Post on 28-May-2020
Making Magic
Happen for
Kids
Dyane Smokorowski2013 Kansas Teacher of the YearSkype Master TeacherInstructional Technology CoachAndover, Kansas smoke@usd385.org@Mrs_Smoke
Who is this gal anyway?
Who is this gal anyway?
Who is this gal anyway?
Who is this gal anyway?
And I’m Passionate about
Making Relevant Experiences
for Learning
And I’m Curious….
I’m curious to know about you!
What are your own passions in
education?
Seeing students
succeed?
Watching teachers
create new opportunities
for students?
Poll The Audience
Tell a story about when a
child inspired you
Poll the Audience
Why teach?
So Let’s Talk Relevance
Tapping into Student Passions
What are your students passionate about?
Video games?
Social Media?
Photography?
Being outdoors?
Social Justice?
Science?
Art?
Writing?
Travel?
Entrepreneurship?
Food?
Cars?
Theatre?
Film?
Wellness?
Fashion?
Beauty?
Super Heroes?
Culture?
Conservation?
Social Media
What if we engaged
students in virtual
discussions via Twitter?
Photography
Art
Connecting with Experts
http://dln.nasa.gov
NASA Talks to
Schools and Adult
Groups for FREE
Connecting with Experts
Author Visits
penguinauthorvisits@gmail.com
Scientists
Don’t Be Afraid to Reach Out
Classroom to Classroom
Connections
#mysteryskype
http://education.skype.com
Kenya
Australia
Honduras
Exchanging Hope Project
Exchanging Hope Project
Exchanging Hope Project
Do you Dream BIG For your
Students?
What experiences do you dream
for them to have?
What do you want them to
remember when they are 40, not
for that test on Friday?
Dream BIG and BIG things will
happen for you and your
students
Contact Me!
smoke@usd385.org
https://www.facebook.com/edtechk12
Twitter - @Mrs_Smoke