Chasing Your Dreams with Kristin Bentley Transformative Principal 106

Kristin Bentley is a 2nd grade teacher in a Title I school.

She created an awesome app that helps manage classroom behavior: Color My Day

Introductory Video

• Why use this rather than Class Dojo.


• Think Time forms and Office Discipline Referrals are built-in to the app.


• Shoutout to Tricia Skyles


• ODRs going down means nothing if teacher morale is going up.


• The process of creating an app from the ground up.


• Crayons and paper


• Lucidchart


• Found a graphic designer.


• Found a programmer.


• Tell people about your ideas, find out what people are looking for in their schools.


• Do something to make people’92s lives easier.


• Make sure it is not something extra for teachers or admins to implement.


• Need 3 people: Expert, designer, and developer.


• Three ways to get it off the ground: pay someone, find someone to buy into your vision, find investors.


• Planbook


• Support teachers who are building apps to support students.

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