Welcome to Camp Conway!

Welcome to Camp Conway!  This blog will follow the journey to and from my new adventures and back to base camp in this new chapter of my life.  I am sure I will create an "About Me" page to link here soon, but for now, here is a bit about me:

  • Taught Title I Middle and High Schools for 5 years (MI, AK, and CA)
  • Currently USA Wrestling's Elite Accelerator Program coordinator at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO (basically elite high school aged wrestlers living here)
  • I contract out within my organization, nearby schools, and other organizations to problem solve using technology (usually educational technology)
  • I am also a graduate student at the University of Colorado - Denver's Information and Learning Technology program


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