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I have taught English and Social Studies for the Grosse Pointe Public Schools for 10 years. During that time I have also been a part of many different student organizations and district level committees. 

Football Coach

Soccer Coach

Class Adviser 

Key Club Adviser

Creative Writing Club Adviser

Grosse Pointe South Technology Committee

Grosse Pointe Public Schools Technology Committee

Most recently, I have worked part time as technology curriculum specialist. I work with teachers around the district to help them integrate technology into their classrooms. I also spent time helping write new technology policies for district, have been tasked with finding a new web host for the district and have been looking into moving the district into the Cloud with Google Apps or other services. I've dedicated many hours to making all of these possible and I'm excited to see the changes continue.

I also run a blog on my own time for the district to help introduce students and staff to new tools they could utilize in their classroom. The GPS Tech Guide has been up and running for over two years. 

The Nerdy Teacher is a blog that I started in January 2010 to explore the world of educational technology. Over the past two years my site has opened many doors for me as an educator. I have been invited to speak at national conferences and welcomed into school districts to share my experiences on the value of technology integration in education. I have consulted with technology companies and was even invited to interview Secretary of Education Arne Duncan. The site is always growing because my repertoire is always growing. I look forward to the great things ahead of me because of this small blog I started two years ago. 

I'm am Evernote's Education Ambassador. I work with teachers and school districts around the country on integrating Evernote into their professional life and classrooms. This is not a paid position. For more information on the Ambassador Program, please follow this link. 

Edcamp Detroit is an unconference inspired by similar events organized around the country. Our goal is to bring educators together to share their passion and ideas for better learning in an open format. It’s a conference for educators, by educators, and anyone who shows up at the event can sign up to host a session on any topic they choose. If someone wants to run a session, theyjust need to write their name on the board. If people get something out of it, that’s great. If not, participants are encouraged to vote with their feet. We are heading into the second year of Edcamp Detroit and met our registration quota in only one month. We are very proud to be able to offer professional development to educators across Metro Detroit and the state of Michigan. We look forward to growing and including more people in the future.

ProjectPLN is an online e-zine that strives to bring the voices of teachers together on the shared topic of education. We have been running for two years now and I am the founder and co-editor. Project PLN has found great success in allowing teachers from all over the world to share their thoughts on important educational topics. 

I host a radio show called #Hooked on BAM! Radio about student engagement. I bring in people in education to talk about the different ways they engage students in their schools and classrooms. Our first show was ranked #2 overall on iTunes in K12 Education. 

The George Lucas Educational Foundation is dedicated to improving the K-12 learning process by documenting, disseminating, and advocating for innovative, replicable, and evidence-based strategies that prepare students to thrive in their future education, careers, and adult lives. I write twice a month on emerging topics in educational technology. Many of my stories have been picked up by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) and shared with readers around the world. 

I write a monthly post for SmartBlogs on SmartBriefs. I write about all things education and technology. 

I provide online professional development for Simple K12. I host-hour long webinars that are focused on the value of educational technology. My most recent webinar, How to get started with Project Based Learning, had over 400 educators signed up to attend. 

The Balancing Act is a television show on the Lifetime Network geared toward women. I wrote a weekly blog about education for the show.