Rachel Pierson, MSEd

@learnforalifetime.com

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Educator, EdTech innovator, and lifelong learner. Merging technology with pedagogy to inspire curiosity. Advocate for inclusive and engaging digital learning environments. #EduSky #EduMatch

"SDEA It's About our Kids" and "Summer Academy" logos. It has a sky blue background. The Summer Academy logo is styled like a green road sign.
Seven tiny little glow in the dark aliens in various positions lying on a desk. They are no larger than an inch tall.
The covers of "Teacher Clarity" and "Clarity for Learning" (both with lightbulbs on the cover) on an abstract blue-green swirling background.
An annoyed and unimpressed long-haired cat
A message in seven different “cute” fonts that many teachers like to use. The message says “If you are having a hard time reading all of these fonts, imagine you had a reading disability and this was your classroom. (Just something to think about as you go back to school)” The logo of “Rebekah Poe Teaching” is at the bottom center.
bar graph called 'depth of integration' showing that there are many ways to integrate CS and general content areas; it does not always mean co-equal service. (copyright 2022 CodeVA)
Two presenters stand at a podium and speak during a conference session, with a slide showing their names and photos displayed on a screen beside them.
A Chromebook displaying the CSTA volunteer leadership summit agenda. Next to the computer is a to-go coffee cup from Change Please Coffee and a shaker bottle with electrolytes because you know I’m dehydrated from travel.
Screenshot of Rachel Pierson’s TIE 2025 conference presentation announcement. The background features a navy blue, ice blue, and cinnabar design with the TIE 2025 logo, Rachel’s name, and her session title, “Charting the Path: South Dakota’s NEW K-8 Computer Science Standards.”
A slide that has a large yellow box with a quote in it, "Fundamentally, do you feel that AI makes you more or less creative as an educator, professional or student?" The background of the slide is a greyscale photo of a book.
A slide saying, “in an ai world, how can we discern fact from fiction and truth from lie?”
A hand-drawn and colored illustration of a banana taped to a cinder block wall. The banana is shaded in yellow with black outlines, and a piece of gray duct tape is drawn across the middle, mimicking the famous “banana duct-taped to a wall” artwork.
2025 South Dakota Legislature House Bill 1224 Introduced by: Representative Jensen (Phil) An Act to defund the Huron School District. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of South Dakota: Section 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Education may not forward to the Huron School District any moneys appropriated in the general appropriation bill for state aid to education.
A map showing the route of the PWHL Takeover Tour, with stops in Seattle, Vancouver, Denver, Quebec City, Edmonton, Buffalo, Raleigh, Detroit, and St. Louis.
A promotional graphic for ASTE 2025. On the left, the ASTE logo is featured with the text "StoryBytes ASTE 2025" and "I am presenting at ASTE 2025." Event details include "Feb 15-18, 2025, Anchorage, AK, Hotel Captain Cook, www.aste.org." On the right, there is a photo of a smiling woman with wavy brown hair, blue glasses, and a green speckled shirt, standing outdoors. The presentation title reads: "Storytelling With Code: Empowering Student Voice and Creativity."
A woman stands smiling on a wooden overlook with a lush green forest and rolling hills in the background under a partly cloudy sky. She wears a purple shirt with a "Minnesota" logo, glasses, and a green backpack. Her hair is pulled back, and she has one hand resting on the railing. The weather appears sunny and bright.
A cardboard box with the Chrome logo and the words “Chromebook plus”