Last year was my first ISTE. I came home wide eyed and full of passion. I told my boss that his one mistake in sending me was that I wanted to go back. He told me that he would see what I did with what I learned. I brought passion projects into my lab. Passion projects were amazing! I learned my kids in a way that I never got to know them before. I developed deeper relationships with my kids than ever before. The pinnacle moment was an 8th grade special needs student who presented her project on restoring antique cars. She went 2 minutes over the maximum time, and I wasn't about to stop her. When the kids gave her feedback, there was a respect for her in their eyes. This is a child who stuttered and struggled to speak in front of others. The children told her how much they learned from her, and they told her that they were amazed at what she had done. I helped teachers participate in mystery calls. We had experts Google Hangout Live with our clas
My life as a computer teacher and technology director.