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What's Next?

                 I will proudly continue to serve as an educator at my beloved school,
                                       Napa Valley Language Academy!



I will “give back” to the educational community…

The way that I will give back to my community will be in a multiple of ways. First, I feel like I must give some background information. About a year ago, I was the type of person that did not visit the internet that much. I checked emailed and occasionally pinned. I had ZERO social media interaction, and honestly I preferred it that way. I had zero to very minimal knowledge of how to create slideshows, movies, let alone teach my students how to do those things. I know, sad!

Now, I feel like a very different version of that person a year ago. I definitely have more knowledge of technology and have gained a new pedagogy to my work and better yet, my life!!

Home

• I will take on the responsibility to teach my own children technology skills
• I will get my father-in-law to use an iPad!
• I will speak of digital citizenship

Work

• I will plan my lessons with the thought of how can technology best help the learning objective (GO TPACK!)
• I will attend any workshops I can
• I will share my knowledge with fellow colleagues
• I will speak of my failures/mistakes*
• I will visit and add to my resource page
• I will keep in touch with my cohort
• I will speak of digital citizenship

World

• I will continue to visit my Twitter
• I will post my own thoughts
• I will retweet
• I will give shout-outs
• I will follow new people
• I will keep my professional integrity in mind at all times, especially while on social media
• I will speak of digital citizenship

               Most importantly, I will not stop learning!

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Research

Design Process

I would really like to thank NapaLearns for their strong belief in power of education,
and for their incredible generosity. I would not have even thought about going for
my Master's Degree if not for their support.
​I will forever be thankful to them. 

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I would like to also thank the faculty at Touro University for all of their support and gracious guidance through my journey in their Innovative Learning Program. I have learned a lot and I now feel empowered to make changes and try new ideas.

Cohort 9, thank you for your support, laughs, thought provoking ideas, and respect.
​It was an honor to have worked and studied with you all.  

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