Chasing Your Dreams with Kristin Bentley Transformative Principal 106

Description

Kristin Bentley is a 2nd grade teacher in a Title I school.

She created an awesome app that helps manage classroom behavior: Color My Day

Why use this rather than Class Dojo.
Think Time forms and Office Discipline Referrals are built-in to the app.
Shoutout to Tricia Skyles
ODRs going down means nothing if teacher morale is going up.
The process of creating an app from the ground up.
Crayons and paper
Lucidchart
Found a graphic designer.
Found a programmer.
Tell people about your ideas, find out what people are looking for in their schools.
Do something to make people’92s lives easier.
Make sure it is not something extra for teachers or admins to implement.
Need 3 people: Expert, designer, and developer.
Three ways to get it off the ground: pay someone, find someone to buy into your vision, find investors.
Planbook
Support teachers who are building apps to support students.

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