
Maria Yniguez
@mariayniguez
LAUSD Educator 26 yrs, EDTech MA, CSUN ED Alumni, Empowering Teachers in EdTech & CS, Google Cert Ed Level 1
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02-11-2013 15:49:15
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Preparing CS Week 2023! Book Creator Team Teacher Resource book w/ Hour of Code Creativity w/ AI & CS Teachers Association (CSTA) CS Week Ts PD✅ CS Week schedule w/ activities at school entrance ✅ Parent/Family CS workshop✅ #CSforAll Chandler Elementary LAUSD Instructional Technology Initiative yisel meza Jaime Choi CSTA Greater Los Angeles


👀 for elementary books on AI? Try the ReadyAI 5 Big Ideas set. Here are some YT read alouds I made for my school. Representation & Reasoning youtu.be/0gJ3_LiAQeM Societal Impact youtu.be/jL0YiCbHPl4 #csweek2023 #CS4LAUSD #AI4K12 Instructional Technology Initiative yisel meza Jaime Choi


Today on Instructional Technology Initiative AI 4 Educators w/ AJ Lugo & Nelida Thomatis we are learning how to boost productivity in our educator roles. Engaging in prompt building/ lesson design #EmpoweredByITI #AcceleratingSuccess Los Angeles Unified Chandler Elementary LAUSD

Looking for some CS Heroes posters for CS Ed Week & beyond? Download from CS Teachers Association (CSTA) csedweek.org/heroes #ImpactsofComputing There is still time to register for their CSEdWeek Kickoff this Monday! 4:00 PT csteachers.org/events/csed-we…

Today Chandler Elementary LAUSD kicked off CS Week Hour of Code by asking How does AI perceive the world around you? Thanks AJ Lugo for the Sat AI PD Wear your fav shades, create tech glasses & DoInk Tweets 🟩 class pics! Instructional Technology Initiative AI4K12.org #EmpoweredbyITI #CSforAll


In today's Day 1 of 3 ISTE CT w/ Michelle Touceda & Matt Piwowarczyk we began our deep dive into the importance of CT skills. We exchanged ideas and reflected. The team CT breakout Digital Escape Room session was 🔥! #EmpoweredByITI #AcceleratingSucess Instructional Technology Initiative LausdCIO

Today Chandler Elementary LAUSD for CS Week parents explored AI machine learning and the Hour of Code we used Jaime Choi 's unplugged activity to train a "parent AI robot" with shape data sets. Then we logged on to AI for Oceans. #CSforAll #CS4LAUSD #EmpoweredByITI


The #LETS24 morning Keynote w/ Dr. Jennifer Williams #GoalsProject 🤩 #SDGs Morning sessions with #EmpoweredByITI iDream & OctoStudio w/ LoreCisne & Sandra Castro inspired us to bring awareness to global problems & #GlobalCitizens #LEETS24 #LatinasinTech #CSforAll


#LEETS24 PM sessions Book Creator Team and Apple Freeform. Then... I danced w/ Sophia Mendoza (She/Her/Ella) & met Dr. Jennifer Williams #GoalsProject. 🤩 both inspiring us to #TakeAction by design. Got my personal copy of Teach Boldly signed. LEETS bag also had a copy, Thanks! Chandler Elementary LAUSD #TeachSDGs


Early this 🌅 a S came to me b/c his peers said his George Lucas project looked like George Washington. Glad 4 our Chandler Elementary LAUSD (in progress) #makerspace and being #EmpoweredByITI Was Washington known 4 lightsabers, or jeans? instructables remix lesson #SimpleCircuits

It's a packed session here at #SpringCUE24 in The Power of Podcasting w/ Michelle Touceda & Matt Piwowarczyk #EmpoweredByITI Instructional Technology Initiative


First met Martin Ricardo Cisneros & Jackson Shaad at Instructional Technology Initiative Day of Learning w/ Adobe Creativity. BrainPOP & Adobe Express were at #LEETS24 where I ran some Ss/family STEAMCon ideas by Jackson. We agreed to meet CUE He remembered & helped me out! #AdobeEduCreative #CUEmmunity


Thank you Chandler Elementary LAUSD families for an amazing #STEAMCon24 turnout. ✅ out our interactive family LEGO Education #TeachSDGs mosaic time-lapse. #EmpoweredByITI Teaching Global Goals 💡Inspired by AJ Lugo (Lego Wall) & Fall CUE SJCOE FAB Lab.

Day 1 Instructional Technology Initiative Interdisciplinary Approach to Creative Computing w/ AJ Lugo & Gohar Hamo ✅ Today Day 2, learned to leverage digital storytelling w/ Scratch Team & Makey Makey to enhance content comprehension #CS4LAUSD


You are unique & creative w/Adobe Express Jackson Shaad thanks for all your support w/ planning our Adobe Express Ss STEAM Con session. Total time 35 min w/ 15 minutes to create. 1st time for Ss & families. Students left w/ a printed laminated copy. #EmpoweredByITI


Starting off the☀️w/ 2 of my local PLN chapters Michelle Touceda CUE Los Angeles Palooza & CSTA Greater Los Angeles w/Vicky Sedgwick come by our table, learn about what we do and join! Great session #CUELAPalooza #CS4All #Maythe4thBeWithYou



I AM OFFICIALLY an ISTE Certified Educator! This process allowed me to reflect on my EdTech practices and transform my teaching. Thank you Instructional Technology Initiative for the opportunity & support Blessed to work w/ Jaime & Yisel 👩🏽💻😅💪🏽 #EmpoweredByITI #ISTECert ISTE Carmalita Seitz

