I first was impressed by Mr. Ramsey in the middle of the school year, when he came over from the ATC to attend one of my after-school PD's at East Middle School. His enthusiasm and willingness to learn was extremely evident. I next began noticing his online presence. Zachary has grown his digital PLN on Twitter by regularly engaging in multiple edchats, even making a guest blog appearance about Twitter on Coaching Corner Collaborative (run by Jennifer Cox and Tracy Huelsman). Mr. Ramsey has also began blogging on his new website (PBL Place) about his classroom's Project Based Learning.
The latest nudge that lead to this entry came from a visit I made to the ATC a few weeks ago:
Had a wonderful time visiting @EducatorRamsey & his students at the @shelbycountysch ATC today! pic.twitter.com/rUg6PJJih5
— Adam Watson (@watsonedtech) May 13, 2015
It was awesome to see students take a classic piece of literature and make it relevant -- in this case, using health sciences as a way of analyzing the charged emotional choices of the characters from Romeo and Juliet.In addition, one of his students made an aura using Aurasma, an augmented reality (AR) tool that Zachary learned from an AR PD that I had presented in February. Interested in learning more? Here's a short video that showcases how Aurasma can work in an elementary school setting. (While it's three years old, I like how it demonstrates the use of Aurasma by students.)
Congrats to Mr. Ramsey for his well-deserved and delayed #ShelbyTUITshoutout!
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