4800 Manzanita Ave, Suite 7 Carmichael, CA 95608-0825 United States w: 916 971-7037 Donelle O Brien Teacher Visions in Education Charter School dobrien917@gmail. com Twitter: dobrien917 My Blog:...   [More]

4800 Manzanita Ave, Suite 7
Carmichael, CA 95608-0825
United States
w: 916 971-7037
Donelle O Brien
Teacher
Visions in Education Charter School
dobrien917@gmail.
com
Twitter: dobrien917
My Blog: http://lifelonglearning20.
edublogs.
org
Classroom 2.
0 Page: http://www.
classroom20.
com/profile/Donelle49
Carmichael Oct 1999 - Present
Philosophy and Goals
Lifelong learning and innovative teaching are my passion! I love seeing how creativity, forwardthinking and technology can combine to engage students and turn them into lifelong learners.
I make it
a priority to make lifelong learning a habit and want to transfer that enthusiasm to my students.
Just as
I have taken control of my own professional development through webinars, conferences, workshops,
and community; I encourage my students to take control of their learning.
I incorporate their interests
and talents when writing their individual learning plans, and involve them in the process.
There are
creative ways to engage the learner, including the use of technology tools, web 2.
0 and learning
communities.
I want to empower them to be successful learners, preparing them with 21st century
skills of: creativity, innovation, critical thinking, problem solving, communication and collaboration.
To
help me learn better ways to do this using technology, I will be participating in the Masters of
Instructional Technology program at California State University, Sacramento in January 2010.

Besides teaching, I am on a quest to bring educational technology, web 2.
0 and social
networking to my school.
There are several projects that I am working on with these goals in mind.
I
have started a Ning network for my school for collaboration.
This summer, a team and I will begin a
year-long effort in curriculum design.
We are writing online unit studies which incorporate critical
thinking, writing, engaging projects, and web 2.
0.
We plan to put it all in Moodle by the fall of 2010.

I am interested in technology tools that facilitate collaboration, communication and creativity.
I
enjoy reading about Innovative Teaching, Educational Technology, Web 2.
0, and learning in
community through Social Networking.
I am working on a book that I hope to have done in a year,
which focuses on these topics.
Additionally, I have started writing an online learning module to help
teachers and homeschooling distance educators become familiar with web 2.
0 tools.
I ve called it
Project 2.
0.
The blog and wiki for it will be posted to my blog soon.

My educational view continues to take shape as I learn more from books, workshops, and professional
development; are mentored under different administrators I ve worked for; and grow in the midst of my
personal learning network.
I value people and the two-way communication for learning that we can
share.
I work best in the team model where collaboration can take place.
It is my goal to put an
emphasis on making connections, collaborating on projects, mentoring others, and learning in
community.

NOTE: To view the places where I ve left my digital footprint, visit my online portfolio.
At the
top of the page, you ll see links for my networks, online communities, and twitter.

Go here: http://unhub.
com/dobrien917
Career History
Visions in Education Charter School
Teacher, K-12
Visions in Education is a K-12 Charter School with a unique learning model.
Teachers work with
families that enroll their child in our independent study or home school program.
Vision s philosophy
is that education is a partnership between the parent/guardian, the student and the teacher.

Credentialed teachers work with families to ensure that curriculum meets California content and
Jody Graf
Sue Oelke
Shirley Boswell
Greg Snyder
Joe Wood
JeanAnn Walth
Bethany Davis
Dori Zumwalt
Nicole DeLeon
Brenda Clark
References
(Superior)
Executive Director
Visions in Education Charter School
916 971-5331
jgraf@sanjuan.
edu
(Superior)
Administrator
Visions in Education Charter School
916 971-7037
soelke@sanjuan.
edu
(Superior)
Administrator
Visions in Education Charter School
916 971-5392
sboswell@sanjuan.
edu
(Professional)
Mentor Teacher
Visions in Education Charter School
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(Professional)
Instructional Technology (TOSA)
San Juan Unified School District
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(Peer)
Teacher
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(Peer)
Teacher
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(Client)
Parent of my high school student
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(Client)
Parent of my high school student
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deleonfam7@comcast.
net
(Client)
Parent of my elementary student
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