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Seeking Multiple Perspectives Using Pear Deck

November 29, 2017

A growing number of Berkeley teachers are making use of our district-wide license to Pear Deck, an interactive presentation software. Teachers create slideshows with different kinds of interactive questions (multiple choice, short answer, number, drawing, and draggable) for students to share ideas and interact with the content being taught. Teachers project the presentation and students log into the session using Chromebooks.

Screenshots from King’s Equity Presentation

After attending a session on Pear Deck during the November 3rd Professional Development Day, King Middle’s Equity Teacher Leaders, Jacqui Alvarado and Susie Kossa-Rienzi, shared what they learned with the entire faculty at King. They presented on Pear Deck and used it during their recent equity presentation at a Wednesday afternoon faculty meeting. Susie and Jacqui showcased the different ways that participants can respond by asking questions about the equity work at King. The presentation highlighted how this software can be used in support of the equity teaching strategies–in particular, opt in (giving all students an opportunity to respond) and multiple perspectives (enabling students to share their unique voices and learn from their peers).

 

Victoria Edwards and Christopher Travlos are using Pear Deck in an 8th grade ELA class at King.

Since that meeting, more teachers at King are using Pear Deck in their classrooms.

– Mia Gittlen, K-8 Instructional Technology TSA

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Jessica Lee

Jessica Lee is the Coordinator for Library Services for BUSD and DigiTech lead. Prior to this year, she was a teacher librarian on special assignment supporting elementary schools and the Teacher Librarian at Willard Middle School for 13 years.
Jennifer Nguyen

Jennifer Nguyen is the BUSD TK-8 Instructional Technology Teacher on Special Assignment. She has over 14 years of experience working in both public and private schools, as a classroom teacher and technology integration coach.
Eric Silverberg

Eric Silverberg is a BUSD Teacher Librarian on Special Assignment, supporting libraries and instructional technology and Digital Citizenship. He has over 20 years experience working in public schools, as a classroom teacher, a teacher librarian, an arts coordinator, a drama/music specialist and a digital media teacher.
Mia Gittlen

Mia Gittlen was the BUSD K-8 Instructional Technology Teacher on Special Assignment from 2017-2019. She has taught English and history/social studies for eleven years. She also actively participates in East Bay CUE and the Krause Center of Innovation--two organizations focused on inspiring innovative learning.
Allison Krasnow

Allison Krasnow was the BUSD K-8 Instructional Technology Coordinator and a Teacher on Special Assignment from 2013-2018. She has taught grades 4-8 and is now teaching math at Willard Middle School.

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