“Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.”
– Benjamin Franklin
After 18 years I left the classroom for a corporate cube. Now I get to be an architect of learning content and embrace my inner tech geek. Want to know where that journey began and why I walked away from a stressful career I loved and embraced a role that lets me be creative and meet the needs of my learners?
Learning and Development. Instructional specialist. Educator. Learner. Techno geek. Wife. Mother. A native of Alabama, I grew up outside of Birmingham in Jasper, AL (think too many people in one small place). Getting out of that small town, I moved to an eclectic small town and received my BSED in Secondary Education Social Science from… Continue reading About
Christy R. McKinney Educate, coordinate, and inspire. I strive to meet learning and development needs with creativity and enthusiasm. Has a proven ability to: Manage Professional Learning Community (PLC) Foster a culture of learning by assessing needs to understand strengths and weaknesses. Design training plans to overcome current weaknesses and teach additional skills. Use a… Continue reading Resume Summary
Teaching is not simply filling the learner’s mind with knowledge. Teaching involves inspiring one to seek more and giving them the tools necessary to be successful in the future. It is necessary to educate the individual and create a positive environment for instruction, exploration and learning while encouraging independence and self-accountability. Learners need to be… Continue reading Philosophy of Instruction
