About+Bernajean

Bernajean’s Full Bio

 * [[image:BEST Bernajean.JPG width="160" height="239" align="right" caption="Bernajean@DigiTales.us"]]Bernajean Porter ** provides a spectrum of practical tools and services to scale and sustain technology’s potential culled from 35 years of national and international experience. Her work reflects a belief that technology can accelerate all students in rediscovering their joy and personal success as learners. Bernajean’s philosophy of work uses cutting edge organizational processes for building local capacity to translate the power of technology’s potential into actual classroom practices for ALL students. Her enthusiasm and vivacious presentations create an energetic climate for all learners.

When it comes to doing the hard or impossible things now necessary in schools to ensure students having out-of-this-world possibilities, Bernajean’s personal motto of // “Da Um Jeitinho” // - there is ALWAYS a way – sets the tone for her dedicated long, term work with national and international educators.

She is author of //Grappling with Accountability: MAPPing Tools for Organizing and Assessing Technology for Student Results//; //Evaluating Digital Products: Training and Resource Tools for Using Student Scoring Guides//; //Nutz and Boltz of Engaging and Empowering Large Groups//; and //DigiTales: The Art of Telling Digital Stories//; //I-imagine: Waking Up a Generation for their OWN Greatness//. New book in progress: //Brains on Fire! Hearts on Fire! Learning, Thinking and Communicating in a Digital Age.//

She has been on presidential advisory boards, worked as a state department of education technology consultant, consulted with numerous American International Schools and Department of Defense Schools; recognized by ISTE as Consultant of the Year, directed state-wide initiatives, and participated in multiple technology literacy challenge grant (TLCG + EETT + Race to the Top) project design, trainings/assessments. Bernajean is very proud of recently being recognized and honored with ISTE's "**//Making IT Happen//**" international award. Her work uses the application of systems thinking, chaos theory and her love of kids to deal with the challenges of change and re-culturing efforts in education today. Bernajean’s workshops are invigorating, fun and packed with get-started ideas!

Short Bio
Bernajean Porter is a featured speaker, trainer and facilitator at national and international events inspiring vision into-practice strategies using technology to accelerate possibilities in preparing the next generation for their own greatness. Bernajean’s philosophy and approach uses cutting edge organizational processes for building local capacity to translate the power of technology’s potential into actual classroom practices for ALL students. Her enthusiasm and vivacious presentations create an energetic climate for all learners. She is author of Evaluating Digital Products: Training and Resource Tools for Using Student Scoring Guides; DigiTales: The Art of Telling Digital Stories; I-imagine: Taking My Place in the World; and presently working with a publisher on her new ebook: Brains On Fire ~ Learning, Thinking and Communication in a Digital Age. Her work reflects a belief that technology can accelerate all students in rediscovering their joy, spirit and personal success as learners. When it comes to doing the hard or impossible things now necessary in schools to ensure students having out-of-this-world possibilities, Bernajean’s personal motto of “Da Um Jeitinho”- there is ALWAYS a way – let’s make IT happen together - sets the tone for her dedicated long, term work with educators.

Whimsical Bio
Bernajean Porter AKA writer, speech and debate coach, inventor, auntie, teacher of possibilities, media maker, futurist, master of survival techniques when working with adolescents, professional speaker, technology consultant, teacher of teachers, long-term technology user, promoter of anything that increases joy, spirit and outrageous possibilities in all aspects of life for kids and adults and now. . . a digital storytelling guide and virtual worlds educator. **Likes:** Watching stars, designing group events, mountain living, learning anytime anywhere, moon glows, adventure travel, can-do attitudes, mangoes, magic, building community spirit, lilacs, ATVing mountain trails, a good story and living life juicy! **Dislikes:** Rules of all kinds. Loose ends. Stale strawberry licorice. People insisting on having their negative and limiting beliefs. Letting worst fears rule the day. Having narrow choices. And milking cows. **Pet Philosophy:** //**Da Um Jeitinho**// – there is always a way - let's make it happen together!

=Bernajean's FIRST Digital Storytelling Video ~ "Da Um Jeitinho"=

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