Presentations

AECT International Convention
October 2022

A visual content analysis of available avatars in Minecraft Education Edition was performed to identify how gender was presented in the limited and pixelated graphical form of Minecraft. Data analysis was performed to determine which physical characteristics were most common among genders. Implications are discussed.

Northwest Council for Computer Educators Virtual Conference
April 2022

This session will provide an overview of a 9 week Digital Citizenship course taught using Minecraft Education Edition as the primary tool. Lessons include ownership in digital space, toxicity, online collaboration, cyberbullying, and copyright issues. All this through accessable through the world of Minecraft. Course is currently being taught in middle school but is appropriate in other grades.

Northwest Council for Computer Educators Virtual Conference
March 2021

Learn how I use free Open Broadcasting Software (OBS) to run my digital classroom like a professional streamer. Being able to quickly switch between multiple windows, external devices, and always have myself visible to my students. You can boost the quality of your digital classroom with OBS.

Northwest Mathematics Conference
October 2022

How we grade influences how we teach. The push for standards-based grading has not come with a clear framework on how to create standards based assessment. This workshop will look at assessment design practices from a standards-based approach to see what we can learn from our assessments and how we can grade them to represent student knowledge. Participants will be analyzing and grading student work, leveling standards-based questions, and begin working on their own leveled standards-based assessments.

South East Idaho Judge Conference
June 2021

Rural judges often struggle to have access to many of the resources available to judges living in an urban area. See how I went from a level one judge in a remote island location to a level two judge by fully understanding the criteria. By setting goals and imagining a future where you can judge at competitive rules enforcement level you can easily reach level two within six months.

Utah Judge Conference
April 2021

When applying to judge competitive level events, everyone has the same questions I did when I started out: what do I include in my cover letter? My own experiences here go into MTG event cover letter best practices from someone with professional experience as a recruiter and as experienced Magicfest/GP judge. Don't make the mistake of trying to write a job application type cover letter, but also don't make the mistake of not taking your cover letter seriously.