Tobye Ertelt

Change agent, Educator/Teacher, Idea generator, Writer/Editor

I was born, raised, and live in beautiful Colorado. Since I was three years-old, I started teaching my stuffed animals and it has been a passion for me ever since. Being an only child, I grew up with quite an imagination (and little concept of boundaries-at least until I started school). I started as a high school English teacher, but have found my home in the challenging world of being a Digital Teacher Librarian. I collaborate and co-teach with classroom teachers to integrate technology, research, and learning in a student-centered way. Outside of school, I enjoy reading (I am a librarian), I write, I love movies, and I love spending time with my two god sons and three "fake" niece and nephews. I also have two greyhounds which I adopted from a rescue group.

Learning in messy, uncomfortable ways and showing our students that it is okay to do so. Writing about things I'm interested in: blogging for school, writing mysteries and fiction on my own. Traveling- I have been to around 38 of the 50 United States, several Canadian provinces, Costa Rica, Panama, Mexico, and very recently, England and Scotland.

I am interested in creating a "Citizenship in the Digital Age" program. A series of mini-lessons that help middle and high school (secondary) students how to be productive citizens in our global world, ethically conduct themselves, and know how to be safe and secure.

Literacy, problem-based learning, project-based learning, research, Speech and debate, technology integration

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