Author Archives: Melia Abreu

About Melia Abreu

Hi! My name is Melia Abreu and I am a Mentor Teacher/Instructional Coach and classroom teacher. I teach a course called Explorations in Education, an elective course designed to entice high school students to enter into the field of teaching. Because I am always learning and trying to grow, my current mission is to become the leader I would like to follow. Contact me to chat and learn together.

Last Educator’s Community of Practice of Spring 2013

Hi Everyone, I’ll be covering some of the following sites today during our EdCoP…please check them out when you have time. Creation •http://advanced.aviary.com/: Aviary is a suite of powerful creative applications that you can use right in your web browser.  … Continue reading

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KS Hawaii Tech Slam 2013: Rubrics: What, When, and How

Hi Folks, Here are the slides from my presentation as well as other information I presented during my session. Please feel free to use what you can and source appropriately. Thanks! Rubrics-What, When, Why Book Reference: Arter, Judith A., and … Continue reading

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4.26.13 #5EdCs of Teaching/Learning in 2013

5EdCs of Teaching:Learning in in 2013 Here’s an example of one of my student’s eportfolios and a great example of the 5EdCs in motion: http://corymau.wix.com/site Enjoy!

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My Infographic Resume

create infographics with visual.ly This was the easiest thing to do! All you have to do is fill in your information to LinkedIn and then go to Visual.ly and click on the Create Tab at the top. Click the theme … Continue reading

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Amazing Infographic on Social Media Status…

Source: visual.ly via Melia on Pinterest

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Educator’s Community of Practice: Making Inferences

Making Inferences Welcome to our first Educator’s Community of Practice for Spring 2013. As promised, I waited for Song Contest to start us up again so I hope you all had a restful Spring Break! Today, we will be exploring … Continue reading

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The Power of Time

Wrapped in an overview and compelling argument about how our life decisions are founded in our own perspectives of time, I wonder if teachers, parents, and even administrators might be informed by Dr. Zimbago’s lecture on Time Perspectives. At your … Continue reading

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2.15.13 Keynote Session

Digital Worksheet: 01 Ua Mau Ke Ea O Ka ‘Aina I Ka Pono

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Spring 2013 Parent Internet Safety Presentation

Spring ’13 Parent Internet Safety Presentation copy For those of you who attended the Internet Safety Presentation this past week asked some good questions and engaged in some awesome discussion points. As requested, here are the slides from the presentation. … Continue reading

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USC Collaborative Tools

Hi Classmates, Here’s the screenshot tutorial I made to discuss some of the collaborative tools we could use to help each other out. I have also shown you how to create a Google Doc in the Shared Folder so that … Continue reading

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