Ambassador of the Week: Angie Rowan
Osmo Ambassador Angie has been on FIRE this year! 🔥🙌🏼 She's presented Osmo at 3 conferences so far (with more to come in June), she's done teacher trainings, she's collaborated on a press story, and she's been posting up a storm on Twitter/Facebook/Instagram.
Angie, in her own words:
When I first saw Osmo, I knew it had potential for great things in education. I had been looking for something that would keep students actively engaged beyond the regular iPad and computer "games". When I first got to try one from our local AEA (Area Education Agency), I was hooked immediately. Ever since our class sets arrived, I have been incorporating Osmo and differentiating instruction for all students in my classroom and helping other teachers learn about Osmo. Becoming an Osmo Ambassador seemed like a natural transition to earn some rewards for doing presentations, leading additional sales, and joining the Osmo community. It wasn't until about 6 months into the Ambassador program that I really realized the impact I could have as an educator and Osmo Ambassador beyond my school district. I have been able to positively impact so many students, teachers, professors, learning communities, and families by presenting at STEM festivals, workshops/conferences, and sharing the potential Osmo has for them. In addition, my own kindergarten and first grade students even stepped up and are teaching other students and teachers about Osmo in my place. In the past 18 months, being an Osmo Ambassador has become less about the title and more about the direct impact I am having on student learning outside of my own classroom, school, city, and region. It is about sharing an immense love for learning through exciting, new, and innovative technology.
What the students are saying:
K - “Osmo is great! Monster is the best because you get to color and I like to color.” 🖍
B - “I like Osmo because they have different kinds of games. My favorite game is Monster because you get to pick what you want to do and color. Mo is silly and makes learning fun. He uses MY pictures to make stories.“
A - “I love Monster because you get to color and I like to color.”
P- “Pizza company teaches me how to make pizzas and to make them fast.”
G - “I like Coding because after Awbie eats the strawberries it leaves a mark and you have to figure out where to go next.” 🍓🍓🍓
T - “I like to verse my friends with Words because I am a really good speller!”
B- “I think Osmo makes me smarter. I get lots of trophies when I play.”
A - “Pizza company is fun because you have to make pizzas and it teaches you how to make change.” 💷💶💴
E - “I get to practice my words everyday and get better at spelling.”
M - “Osmo numbers is fun because I can add using dots and numbers and get lots of points for getting the bubbles and extra stuff.” 1️⃣2️⃣3️⃣
📣 There's probably not a single soul that hasn't heard of Osmo in Northeast Iowa thanks to Angie. And we LOVE that!!!! Keep up the good work, Angie! 🙌🏼
Stay in touch with Angie: @AngieRRowan; @RowansRascals