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About the Author
Welcome! I’m glad you found your way to my little space. I hope you will find some valuable ideas, resources, tools and inspiration that will be motivating to both you and your students.
I am a full time 5th grade teacher for Napa Valley Unified School district with nearly 24 years of teaching experience. I am passionate about children’s literature and exposing students to the joys of reading, especially the amazing connections and rich discussions which occur during and after shared reading experiences. I’m also very passionate about using technology as a means of connecting with others and sharing thoughts through writing, pictures and other forms of expression. I feel like I hit the jackpot when I introduced blogging to my students as a way to reflect on their reading while writing and sharing their thoughts with an authentic audience.
On a more personal note, I’m a wife and a busy mom with an amazing daughter along with two big dogs, a guinea pig and a couple of fish. During my spare time, I am most often found either on the pool deck supporting my daughter’s interest in competitive swimming or outside walking, exploring, or drawing inspiration and taking photos of the beautiful world around us.
I am a full time 5th grade teacher for Napa Valley Unified School district with nearly 24 years of teaching experience. I am passionate about children’s literature and exposing students to the joys of reading, especially the amazing connections and rich discussions which occur during and after shared reading experiences. I’m also very passionate about using technology as a means of connecting with others and sharing thoughts through writing, pictures and other forms of expression. I feel like I hit the jackpot when I introduced blogging to my students as a way to reflect on their reading while writing and sharing their thoughts with an authentic audience.
On a more personal note, I’m a wife and a busy mom with an amazing daughter along with two big dogs, a guinea pig and a couple of fish. During my spare time, I am most often found either on the pool deck supporting my daughter’s interest in competitive swimming or outside walking, exploring, or drawing inspiration and taking photos of the beautiful world around us.
Reflections on my Journey
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Before beginning my journey with Touro University’s Innovative Learning program I was unfamiliar with TPACK which is another educational acronym for the blending of technology, pedagogy and content knowledge. The three domains intersect to support student learning in a powerful way. I now recognize how the Innovative Learning program was designed with TPACK at the forefront and how much learning and growing as educators my cohort members and I have made through the process. I feel much more knowledgeable and am more comfortable venturing into that “sweet spot” where all three domains intersect where the teaching is more effective and the learning is deeper. TPACK is at the heart of innovative learning.
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Lasting Learning from the Innovative Learning program
I am constantly seeking inspiration and opportunities to grow as an educator and make my classroom an incredible place for my students to learn. I am thrilled and honored to be a member of the tenth cohort of Touro University's Innovative Learning Master’s of Education Program. This opportunity has inspired me to dive much deeper into innovative teaching practices and strategies which have allowed me to better support my students as they advance along the path towards being college and career ready.
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To read more about my journey through the Innovative Learning Program, visit my blog at
jknoxtouro.weebly.com/blog 
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