Instructional Support reflects my work partnering with teachers to strengthen digital literacy, integrate technology, and build engaging learning experiences across our building. These collaborations grow out of authentic classroom needs and always center the skills that matter most for our students: research, inquiry, digital citizenship, and active engagement.
Below is an overview of the support teachers can request and the systems I use to guide this work.
Learning Walks are teacher-requested visits where I observe instruction through the lens of technology integration, engagement, and information literacy. Each visit includes a celebration of strengths and optional tech recommendations. This section includes my written Learning Walk entries, thank-you notes, and the follow-up template teachers receive.
This section shares high-impact digital tools that support collaboration, literacy, research, and engagement. Each tool includes a short description and a simple, classroom-ready way to use it. My goal is to help teachers integrate technology in meaningful, manageable ways that enhance instruction without adding stress. One-pagers, comparisons, and examples are included.
Engagement strategies in this section include both low-tech and no-tech ideas that build energy, movement, curiosity, and collaboration. These activities work beautifully in middle school classrooms and support learning even when technology isn’t available. Many ideas are inspired by classroom engagement research and practical routines that help students stay active and invested.
Teachers can partner with me to plan and deliver lessons that build research skills, digital citizenship, media literacy, and strong use of technology. Collaboration can be as simple as co-planning materials or as hands-on as co-teaching full lessons or units. This page outlines how I support teaching across grade levels and content areas.
This section highlights the research and digital literacy instruction I provide for grades 6–8. It includes structured lessons, Pear Deck activities, research routines, and guidance for evaluating sources. These materials support our students as developing readers and researchers, and they align to ISTE, AASL, and DESE expectations.
Digital citizenship instruction helps students build safe, responsible, and confident online behaviors. This section includes Chromebook care resources, lessons on online choices, and optional digital activities that help students practice thoughtful technology use. These lessons support both building expectations and district digital safety goals.