Position: Teacher
School: Patton Elementary, Garden Grove USD
Years as an Educator: 20
Fun/Zany/Interesting fact: An is famous for starting the Positive Potato Scavenger Hunt at ISTELive. What started as a part of her presentation grew into a movement that has been therapeutic for everyone involved.
Favorite Book Creator Feature: The accessibility features that support diverse learners, including those new to the language. They allow students with different skills and learning needs to collaborate and express their ideas.
Memorable moments and visual elements
We created an assignment where students had to pitch the next Disney animal star. So they used the features in Book Creator to write all the information they gathered. I required the use of audio or visual and I remember one boy who never spoke up in class and never raised his hands wrote the most expressive article about electric eels. He found his voice in this project and we never would have seen it if he didn’t have the audio feature to record it and the graphic design elements to show it.
He found his voice in this project, and we never would have seen it if he didn’t have the audio feature to record it and the graphic design elements to show it.An Wren
Goals and aspirations for the upcoming year
I have a very different group of students this year. This year, I will be teaching GATE. I would like to use the books to differentiate the learning so that students have what they need. This will be a space for them to show what they know and make their learning visible.
I use this book at the start of the year to help students familiarize themselves with one another and learn Book Creator at the same time. The book below is an example of what my students have created. The remixable version is available for you to use!
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Hotler joined Book Creator as the Education Community Manager in February, 2023. He has 15 years of experience in education as a teacher, coach, and consultant in North America and Europe. His mission is to build and empower communities of educators who are passionate about teaching with Book Creator.