Pedagogy First. Technology Second.
Transforming Elementary Classrooms
from Consumers to Creators

Every session I design starts with one question:

What do your students need to be able to do — and how can technology help them get there?

That means no app-chasing. No one-size-fits-all PD. Every experience is built around your school's unique needs, grounded in the Essential 5 Cs of Communicating Ideas — Clickable, Choice, Curation, Collaboration, and Connection — and tested in real classrooms before it ever reaches yours.

Whether you're looking for a high-energy keynote, a hands-on workshop, or a long-term coaching partnership, every Tannenbaum Tech experience leaves educators with something they can use the very next day.

Foundations of Digital Literacy

Focus: Digital Literacy, Student Agency, and Strategy.

Signature Session:

From Tech Consumption to Creation: Building Sustainable Student Agency: Move beyond "Whack-a-Mole" tech integration. Learn to use the 5 Cs (Clickable, Choice, Curation, Collaboration, Connection) to build sustainable student agency.

Workshop:

Preparing Young Learners for the Future : A hands-on deep dive into cultivating digital learners from the start of elementary school.

Inclusive Innovation (UDL and AI)

Focus: Accessibility, Generative AI, and Universal Design for Learning

Signature Session:

Inclusive Innovation: UDL and AI Tools for Student-Centered Learning: Leverage the latest UDL guidelines and generative AI to create accessible, responsive learning environments where every student is heard

Breakout:

Unlocking the Magic of AI in Your Elementary Classroom: Practical, entry-level strategies to use AI to differentiate instruction and foster creativity.

Math and Technology

Focus:Visualizing Concepts, Mathematical Discourse, and Reasoning.

Signature Session:

Transforming Elementary Math Instruction with Technology: Move beyond "finding the answer." Use tools like Amplify-Desmos, Wixie, Book Creator and Flashcard Factory to visualize concepts and facilitate deep discourse.

Breakout:

Math Discourse & Visualization: Moving Beyond 'Answer-Getting: Supercharge math class with multimodal activities and interactive visual models.

Cultures of Collaboration and Inquiry

Focus: Social Skills, Project Based Learning (PBL), and Curation.

Signature Session:

Building Cultures of Collaboration: Master the collaboration continuum: move students from "Turn-taking" to "Color-coded" spaces, bridging the gap to independent Project Based Learning.

Breakout:

Stop Googling, Start Curating: Scaffolding Inquiry: Use Curation Charts and Thinking Routines to help students synthesize research into dynamic digital artifacts.

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Voices from the Field

❝ "This session made very logical steps on scaffolding kids with collaboration in digital tools. It made it manageable!" — Bridget Smiley, Instructional Tech Specialist, Huntsville ISD

❝ "She gives you valuable resources and lets you explore."

— Rebecca Garner, 2nd Grade Teacher, Henderson ISD

❝"A great overview of ways to use AI in the elementary classroom — with resources for lesson planning and ways students can use AI to individualize their learning."

— Kirstin Schreiber, Grade 5 Teacher, Westview ISD

❝ "Scaffold student learning to deepen understanding."

— Carmen Marty, Ed Tech Specialist, School District of Clayton

The TannenbaumTech Difference:

Why schools choose TannenbaumTech for professional learning.

1. We Don't Just Talk. We Build. Every session is designed around artifacts of learning — not passive listening. Attendees leave with ready-to-use templates including Choice Boards, Curation Charts, custom Edurubricons, and step-by-step implementation guides. Implementation doesn't start "someday." It starts the very next day.
2. Classroom-Tested. Every Time. Every strategy shared in a Tannenbaum Tech session has been tested in real classrooms first — including Debbie's own school. If it doesn't work there, it doesn't get shared here. That's the promise.
3. Pedagogy First. Technology Second. We don't chase apps. Every session starts with the learning goal — whether that's mathematical discourse, student agency, or inclusive design — and then identifies the right tool to support it. Technology is never the destination. It's the vehicle.
4. Elementary-Specific Expertise. This isn't generic EdTech PD adapted for little kids. Everything Tannenbaum Tech does is built specifically for elementary educators, elementary classrooms, and elementary learners — because our youngest students deserve their own approach.

Flexible Formats to Fit Your Needs

Customize a learning package for your district

Keynote Speeches: High-energy kickoffs to inspire staff and shift mindsets (e.g., TRANSFORM: Techy Notes to Make Learning Sticky).
Hands-On Workshops: Deep dives (Half-day or Full-day) where teachers build artifacts of learning alongside Debbie.
Virtual Webinars: Interactive online sessions for flexible ongoing support.
Coaching & Consulting: Long-term partnership to build sustainable digital ecosystems

See Me Live: Upcoming Webinars and Conferences

📍 ISTE+ASCD Deep Dive | Virtual | June 4, 2026 · 7PM EST Digital Foundations: It's Elementary!

📍 TCEA AI for Educators Conference | Virtual | June 10, 2026 · 9–9:45AM CDT | Inclusive Innovation: AI and UDL for Every Learner

📍 Elementary Technology Conference | June 16, 2026 | Inclusive Innovation: UDL & AI as Your Elementary Thought Partner · 8–9:20AM CDT | Stop Googling, Start Curating: Scaffolding Elementary Inquiry · 10:30–11:20AM CDT

📍 ISTELive 26 / ASCD Annual | Orlando, FL | June 29, 2026 · 2:30–3:30PM The 5Cs Framework: Close the Communication Gap, Transform Student Expression

📍 Tech Connect | Robstown, TX | July 16, 2026 | Featured Speaker

📍 UDL-CON: International Live Online | Virtual | July 21, 2026 · 4:30–6 PM EST | From Consumption to Creation: Empowering Young Learners through Digital Artifacts