Post #3

Influential Educators on Social Media

1. Pernille Ripp: Seventh grade teacher in Madison Wisconsin. Creator of Global Read Aloud (A teacher picks a book and reads it to their class, then tries to make as many global connections as possible.)
2. Renee Valentine: Teacher turned principal of Grandview Elementary in Clarenceville School District.
3. Kristin Kochheiser: Sixth grade Language arts and social studies teacher in East Lansing, originally from Okemos, Michigan. Uses twitter to reach out to her students and to remind them of assignments due.
4. Donalynn Miller: Author of the notable book, The Book Whisperer, Miller used to teach language arts and social studies for 4th, 5th, and 6th grade in Fort Worth, Texas. She is the founder of #bookaday  contest.
5. Kelly Gallagher: Once a high school ELA teacher in Anaheim, California, Gallagher is now an author/consultant for teachers everywhere. Gallagher has written 5 books that were inspired by his experiences with his students, mentors, and peers.
6. Kevin Beazley: Kevin Beazley was my Senior Math teacher. He has since became principal of the high school that I attended.
7. Jeremy Fielder: 9th grade/12th grade English language arts teacher for Clinton High school, Clinton, Michigan.
8. Tyler George: AP US History, AP World History, World History, and Phys. Ed. teacher for Clinton High School, Clinton, Michigan. Tyler George was my AP US History teacher for my senior year of high school.
9. Bill Nye: Known as Bill Nye the Science guy for his educational videos, about different science topics and experiments.
10. Jacob Cooper: Instagram. Jacob Cooper is a a student studying Secondary Education and Physical Education at Eastern Michigan University. He works in a specialized instruction room at Tecumseh Public Schools
11. Bill Van Loo: Instagram. Van Loo is  teacher at Ypsilanti High School. Teaches STEAM, or science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.
12. Erin Klein: Instagram. Currently teaching with a business background. Klein values the importance of technology in the classroom.
13. Mike Lawrence: Instagram. Educator at Saugatuck High School. Has been featured on TED and values incorporating technology in the classroom.
14. Todd Bloch. Instagram. A middle school teacher in Metro Detroit. Focused on using positive actions to inspire youth around him. He also organizes Middle School Chat, or #MSChat on Twitter at 8PM on Thursdays.
15. Derek Braman, Instagram. Teacher at Explorer Elementary near Byron Center. Has a class blog. Fifth grade teacher who loves using technology in his classroom.
16. Lyndsey Morgan. Runs the Instagram account of "Classroombrainstorm." Second grade teacher. Supporter of the "Infinite Thinking Machine" initiative. 
17. Jennifer Swidorski: Instagram. New teacher. Second/third grade combo teacher in Michigan. Posts on instagram infrequently about her classroom and the progress she's made to start up a new classroom.
18. Ann Smart. Instagram. Twelfth grade teacher at Adrian High School. Technology advocate looking to learn more about implementing technology in the classroom.
19. Nina Jablonski: Educator in paleobiology and anthropology. Known for her research in the evolution of skin color in humans
20. Dr. Bruce Betts: Planetary scientist that tweets out random space facts. Director of Science and Tech at Planetary Society.

Below are pictures of the educators I am following and their social media names

Post #2

• State
• The organization that I chose for my state educational organization is the Michigan Council for Exceptional Children. MCEC is an organization that specializes in informing others about the voice and vision of special and gifted children. I chose MCEC because I am a part of the e-board for the GVSU chapter and feel strongly about what we do. I am not a special education major, but I do believe that all educators, no matter their content area or level should be knowledgeable about children who require extra help or guidance to succeed in the classroom.
• The MCEC Facebook page allows members and those interested to be up to date with information through social media.
• There are 3 levels of membership available for MCEC. The first is the premier level which costs $205. This includes different articles and research available, newsletters, CECommunity access, which offers contact to all CEC communities, discounts to save on education programs, access to special interest divisions and state membership, and access to CEC career center. The second membership option available is full membership. This provides useful articles in Teaching Exceptional Children, up to date information through newsletters, access to special interest divisions and state membership, CECommunity access, discounts on education programs, and access to the CEC career center, as well as access to special professional development and topical information. This plan costs $115. The third option is the basic. The basic includes access to Teaching Exceptional Children, up to date information through newsletters, access to special interest divisions and state membership, CECommunity access, discounts on education programs, and access to the CEC career center. This costs $65. .
• Membership includes... See above
• The national CEC does put out a journal, Teaching Exceptional Children, 6 times a year. They also publish a journal titled, Exceptional Children, which includes research and topical issues.
• The annual conference for MCEC happens March 2nd-4th. This year it will be happening in Grand Rapids at the Amway. The price to attend the conference is $20 for students. If the student plans to attend the workshop on the 4th, the fee is $25. If the student plans to attend both the workshop and the conference, the fee is $45. The student is reimbursed the full amount when they attend the conference/workshop. The fee is generally to make sure numbers of attendance are accurate.
• GVSU has a CEC chapter on its campus. It is one of the largest chapters in the state of Michigan and has awesome member attendance!

• National
• The organization that I chose for the national educational organization is the NCSS, or National Council for Social Studies.
• The NCSS has a Twitter and a Facebook in order to stay connected with the social media of the group.
• There are many different membership opportunities, all tailored to an individual's needs. There is a comprehensive membership ($85/1 year, $145/2 year), regular ($72/1 year, $132/2 year), beginning teacher ($53/comprehensive, $43/regular), student ($53/comprehensive, $43/regular), retired ($40/regular), and international membership ($72/regular).
• The membership includes a subscription to one of NCSS's acclaimed journals. There are 3 different publications, one for K-6 teachers, one for middle level learners, and one that is a general journal. They receive access to the The Social Studies Professional, or the official newsletter that is published 8 times a year. There is also an online database of U.S. History ideas, activities, and articles. Members receive discounted registration rates for the annual conference, multiple internet resources, a legislative network, professional development opportunities, opportunities to give to one's profession, discounts on publications, access to information services, and the opportunity to serve on the boards of national social studies associations.
• As stated earlier, the NCSS publishes different journals based on one's grade level. The flagship journal, Social Education, is a general journal. The Middle Level Learning is for middle grades. The Social Studies and the Young Learner is for K-6 students.
• The annual conference is this November 13-15 in New Orleans, Louisiana.

About Me Post 1

About Me

• My name is Amie Hanselman

• I am going to GVSU for Elementary education, with an emphasis in group social studies, history

• I enjoy reading, being with my family, Netflix, travelling, baking, history, putt putt, and seeing my friends

• The experience I have with planning and using technology in the classroom is fairly limited. I have used and experienced different modes of presentations, such as Prezi, PowerPoint, etc. I have also used discussion boards in previous classes on blackboard. When I was younger, we used different websites to help supplement math and reading lessons.

• These 2 lovely tykes are my niece (De'vajuahlynn, 3) and my nephew (Delsin, 10 months)!

I’ve previously worked with students in the Allendale community at Springview elementary school. Allendale community schools have many different opportunities for the students to get involved, outside of the classroom. For example, the kindergarten students of Allendale schools are invited to participate in Tuneful, the after school music enrichment program