Peggy+C

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 * Grade Level/Discipline:** I am a Curriculum Science Consultant at Heartland AEA. In this capacity, I work with K-12th grade teachers of science and administrators. Some of my responsibilities include facilitating K-12 science inquiry professional development sessions; assisting schools as they remodel their old, outdated science labs; facilitate trainings in the use of the STARLAB (portable planetarium), ProScopes (digital microscopes), and science probes; facilitate sessions that help teachers incorporate more Web 2.0 tools into their science classrooms; assist schools with assessment (particularly formative assessment in the science classroom); and share research-based teaching strategies with educators. I have been at my current position since July 1, 2008,


 * A Few Facts about myself:**
 * 1) I am a Digital Immigrant.
 * 2) I am a Baby Boomer (Generation Jones) by age.
 * 3) I once said I would never use a computer on a regular basis. However, I use computers all the time, both in my professional, as well as my personal life. I own a laptop, an iPod touch, an iPad, and and iPhone which I use daily.
 * 4) I like to name-drop. In October of 2010, I met and had my picture taken with Bill Nye the Science Guy at a National Science Teaches Association Regional Conference in Kansas City. (Though the following picture is a little blurry, you can tell that it is Bill Nye in the picture with me.)




 * What I'd like to learn or get out of this course:** I would like to learn more about how those from Generations X, Y, and Z learn in order to better teach them. I am a Baby Boomer and a Digital Immigrant who is willing to learn new things in order to better serve this portion of our society. I want to understand how this portion of our society uses games and other technologies in order to learn.


 * My favorite game(s):** I think I prefer computer games over most board games. That's probably because I am very competitive and don't like to play against anyone but myself. Since I am a Baby Boomer, I've found that I like to play Euchre, Solitaire, and FreeCell on my iPad. I've also started playing Glass Tower. I don't like Angry Birds. That's probably because I can't figure out the strategies I need to move up on the various levels.