Samuel+Ogle



=Samuel Ogle Middle School =



=__Teacher Portfolios __=

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Debora Brown

Karen Hibbert

Colleen Moore

Benjamin Murphy

=__Participating Administrator's Project __=

Pamela Thomas media type="file" key="PamelaThomasSOM.wmv" **STEP Year 1 Reflection** **Samuel Ogle Middle School** **Pamela Thomas, Administrator** **June 2, 2009**

Why does everything seem to come at once at the end of the school year?! It is time to say farewell to Year 1 of the STEP Grant, and what a year it has been! We are very glad that we participated in the grant program this school year. The opportunities and the trainings have been many and varied, giving the teacher participants many new tools to use in the classroom. Additionally, other teachers have noticed the new tools and “toys,” so there has definitely been an opportunity to share the technology. And isn’t that the goal of the grant after all! As administrator of the grant for the school I have often felt I was juggling far too many balls in keeping the grant front & center, and reminding the teacher participants about the requirements, upcoming dates, projects to be completed, and such. That is not a complaint, but rather the reality of everyone having much to do and always not enough time. And that is even more true with the budget constraints and changes we are currently experiencing and facing. Additionally, I think blogging, wikis, podcasting, PhotoStory…anything new is something that has to be used & played with often in order to work out the newness, the subtleties, and the kinks. My goal for our teachers is to help them get as comfortable with these new technologies & tools as they currently are with Word, PowerPoint, and such. Personally I feel more confident about blogging a0s a result of the grant. Additionally, I fell in love with PhotoStory. What a great way to simply put together any set of photos for any purpose! I know other teachers and the students will enjoy using this software. Most of all none of this could have been accomplished without the patience & support of the T3 Team, especially Ronlyn Dandy and Carmella Doty. Thank you for all you have taught & reinforced with us, to help us get to this point in the training. Next, the Gallery Walk…it will be a wonderful opportunity to share and see what else is going on at PGCPS STEP schools. Again, it has been as great experience with challenges, humor, and frustration. But here we are with new tools & skills, ready to train others. Thank you for lessons learned!

__Trainers __
Carmella Doty