“They might not need me; but they might.
I'll let my head be just in sight;
A smile as small as mine might be
Precisely their necessity.”
Working in a middle school in Van Nuys for the last two years changed the course of my life forever. I took the job as an after school coach because I needed the money, and I thought it would be an easy stepping stone to hop over. But the children captivated me, and I was hooked, even though the administration I worked under was difficult to deal with.
I'm a queer, fat, and neuro-divergent woman, artist and writer.
I've been asked to speak on media technology. Now, more than ever, media literacy is crucial to teach in schools. In a media-driven world, there is so much misinformation being spread across the internet and we need to protect our students from it. It's also important to teach them how to use media to further their own interests and points of view.
I'm a big fan of using technology to help students reinforce things they've learned, like using Blooket to review for tests. It's a fun and very customizable site to make quizzes with games. I also like Padlet for creative expression, writing, and work-shopping.
