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I sent a heartfelt email with virtual hugs, immeasurable respect, and this little poem to all of my teachers today. Happy #TeacherAppreciationWeek! #WTPSedtech 💖

I kept things light & fun for teachers with my latest issue of #LearningInTheLoo, featuring @plickers, @ABCyaGames, and an amazing spring choice board created by @shannonmmiller! 🚽 Want to learn more about Learning In The Loo? kerszi.com/learning-in-th…

I’ve been making the rounds with my Ai Toolbox Workshop at all of our WTPS elementary schools and it’s so much fun! Today I had a blast with 2 seriously awesome groups of creative teachers! 💥 ☎️ Lots of people know about the ChatGPT website & even the app, but did you know that you can also dial 1-800-ChatGPT to ask questions and and have a lovely conversation with an Ai bot? Listen to our video below! #WTPSedtech #Ai #techcoach #WomenInAi #EdLeadership

I 💗 doing demo lessons with teachers & students! A very smart 2nd grade teacher booked me to come in to teach her littles HOW to navigate a digital test. There are SO many little nuances of online assessments that need to be explicitly taught so that we truly assess content knowledge when it’s test time. #WTPSedtech

Today I led our #DREAMteam teachers through a hexagonal thinking activity to review and synthesize information. This was a new strategy for most of them, and now they’ve added it to their own “teaching toolboxes” as a great teaching strategy! #WTPSedtech

Coming soon to an elementary school near you! 🍁 #WTPSedtech

It’s my new #LearningInTheLoo ~ just released today and posted in all of our staff restrooms in every elementary school! #WTPSedtech

This year I updated my #edtechcoach form that I fill out with a teacher when we co-plan any co-taught lesson that involves #edtech. This really helps to define goals & roles! #WTPSedtech

Hey creative educators! So many of you have been asking how to make those super schnazzy @gmail signatures using @CanvaEdu, so today I made you some VERY step-by-step directions! Go create - and then PLEASE snapshot it and post so I can see what you designed! 🤩 #WTPSedtech 👉 docs.google.com/document/d/1F6…

This year’s 1st #LearningInTheLoo is out & posted in all the #WTPSedtech elementary staff restrooms! #GoogleEDU #GoogleET @kerszi

This is my district’s 1st year with Google, so there’s obviously a lot of learning going on. When I sat down to work with a staff member today, I learned that she & many others miss the folder system of Microsoft Outlook (all of their folders were migrated over and are now labels in Gmail), and they didn’t really know what archive was - so I made a video! youtu.be/H5uI08_dVwk?fe…. #WTPSedtech #GoogleEDU #gmail #GoogleET

The Good Thing About Today. By @Kerszi #WTPSedtech

Proud to share this article about how #WTPSedtech created an amazing district-wide PD experience for all staff! We called it #GoogleDay, but the article explains how this same method can be used to make really meaningful PD for any topics or initiatives!

Google Jamboard will be discontinued on October 1. Join us for a 30-minute session to learn about Padlet Sandbox as an alternative to Jamboard!

Today I met with my team to lay out this plan for the "edtech day" of our district's upcoming Administrative Retreat. I really leaned into the "retreat" part and planned a very zen day of intentional, mindful & focused learning - with built-in time for "self-exploration" for each of our 5 major topics. I'm even adding in fun little zen-themed prizes. Namaste. #WTPSedtech Disclaimer: This is still a work in progress. My team will be developing the resources to include with their content slides. I just had to share the cool aesthetic!🌱

I finally got to present this workshop to administrators from my own district today! It’s such a fun, interactive and explorative session with built-in time to play-to-learn. Everyone has a new toolbox of Ai tools, plus plenty of creative ideas for how & when to use them as school admins! #WTPSedtech #edtech #EdLeadership

These are the only 3 quotes that I have hanging on my office wall. They pretty much explain how I embrace life. Today is a good day for me to post these.

Some phenomenal WTPS teachers reached out to me a few days ago and asked if they could learn @canva this summer. I explained that the school district (aka: my department) wasn’t offering Canva sessions this summer, but that I’m always happy to teach them anywhere and anytime…and I meant it! (I just can’t pay them for PD time) Soooo - today we met at Bonesaw Brewery! We had free WiFi, our laptops, learning, and laughs…and it was awesome! #WTPSedtech #CanvaEdu #CanvaLove #edtech #TwpPride #WeAreTwp

Today I presented “Intro to @ParentSquare Posts” for our school administrators. I explained that just like social media, posts with images draw more attention. I created these fun images for them in @Canva so they could all jump right in and create their first posts to staff. #WTPSedtech

Josh & @kerszi offered our first summer “Google Overview for Admins” sessions this morning. Fluid agenda = they had time to get just the help they needed, ask their specific questions, and used the time to get organized. Great work, admins! 🌟 #WTPSedtech #GoogleET #GoogleEDU