About Tammy Worcester

Tammy’s Bio

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Tammy Worcester
Distinguished Educator, Author, and Presenter

Tammy Worcester has over twenty-five years of educational experience. She began her career in the classroom, teaching nearly every grade from kindergarten through middle school.
Currently, Tammy works for ESSDACK, an educational service center in Kansas, as an Instructional Technology Specialist, providing staff development and training in the area of technology integration.

Tammy is extremely innovative and resourceful and specializes in finding unique and creative ways to use traditional computer tools in the classroom. She enjoys sharing her ideas with teachers throughout the nation, at conferences and in schools, and has a presentation style that can be described as inspiring.

Her website, “Tammy’s Technology Tips for Teachers” (www.tammyworcester.com) is a popular online resource for teachers around the world. Tammy is also the author of nearly a dozen best-selling technology resource books that are published and marketed nationally.

Tammy’s experiences as a parent, a teacher, a technology director, and a training specialist have allowed her to develop a strong sense of best educational practices. Those skills, coupled with her technology expertise, enable her to create and provide practical, easy-to-implement ideas that will help teachers make better classrooms -- one mouse click at a time.

Training / Consulting Services

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Training / Presentation Opportunities
Tammy Worcester is a highly sought after speaker, published author, and dedicated educator. She brings a unique perspective, loads of enthusiasm, a wide scope of knowledge, and is a sure bet to enhance your inservice or conference experience.

Tammy has been a keynote or featured speaker at many statewide, regional, and national conferences and has also presented across the nation and in Canada for BER and Classroom Connect. Participants of NECC (ISTE) have selected Tammy’s workshops as “best of the conference” for the past two years.

Please contact Tammy to request information about availability for your school, district, or conference.

Email: tammyw@essdack.org

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Tammy can do the following sessions or can customize training to fit your needs:

Keynote Sessions:
★ Keeping Your Head Above Water in a Sea of Information
★ Beyond Copy and Paste - Building Integrated Technology Projects
★ Tomorrow Belongs To Today’s Students - Will They Be Ready?
★ Teaching for the 21st Century - Its About TIme!

Staff Development Training / Breakout Sessions:
The following sessions can be delivered either hands-on or theater style:

Web 2.0 Training:
★ Tammy’s Favorite Technology Tips Tricks & Tools
★ Technology Timesavers
★ Fabulous FREE Web Tools
★ Web Tools for an Interactive Whiteboard
★ Google Tools for Teaching & Learning
★ Getting Started with Google Apps for Educators
★ Free Web Tools for the Classroom
★ Blogging Basics & Beyond
★ Oh The Things You Can Do With Google Spreadsheets & Forms
★ Dealing with Digital Assignments

Technology Integration Training:
★ Quick and Easy Computer Activities for Kids
★ Is This REALLY PowerPoint?
★ Inspiration and Kidspiration in the Classroom
★ Multiple Intelligences and Technology
★ Computer Activities for the Language Arts Classroom
★ Computer Activities for the Math Classroom
★ Computer Activities for the Science Classroom
★ Computer Activities for the Social Studies Classroom
★ Computer Activities for Little Folks (K-2)

Basic Application Training:
★ Beginning PowerPoint
★ Advanced PowerPoint
★ Inspiration / Kidspiration
★ Microsoft Excel Basics
★ Microsoft Word Basics
★ Internet for Beginners

Endorsements for Tammy

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Professional Endorsements

“Tammy is a master presenter who cares about her craft and about staying on the edge of what teachers need to know about modern teaching and learning techniques. If you ever have a chance to see Tammy (or to hire her), go for it!”

-David Warlick, 2¢ Worth

“Tammy speaks the language of educators. Her sessions are packed with classroom-ready information and creative integration ideas. Teachers leave her sessions charged-up and excited to go back to their students! With each session Tammy presented at our conference, the audience grew as word quickly spread among the attendees that Tammy’s sessions were not to be missed. By the end of the day it was standing room only! The attendee’s evaluations can’t say enough good things about Tammy -- she’s a hit!”

- Larry Pogue, SOITA Conference Chairman, Dayton, Ohio

"I have had the distinct pleasure of working with Tammy Worcester over the course of the past 10 years. During that time, I have come to know her as one of the country's finest and most knowledgeable technology trainers and presenters. Her training methods utilize innovative, best practices and her messages are clear, concise and filled with information educators can begin using immediately. I highly recommend Tammy to any K-12 institution wishing to find the best methods of utilizing technology to enhance and accelerate the learning process."

-Tony Brewer, Brewer Technologies

“We had the pleasure of Tammy Worcester as a presenter and trainer at our annual Summer Technology Retreat. Our teachers were absolutely thrilled with her training methods and style. They felt the information received was timely, appropriate and instantly useable. We look forward to having her back at future teacher in-services.”

- Terry Goff, Executive Director of Technology
Wilson County Public Schools, Wilson, NC

Quotes from Attendees:

"Finally -- ideas that I can take back to the classroom and actually use!"

"I can't believe all the clever ideas I learned in ONE session!"

"One of the best and most useful workshops I've attended!!!"

"Wonderful! I enjoyed and learned so much!"

"Very well presented -- I'm enthused!!!"

Tammy’s Schedule

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Browse the calendar below to see Tammy’s presentation schedule. Please contact Tammy for availability.

Media Clips

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Contact Tammy

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Tammy Worcester
ESSDACK
1500 E. 11th Suite 200
Hutchinson, KS 67501

Phone: 620-663-9566
Fax: 620-663-5734

Email:
tammyw@essdack.org

Website:
www.tammyworcester.com

Twitter:
www.twitter.com/tammyworcester

Plurk:
www.plurk.com/tammyw

Phone:
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