Technology Facilitator - Long Term Substitute
Seneca Valley School District
Evans City Elementary
Computer technology educational responsibilities for Kindergarten, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders (approximately 100 students in each grade level).Working with the Kindergarten homeroom teachers, reinforced language arts and math skills using interactive whiteboard games and activities and a variety of websites and applications on personal computers and Kindle Fire devices. Students were able to log onto the desktops and the NWEA application using usernames and passwords.2nd grade students worked with a partner on an inventor research project aligned with their unit on Engineering and Technology. The project required the students to research an inventor, answering questions about the inventor, the invention, and it's purpose, draw a picture of the invention, scan it to the network drive and finally import the image into a PowerPoint slide show they designed.Collaborated with Library Media Services teacher and core content teachers for 3rd and 4th grades, created a year-long project which integrated multiple concepts. Students worked independently to research the seed germination project and create an informational, color, 11x17" poster to include text boxes, images, and references.Provided additional technology support to administration, staff, and faculty. Created videos which were shown during morning announcements. The videos shared information about the school's Stomp Out Cancer program which incorporated vignettes of the Pittsburgh Cancer Institute's researchers, their work, a parent and student interview, and photographs of the school's Stomp out Cancer walk. For the first time, The Stomp Out Cancer program extended to all of the district's elementary and middle schools.Participated in discovery work related to the implementation of Inventionland's school-based curriculum - with Seneca Valley School District acting as a beta site for an elementary program.