Who We Are:
Rebecca Recco is a teacher who has extensive experience in digital learning. She has a master’s degree in Digital Learning & Leading from Lamar University (TX) and 5 years of experience coaching teachers in using blended and online learning. She started using blended learning as a way to keep her sanity as a traveling art teacher in 5 schools with over 1000 students. Now her class load is much more reasonable, but she still uses blended learning to support students with special needs and to empower students to become independent learners.
Isaac Emrick has over a decade of teaching experience in college and public school. He was an early adopter of LMS technology while designing his undergraduate courses. He received his PhD in Native American and Early American History from West Virginia University in 2015. He continues to utilize his history research to design and publish digital teaching materials and lessons on a wide range of historical subjects. He is still working on applying exciting and dynamic technologies like GIS and Augmented Reality to provide diverse learners access to meaningful content about the past.
What We Are:
- A partner teacher and creative problem solver.
- A coach in using the technology you have to create dynamic learning spaces for your kids.
- A source for targeted professional development that isn’t one-size-fits all. We know that each school, teacher, and student has unique needs, and we will design PD to suit your needs, exactly.
- A consultant for creating school- or district-wide blended and/or digital learning programs and professional development.
- A teacher who has experienced the frustrations of too many expectations and not enough hours or targeted training.
- A tireless advocate for equity in blended and digital learning programs.
- A thought partner for finding solutions for your blended/online learning problems.
- A helpful friend for parents of kids who are struggling with online or blended learning.
What We Are Not:
- We are not here to sell you tech products, but we are happy to suggest products to consider if it is relevant to the help you need. We are not paid by or supported by tech companies and will never be.
- We do not provide IT services. We focus solely on technology integration and training.
- We are not a helpdesk, and do not offer technical support or installation of devices.
- We are not here to sell you worksheets, lesson plans, or curricula.
- We do not promote specific products, other than to share things we use and like.
- We do not provide training on specific products. Our experience is in learning space design and digital learning best practices.
What We Do:
- We offer workshops and consulting for schools, parent groups, and individual teachers about digital and online learning design.
- We offer support for teachers who are learning how to build their own online or blended learning practice.
- We offer mini-workshops for parents about digital learning.
- We blog about online and blended learning, educational technology, teacher resources, classroom hacks, and related topics.
- We make and share content to support teachers and parents in teaching with digital tools.
- We make learning fun!