Tim_Holt

Hello to the PLP in El Paso!

I suppose that I am the one responsible for getting PLP into El Paso as part of the Target Tech in Texas grant (T3). The T3 grant was written in order to provide professional development for teachers and administrators, as well as provide the opportunity for districts to change their curriculum.

A little bit about myself and how I got here:

I grew up in El Paso, and went to Crosby Intermediate and Irvin High Schools. I am a graduate of UTEP threee times: A BS in Education, a MS in Curriculum Design, and a M Ed in Education Leadership. I have worked most of my adult life in EPISD, as this is my 23rd year with the district. I began my teachnig career at H.E. Charles MS, went to Morehead MS, then ended up as a Program Assistant for Gifted and Talented. From there, I became a Science Facilitator, A Technology Facilitator, then moved on to Research and Evaluation where I was a Special Education Evaluator for three years. I then became the first-ever Director of Instructional Technology in the district, a position that I hold today.

I think that technology is the great equalizer in education, and can be used for all types of greatness, as long as there is the backing and training needed to create that greatness. The T3 grant has given us a unique opportunity to not only affect how our students learn, but also how out teachers teach. Very few grants have that type of impact.

My digital footprint:

Google me and put in "Tim Holt" and "El Paso." That is my digital footprint.

I have a blog/podcast site called Intended Consequences at http://www.snipurl.com/ic There, I leave what I think are important notions about instructional technology. I am very open, so if you ever wanted to ask "I wonder what he thinks?" you can go there and find out.

I too have some ning sites out there:

Tablets in Education: http://tabletined.ning.com Vidsnacks: http://vidsnacks.ning.com West Texas Digital Storytelling Collaborative: http://wtdstc.ning.com

On various services I am: timholt on iChat /AIM timholt@me.com tbholt@episd.org timholt on SKYPE timholt2007 on Twitter timholt on PLURK

Here I am playing with a little program called Photobooth on my Mac:



I can't wait for PLP to really get going! Thanks for coming along for the ride!

Tim