Moments of Inspiration Mollee, Stacy, and Chris

Join the MOI crew as we hear from Lake Norman Charter School's high school ITF Jamie Lord and middle school ITF Marianne Rogowski.  They share their "Focus 5" tips including keeping students engaged on Zoom, lesson ideas for asynchronous learning, minimizing grading time, things you didn't know you could do, and using Jamboard as a collaborative whiteboard.

Join the MOI team as we chat with Librarian Angie Moore all the way from Michigan!  Listen as she shares her experiences starting at a new school during COVID and how she has adapted and shined through all of the challenges she's faced.  As a bonus she shares some great titles for you to add to your summer reading list!

Jo Watson Hackl is the author of Smack Dab in the Middle of Maybe, published by Random House Children’s Books.  It was awarded the Southern Book Prize and is an Indie Next and Okra pick. It’s also been recently featured on the NC School Library Media Association EBOB list!  Listen in as we speak with Jo about how she collaborates with educators across the country and how the pandemic has affected the way she interacts with teachers, librarians, and students.

Listen in as we chat with Carrie Robledo, Digital Integration Facilitator for Moore County Schools.  This conversation aired live on Twitter on Digital Learning Day, February 25th, 2021.  Carrie is a Digital Integration Facilitator for Moore County Schools, where

she integrates robotics, engineering, and coding at Highfalls K-8, Elise

Middle, and Robbins Elementary.  She is the 2020 NCTIES Outstanding

Teacher of the Year, a 2020-2021 #IAmCS Ambassador, the 2019-2020

Moore County Schools Teacher of the Year, and a 2018-2019 Kenan

Fellow.  We discuss with her how she has moved robotics virtual this year and the "special" things she has done with students in regard to the recent Mars Perseverence Landing.

In this episode we'll hear from Casey Rimmer, Director of Innovation and EdTech for Union County Schools in NC.  She is with us to discuss the many ways they've been supporting teachers, students, and parents from the very beginning of the COVID shutdown.  What's really interesting is how they have developed personalized PD for their teachers that has evolved from basic skills to broader instructional concepts.

The "Focus 5" series seeks to highlight 5 great things happening in a school district at any given time.  On this episode we are featuring several Dare County Schools' Librarians as they discuss what's going in their Media Centers and beyond. Take the time to listen, you'll be happy you did!