Sarah+G

**Personal Info:** I was born and raised in Queens, NY. My new husband dragged me to New Jersey in 2004 after our wedding. I, in turn convinced my parents to move from NY to NJ by birthing their first grand child. I have a loving three year old son named Dante.

**Education Info:** I have been teaching second grade for 10 years, 8 of which have been at Washington Avenue School in Chatham. I love my second grade team- we are a well-oiled machine. I teach every subject except social studies. I am able to teach science to two classes and my collegue teaches s.s. to both our classes.

**5 New Technologies to Try**
 * Wordle
 * Glog
 * Schooltube
 * Delicious
 * Tumblebooks

**4 Ideas to Share With Others**
 * Explain what UDL is
 * The benefits to UDL
 * Edutopia's Top Ten Tips for Teaching with New Media
 * Jing

**3 Principles of Universal Design for Learning**
 * <span style="color: #8400ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Representation
 * <span style="color: #8400ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Expression
 * <span style="color: #8400ff; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Engagement

<span style="color: #ff0088; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">**2 Changes in Your Teaching to Reach All Learners in the Digital Age**
 * <span style="color: #ff0088; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Add more choice in the way my students express and engage themselves
 * <span style="color: #ff0088; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">Integrate more flexible media throughout the day, not limiting myself to just reading or math

<span style="color: #ff004d; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">**1 BIG Idea to Implement on Monday**
 * <span style="color: #ff004d; font-family: 'Palatino Linotype','Book Antiqua',Palatino,serif; font-size: 140%;">**Students Wordle "I Have a Dream Speech" and discuss the words/ideas MLK,Jr. mentioned the most in his speech.**