About Me

I am currently a teacher consultant in the area of Assessment & Evaluation for the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board.  I facilitate professional learning by working along side both elementary and secondary colleagues in the school and classroom settings.  My 12 years of classroom teaching experience in the St. Clair Catholic District School Board spanned Grades 1 to 8, as well as Special Education.  My 9 years of consulting with the Windsor-Essex Catholic District School Board have encompassed the areas of Assessment & Evaluation, Literacy, Numeracy, School Improvement and various system initiatives.  Recently I have started my pursuit of a graduate degree in Educational Leadership through the University of Windsor, Masters in Education program.

Currently I am involved in a special board project focusing on using iPod Touch/iPad devices to improve student writing & communication in the areas of literacy and numeracy.  This project received media attention and has been shared through a joint research project involving the University of Windsor, the Literacy Numeracy Secretariat and a number of other school boards.

My interests in enhancing pedagogical practices with technology were enabled through the leading of a district team in using social media and web 2.0 tools for leadership development and cofounding a twitter based professional book club (edbookclub.com).  I have been an instructor at the University of Windsor’s Computers in the Classroom course and presented Assessment & Evaluation techniques and strategies on several different opportunities to B.Ed. students.

I currently serve the London Region MISA PNC as co-lead on the Collaborative Inquiry Focus Group (ae.misalondon.ca) through offering webinar sessions for facilitators of professional learning sessions.  Past experiences involve serving as co-lead on the Assessment and Evaluation Focus Group (ae.misalondon.ca), chair of London Region MISA PNC’s Action Research Group (misalondon.ca/actionresearch_01.html) and providing training in facilitation skills, team building skills and action research.

I am currently involved with Un’Plugd along side an enthusiastic team of educators focussed on planning “off-the-grid”events which bring together educators from across the globe to collaborate, share stories & co-author What Matters Most in Education.

I also serve my community as a member of Corpus Christi Parish Council in Windsor, Ontario.

Additional information can be found at

http://www.linkedin.com/pub/kelly-ann-power/2b/142/9b1

Contact me via:

• email kellyann.power@gmail.com
• twitter @kellypower
• skype kellyannpower
• about.me/kellypower.ca
• slideshare.net/kellyannpower