End of the School Year

It's been a while since I've posted anything, so I thought I would check in .

I've been working on many projects recently - preparing for our July Summer Jazz training and our October ESVCC training; updating websites, our DL website video intro , and prepping materials for Model Schools trainings; and working with teammates to interview people who will join our team. We met some excellent candidates and we're looking forward to welcoming 2 new members to our team!

I learned recently that I will be 2.5 days per week in distance learning and 2 days per week in a district during the coming school year. The other half day belongs to Model Schools training. Rene, Mary, and I are looking forward to finding creative ways to continue to meet our districts' needs!

I'm also excited to work face-to-face with teachers and students on a regular basis again! I've missed that type of interaction this past year. Though I found that I really enjoy developing my own content and teaching students via video conference. I will definitely continue to do that as long as teachers invite me to do so! I love it when the kids gasp when they think something I've shown them is cool or when they laugh because they're having fun during a lesson.

I've learned so much over the last year. The way I approach Instructional Technology is completely different than my approach from just a year ago, partly due to the fact that I've learned so much about video conference technology.

The GST DL Team has been meeting with districts to plan ahead for next school year and to plan more effective ways to encourage teachers to use video conference technology. I LOVE to plan ahead... It appeals to my detail-oriented nature. If you are one who enjoys planning ahead as much as I do, then consider contacting us to help you with your video conferencing needs.

Do you need help scheduling content provider sessions? Or maybe you're thinking about video conference projects you might like to try and where to locate partners for those projects. Have you never used video conference equipment before and want to find out how user-friendly it is to use? Perhaps you'd like some ideas to help you get started. We can meet with you by video conference for Virtual Office Hours. Contact us! DL@gstboces.org

I will be posting now and then over the summer, but we'll be back to weekly posts starting in September. Enjoy your summer vacation if you're lucky enough to have the summer off! Maybe we'll see you at Summer Jazz or maybe some of our Model Schools trainings.