Educational technologist and curriculum designer dedicated to affecting social change in education with a doctorate in Educational Technology and master’s degree in Curriculum and Instruction for Instructional Technology. Have 15+ years’ experience in instructional design, development of innovative programs, curricula and instructional methodologies. Active member, leader and contributor to each academic community. Committed to working with educational leaders, administrators, teachers and all essential stakeholders to design effective systems, instruction and resources while maintaining efforts to strategically structure equitable access to effective 21st century teaching and learning.
Recent Professional Development & Design
2021 Workshop & PD Delivered
- Instructional Strategies to Empower Student Voice (September 2021)
- Managing Devices and Learning (August 2021)
- Designing for Student Choice with Google Slides (August 2021)
- Designing Digital Escape Rooms with Google Application (July 2021)
- Speed Dating with Technology (June 2021)
- Collaboration Tools to Enhance Student Engagement (May 2021)
- Creating Digital Manipulatives with Google Slides (May 2021)
- Straight Outta Chrome: Tool to Enhance Instruction (April 2021)
- Getting Interactive with Google Slides (March 2021)
- Speed Dating with Technology (February 2021)#Leadership Matter: Innovative Ways to Embrace Technology Into Your Leadership Practice
- Straight Outta Chrome: Tool to Enhance Instruction (January 2021)
- Let’s Get Mania: Designing for Student Choice (January 2021)
- Making Google Slide Interactive with PearDeck
- Screencasting from A-Z (January 2021)
Examples Of Professional Development Presented
- Virtual Presentation – Creating Digital Manipulative (2020)
- Presentation – Book Talks, Interviews, & Trailers to the Rescue (2019)
- Participant’s Guide: Book Talks, Interviews, & Trailers to the Rescue
- Presentation – Student Choice Boards (2019)
- Presentation- Engage. Connect. Collaborate. with Technology (2019)
- Participant’s Guide- Collaboration with Tech
- Presentation – Digital Storybooking (2019)
- Presentation – Teaching Above the Line (2019)
2020
- Planning & Design – District Instructional Continuity Plan (May- Present)
- Webinar – Introduction to Virtual Learning – Asynchronous Instructional Model (August 2020)
- Course Design – HISD Parent Course for Virtual Learning (August 2020)
- Course Design – HISD Student Virtual Learning Course (August 2020)
- Student Camp – Digital Skills Camp for Virtual Learning (August 2020)
- Parent Webinar – Parent Training: Technology Tools & Resources for Your Student (August 2020)
- Planning & Design – Instructional Design Guidelines (June 2020)
- Webinar- Microsoft Teams Tips & Tricks (May 2020)
- Course Design – Flipped Instruction with PowerPoint Recorder (April 2020)
- Webinar- Creating Small Group Breakouts in Microsoft Teams (April 2020)
- Webinar- Checking for Understanding with Discussion Boards & Quizzes (April 2020)
- Webinar- Design Distance Learning Lessons in itsLearning (April 2020)
- Webinar- Digital Learning with a Plan (April 2020)
- Webinar- Leveraging itsLearning with Westside (March 2020)
- Webinar- Microsoft Teams for Teachers ( March 2020)
- Webinar- Microsoft Teams for Administrators (March 2020)
- Presentation – One-on-One Technology Development
- Presentation -Blended Learning Models
- Presentation- Workshop – Speed Dating with Classroom Technology
- NWEA MAP Parent Overview (Virtual)
Dr. Jocelyn McDonald 