Images
The images on my home page were found through Creative Commons. My banner comes from a photo that my husband Marshall Jones
took while we were touring Italy.
Acknowledgements
The phrase Take Beautiful Risks comes from the work of Ronald Beghetto. I had the privaledge of attending Confratute at the
University of Connecticut where he was a speaker. I enjoyed the classes and these word stuck with me. Here is a link to
his article, Encourage and Take Beautiful Risks.
The idea for a Classroom in Action page came to me as I was viewing the discussion between
Jeremy Rinder and Taylor Bradley. Jeremy was describing some class projects and I thought-he
hould share this---I should share this! Thanks for the spark!
Research Interests and Professional Associations
Research Interests:
I am interested in how gifted and talented students use coding and game design. I am curious if these experiences
will help them build the 21st Century skill that are increasingly important in teaching and learning. My students have been
working with both Scratch and Alice. Each of these
sites offers great opportunities for students to work with coding.
Professional Associations:
Association for Educational Communications and Technology AECT
National Association for Gifted Children
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
National Council for Teachers of Mathematics
