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 * On the Move-by Yvonne Linnabary** || ** ====== ======

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When I wrote a grant to receive funds for my school from the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, the primary goal of the grant was to help me be a better technology mentor at my school. As a grant recipient, this has been one of those “careful what you ask for” situations. Sometimes, I feel as if I have hit a wall, other times I come away invigorated and challenged by what is taking place in my classroom and in the classroom of my ”peeps” the two teachers who had agreed to be my coachees Sean Robinson and Jennifer Chase. They have both stepped up to the plate and embraced the concept of infusing technology into their curricula. The other thing that has happened as a result of this grant is that I have come to know the other tech mentors and trainers in our district so much better. The Everett Public Schools received 14 Enhanced Peer Coaching Grants from OSPI, can you believe it!? Last summer, we spent five days in Burlington being trained by ESD 189 along with other teachers in the region, notably Bellingham and Oak Harbor. So we have truly bonded. Yesterday, we had another training session and it was MARVELOUS! We learned about Google Notebooks from Alan King, Photostory from Wanda Hill and Podcasting from Cynthia Gaub. All of these people, by the way, are from Everett. We rock! As a digital photography teacher, I am used to producing work using computers, but I am a Photo Shop whiz, not necessarily a whiz at other types of technology. Now I am doing just what my students do, wading in and taking the risk that I might struggle, but I will persevere!
 * Welcome to the CHS Peeps Wiki site! The purpose of this site is to provide a forum for my peers and "peeps" at Cascade High School. The Peeps are my coachees at Cascade High School who have agreed to take on the challenge of being part of the enhanced peer coaching grant that I received in the spring of 2007 and which will end in June, 2009.**====== ||

So, Jen, Sean and Melissa. I have some questions for you.......**
 * 1) For Sean and Jennifer, how did being part of the grant affect you last year?
 * 2) Was it worth the work? Please expand on your answers.
 * 3) For everyone, how do you envision your role in the grant this year?
 * 4) For everyone, what direction would you like us to take in technology leadership at Cascade?