Huge thanks to Lorenzo and our local @BurgerKing s in Sumter for giving us some crowns for our professional development sessions tomorrow! 😊👑

Busy week, big fun! 🌸🎉 Loved seeing our Pocalla students last week at the Iris Festival and watching SHS students crush The Great Gatsby Escape Room 🗝️📚—plus, their AI character creations were amazing! 🤖✨ #EndOfYearFun

🚀 Excited to share that I’ve earned the Merlyn Mind Novice Badge! 🎉 Pumped to empower teachers and help lead the charge in integrating AI into classrooms.💡🌟 Looking forward to bringing innovation to the forefront! #EdTech #MerlynMind #AIInEducation

5th-grade students at Millwood Elementary are getting creative in Mrs. Yarborough’s art class! They’re designing unique snowflakes using Adobe Express and showing off their artistic skills. ❄️🎨 #AdobeExpress #EdTech #MillwoodMustangs #ALLINFORSSD

Mrs. Ragin, Ms. Davis, & Mrs. Turner's classes are on fire with their writing skills! ✏️
After a morning of
MAP testing, these 5th graders had an absolute blast tackling winter prompts on @wewillwrite_com ! 🚀 The energy was electric as their fingers flew across the keys! ⚡️✨
#ALLINFORSSD #WeWillWrite

Had the best time in Mrs. Coker's class at Millwood today! 🎄☃️Loved seeing the
students' math gingerbread people and watching two early finishers create their own little AR snow globes with Quiver! ❄️✨ #EdTechFun #MathMagic #AllInForSSD
#ARinEducation #MillwoodMustangs

Had a fantastic day with Elizabeth from Merlyn Mind! Excited to bring Al remote controllers to some of our SSD classrooms, making teaching easier, smarter, and more efficient. 🚀
#EdTech #InnovationInEducation
#AIlInForSSD

SSD’s Instructional Innovation
Team had a wonderful day learning from Daniel and Katie with VictoryXR’s VXRLabs on the Oculus Quest headsets. We're thrilled to start using them with teachers and students in the classroom! #VictoryXR
#EdTech #VirtualReality
#ALLINFORSSD

It’s freezing, but we’re braving the cold with Mrs. Lee & Mrs. Miles’ classes! 🥶🔥 Demonstrating our chosen methods of heat transfer: Conduction, Convection, and Radiation and making some yummy s’mores! 🌡️ 🍫 #ScienceInAction #STEM #HeatTransfer #OutdoorLearning #AllInForSSD

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Hi Bluesky! 🩵 I’m Catherine Owens, an Instructional Innovation Specialist serving six schools from PreK to 12th grade. 💡 I’m all about creativity, hands-on learning, and helping teachers bring their lessons to life!

Excited to connect, share ideas, and make magic happen in education! 🚀 #ALLINFORSSD