle schools All of our 21 PK-8 and Comprehensive Middle schools are doing Hour of Code along with volunteers from local STEM related businesses (i.e. coders, engineers, etc.)

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Concerned that although all 3 of our VILS schools signed up for STEM Career Day--they had a mixup and did not contact Denman and now they are not getting any Verizon Volunteers for their Career Day. Huge Disappointment for Denman...:-/

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Hoping to get more buy in from teachers to complete modules.

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I'm hoping to use my tech team.  I haven't done much with them yet and would love more ideas.  I have a few that have been suggested to me and would love more.

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I hope to get those reluctant/more hesitant teachers to a small win with the use of the device to help them see the engagement of the students.

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Here is a resource our SFSUD Computer Science Department has put together for our teachers districtwide: https://sites.google.com/sfusd.edu/csedweek Also a 1-pager of activities/resources at http://bit.ly/2Ag1BwI

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One thing we are doing is having all students progress through an interactive STEM Career Exploration course from everfi at https://everfi.com/k-12/endeavor/

Also, all our students get 6 weeks of coding throughout the year through our "STEMrichment" time. We emphasize it during this week and showcase best practices that have already taken place.

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I'm wondering if we could align ETT workshop content, our district-approved apps, and content area pedagogy/activities in order to have more impactful classrooms. I want to move beyond novelty with apps.

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Grade level collaborations in content area teams have been amazing. The fluidity in which students use multiple apps/platforms to complete tasks/projects has been very impressive.

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Hour of code.

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Mercedes Abascal - SLAM Students are eager to use the devices as soon as they walk into the classroom.  

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Mercedes Abascal - SLAM Students are eager to use the devices as soon as they walk into the classroom.  

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Students are purposely learning through the use of these devices.  We have closed our technology constraints by more than 75%

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I am wondering how we maximize our professional development opportunities through the use of PLCs - had we more time, we will be able to plan and collaborate.

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We just had our Verizon Career Day last week and it was spectacular. Our presenters were enthused by all the questions.

We are also looking forward to our Hour of Code Event.