Instructional Coach @ConnectionsGA | @GeorgiaCollege ‘09 & ‘10 | @kennesawstate ‘19 | 16-17 @ConnectionsGA TOTY #GACAInTech

Georgia, USA
Joined August 2018
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1/3 We are excited to announce that GACA officially has a Nationally Certified STEAM program!! This has been a 4-year journey culminating in GACA becoming the first virtual school to receive this recognition. Our Principal of Curriculum and Instruction, Caroline, shares words:
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Stephen Benton, Ed.S. retweeted
1/2 This Summer, our Instructional Coach Mr. Benton, will be sharing tips to assist families in organizing and creating a more functional online workspace.
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It's Tech Tuesday and if you are using G-Suite for digital Learning, you should check out Sir Links-a-Lot! #digitaleducation #virtuallearning #gsuite #TechTuesday youtu.be/QHlAfJanfvk via @YouTube
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I just found out that I have been approved by @ConnectionsGa to attend the #TLC2020 conference! I am so excited about this opportunity to learn from some of the best instructional coaches and education leaders in the nation. #DreamsDoComeTrue
Attend the #TLC2020 conference to build upon your coaching foundation, regardless of where you are in your teaching journey. Register your teams to be a part of this virtual conference! instructionalcoaching.com/tl…
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Attend the #TLC2020 conference to build upon your coaching foundation, regardless of where you are in your teaching journey. Register your teams to be a part of this virtual conference! instructionalcoaching.com/tl…
Check out yesterday's Tech Tuesday to learn how you can increase productivity with Google Chrome's Multi-Highlight Extension. youtu.be/nVe7npoyYTA #education #edtech #GoogleEDU #TechTuesday #latepost
It’s Tech Tuesday - Today’s episode: How to Use Schedule Send in Gmail youtu.be/aZX_E9EEikE #latepost #education #edtech #Gmail
Stephen Benton, Ed.S. retweeted
Not sure who needs to hear this, but sticking a camera in a class and live-streaming to remote learners is NOT teaching. Teaching virtually is all-consuming and requires significant back & forth communication. Requiring simultaneous F2F & virtual instruction sets both up to fail.
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Stephen Benton, Ed.S. retweeted
HS Principals Jenny and Brooke talked best practices for continued student engagement & took some time out to blast positive webmails to students & their co-workers. 🤩🤗 Joined by Stephen B. who discussed the importance of keeping up w/ technology for student engagement #GACA100
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In case you missed it, here is the SY20-21 premier of Tech Tuesday. Check it out! #edtech #TechTuesday
It’s concerning to see so many districts attempt to replicate a traditional school schedule in a digital environment. STs should not be in front of the CPU for 8 hours.
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Thread 1/4: Today marks the end of my 10th year teaching. 7 years ago, I made a decision that many thought was crazy, I left Gwinnett County Public Schools to began a career as an online teacher in a charter school that had been open for 2 years.
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3/4 As I close out this first decade of my career I am excited to begin my next chapter as an Instructional Coach at our High School. While I will certainly miss teaching Georgia History and my colleagues in the Lower School,
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4/4 I hope that I will look back 10 years from now and feel the same way about my decision to become an instructional coach as I do about my decision to join the online education movement. #ThursdayThoughts
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