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Mar 16, 2022

From Ed to Edtech or in Pursuit of It

When I landed my first interview and then the rounds that followed, I was confident that my next role, post k-12, would be writing curriculum for a coding app company…until I submitted what I thought was a great final round project and it obviously fell flat. …

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From Ed to Edtech or in Pursuit of It
From Ed to Edtech or in Pursuit of It

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Dec 22, 2021

From Connected Educator to Connected BTS Fan

Prior to early 2018, my twitter timeline was 100% and without question dedicated to my career as an educator/edtech leader…or whatever people thought of me back then. It was the source of my “disruptor of ridiculousness” jabs at the status quo of edtech, education and everything in between. …

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From Connected Educator to Connected BTS Fan
From Connected Educator to Connected BTS Fan

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Dec 21, 2021

…I Was On A Break

Long before the pandemic hit, I knew that I was reaching my breaking point… As most first year teachers, I started my career in education with the same wide eyed enthusiasm as seen in Quinta Brunson’s Janine Teagues of the new show Abbott Elementary. …

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…I Was On A Break
…I Was On A Break

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Jun 11, 2019

Relearning How to Breathe…

This afternoon, for the first time, I felt myself drowning. It was as if the entire room was closing in on me like a scene from a movie and I couldn’t breathe. I couldn’t think. I couldn’t feel. I was just here…barely existing. I have never felt this type of…

Mental Health

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Relearning How to Breathe…
Relearning How to Breathe…
Mental Health

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May 25, 2019

It’s Been A While

I have so much to say as much has been buried deep inside my soul. It honestly feels weird to be able to express my thoughts without worry that I just might offend someone enough to warrant a conversation. In case you missed it, I am no longer working in…

Education

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It’s Been A While
It’s Been A While
Education

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Sep 9, 2018

I’m an Educator but I’m Also Human

This morning I opened an email to this… “I’m not seeing you doing much education these days, only music. We were looking for a message on equity and diversity and weren’t seeing this reflected in your tweets and blog. Is this still your expertise?” Lately I have been away from…

Education

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I’m an Educator but I’m Also Human
I’m an Educator but I’m Also Human
Education

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May 9, 2018

How A Kpop Band Pushed Me Beyond Barriers

November 20, 2017 The morning after the American Music Awards, I decided to check out the previous night’s performances…especially after seeing a group that I knew nothing about trending on twitter. That group was BTS. I remember being alarmed at how amazing they were while being simultaneously aware that they…

Education

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How A Kpop Band Pushed Me Beyond Barriers
How A Kpop Band Pushed Me Beyond Barriers
Education

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May 1, 2018

Purpose and Practice

Three years ago, I joined my current school district in what can only be described as my dream job in education. After walking the pavement of doing the work for kids, traveling on my own dime to learn and fully immersing myself into the life of an “edtech using connected…

Education

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Purpose and Practice
Purpose and Practice
Education

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·Dec 10, 2017

Reclaiming My Purpose and Voice: Confessions of a Former “Edtech Speaker”

In 2015, I was selected to repeat my ignite speech on the lack of diversity in edtech ahead of Soledad O’Brien’s keynote during ISTE. It was a monumental moment in that no one had really said those words on that stage before. They’d been said, but not like that. What…

Education

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Reclaiming My Purpose and Voice: Confessions of a Former “Edtech Speaker”
Reclaiming My Purpose and Voice: Confessions of a Former “Edtech Speaker”
Education

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Nov 23, 2017

How Systemic Control Stunts Creative Growth

Last week our cohort of students began designing their making/coding engineering projects and as exciting as it was, we still had a moment of pause in which we thought that perhaps we needed to insert a little more control and guidance. …for the sake of time and because it would’ve…

Education

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How Systemic Control Stunts Creative Growth
How Systemic Control Stunts Creative Growth
Education

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Rafranz Davis

Rafranz Davis

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Dreamer, Blerd, Educator, Disruptor of Ridiculousness, STEM & Digital Access Advocate

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