Location
Laurens, IA
About
School or Organization:
Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency
I am a:
consultant
Twitter Profile URL:
@msmeredithallen
Short bio or reason for joining Actionable Innovations Global:
Meredith Allen is the newest member of the Technology Innovation Team at Prairie Lakes AEA, joining after teaching for nine years in the Laurens-Marathon school district. As a classroom educator Meredith taught instrumental music and K-7 computing and also facilitated the high school’s Virtual Reality Education Pathfinders program. She served on the District Leadership Team, was the district’s Technology Integrationist, and assisted with implementation of the district’s 1:1 computing initiative. Meredith has strong interests in elementary coding and has completed Code.org’s K-5 professional development course. She also is certified in the Instructional Practices Inventory (IPI), reflecting her strong desire for classrooms that foster deeper student engagement. Meredith has a Master’s of Science in Technology for Education and Training and recently was selected to participate in the 2015-2016 Iowa cohort of the national Teacher Leadership Initiative, a joint endeavor of the National Education Association (NEA), the Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ), and The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Meredith is excited to work with area educators, focusing on deeper learning through student-centered, problem-based learning experiences that result in student agency, authentic work, and, of course, technology integration!
