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Lindsey Link

Student Learning Designer

K20 Center

Academic Credentials

Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies
Notre Dame de Namur University 2011
Multiple-Subject Teaching Credential
Notre Dame de Namur University 2012
Master of Education in Advanced Elementary Studies
University of North Carolina Wilmington 2014
University Induction Clear Credential Program Series (Standard Track)
University of California Los Angeles 2016

About Me

Lindsey Link serves the K20 Center as the Student Learning Designer with a focus on the instructional design of lessons, mentoring activities, and professional developments that support our cohort students. She began working for the K20 Center as an instructional designer with a focus on K-6 lesson writing after moving to Oklahoma from the state of Washington. As an advocate for students with behavioral and mood disorders, background in Elementary Education, district-level science leadership, and systematic professional development with a focus on student engagement and learning strategies have helped prepare her for the role she serves in now. She has a passion to innovate learning by building relationships with her students, creating safe spaces for special needs students with behavioral and mood disorders, as well as building alternative learning environments and seating freedoms for all kinds of learners. A Florida native and Marine Veteran, Link greatly enjoys being near the ocean and participating in outdoor and water activities that allow her and her family to connect. She also enjoys reading, watching her favorite sports teams play (Florida Gators, and the Seattle Seahawks, Mariners, and Reign), catching up with former students and families, and planning and designing new and innovative lessons that she can see implemented in the classroom.

Recent Publications

Gallery Walk / Carousel With VoiceThread

Time Frame Time Frame

  • 10 - 20 Minutes
Instructional Strategy

This strategy provides a way to show many student presentations at one time by having students walk in a circuit from presentation to presentation,...

Tech Integration

VoiceThread is a web-based tool that enables you to create multimedia slide show presentations with audio or webcam narration. Visitors can leave comments...

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Tech-Integrated Strategy

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Explore/Learning Activity, Explain/Closing, Extend/Additional Learning Activity, Evaluate/Assessment

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • 10 - 20 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Analyze, Collaborate, Compare & Contrast, Critical Thinking, Evaluate, Persuade, Physical Movement, Present, Review, Speak & Listen, Summarize, Synthesize, Writing

Grade Level Grade Level

  • Preschool - 12th

College2Career Forums (C2CF), a series of focused, career-specific explorations, have been planned for the top requested careers. In these day-long experiences, students will travel to a PSI (Post Secondary Institution) to explore a common aspect of the career through hands-on activities. Armed with... Read more »

Educator Resource

Tag Target Audience

  • Parents, Students, Teachers

Tag Calendar Placement

  • Any time of year

User Group Group Size

  • Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group, Small Group (at least 4)

Tag Related

  • Individual Career Academic Plan (ICAP)

Tag ICAP (Individual Career Academic Planning)

  • College & Career Interest, Post-Secondary and Workforce Goals

Tag College & Career Readiness Framework

  • Choosing a Career, Benefits of Higher Education, Degrees, Professions, & Earnings, Private Economic Benefits

Tag Family Engagement

  • Collaborating with Community, Decision-Making, Supporting Student Success
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Time Frame
Wild Angles: Acute, and Obtuse, and Right, Oh My!

Geometry and Measurement

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 3rd - 5th

During this lesson, students will explore and learn about different types of angles. They will practice using a protractor to measure angles and classify angles based on their measurements. Read more »

Lesson 5E Lesson

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 3rd - 5th

Course Course

  • Elementary Mathematics, Geometry

Subject Subject

  • Mathematics

Copied To Clipboard Standards

  • 3.GM.1.3, 4.GM.2.1
More 90 minutes
Time Frame 1-2 class period(s)

In this session, participants will investigate authenticity and e-learning and connect them to create meaningful experiences for their students. We know that authentic teaching engages students in real-world problems and situations. When teachers incorporate their knowledge of authentic learning with... Read more »

Tag Target Audience

  • All Staff or Teachers

Tag Calendar Placement

  • Any time of year, Planning/Collaboration/Conference Time

User Group Group Size

  • Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group, Small Group (at least 4)

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Analyze, Increase Teacher "Toolbox", Reflection
More
Time Frame 60-90 minutes
Fishbowl

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 1st - Undergraduate

Fishbowl is a strategy for organizing group discussions. Students are split into an inner circle and an outer circle. The inner circle, or the fishbowl, engages in the discussion while the students in the outer circle take notes. As the discussion winds down, those in the outer circle are provided an... Read more »

Strategy Instructional Strategy

User Group Group Size

  • Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group, Small Group (at least 4)

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Explore/Learning Activity, Explain/Closing, Extend/Additional Learning Activity

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • More Than 30 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Activate Prior Knowledge, Active Engagement, Analyze, Brainstorming, Collaborate, Critical Thinking, Hypothesize, Identify, Infer, Interpret, Physical Movement, Recognize, Speak & Listen, Synthesize

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 1st - Undergraduate
Venn Diagram

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 3rd - Undergraduate

A Venn diagram is an illustration that uses circles to show the relationships among things or finite groups of things. Read more »

Strategy Instructional Strategy

User Group Group Size

  • Individual, Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group, Small Group (at least 4), Whole Class

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Engage/Opening, Explore/Learning Activity, Explain/Closing, Extend/Additional Learning Activity, Evaluate/Assessment

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • 10 - 20 Minutes, 20 - 30 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Activate Prior Knowledge, Analyze, Compare & Contrast, Critical Thinking, Elaborate, Evaluate, Organize, Summarize, Synthesize

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 3rd - Undergraduate

Project Gutenberg is an online library of free eBooks. This collection has been growing for more than 50 years with the help of volunteers selecting and digitizing a variety of written works. In addition to various literary texts, Project Gutenberg also offers several filters and tools—from search options... Read more »

Tech Tool
Plus Delta Chart

Grade Level Grade Level

  • Preschool - Secondary

This instructional strategy is a simple way for students to engage in personal or group reflection as an approach to continuous improvement. Read more »

Strategy Instructional Strategy

User Group Group Size

  • Individual, Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group, Small Group (at least 4), Whole Class

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Explain/Closing, Extend/Additional Learning Activity, Evaluate/Assessment

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • Less Than 10 Minutes, 10 - 20 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Analyze, Collaborate, Compare & Contrast, Conversation Starter, Critical Thinking, Evaluate, Identify, Problem Solving, Reflection, Review, Self-assessment, Summarize, Synthesize

Grade Level Grade Level

  • Preschool - Secondary

In this session, participants explore themes from research on the benefits of extra/co-curricular activities and analyze the ways in which club activity design connects back to the research. Facilitators model guidance that participants can apply to their classrooms; this will provide educators with... Read more »

Professional Learning

Tag Target Audience

  • Administrators, All Staff or Teachers, New Teachers, Other Stakeholders, PLC, Teachers

Tag Calendar Placement

  • 1st Nine Weeks, 2nd Nine Weeks, 3rd Nine Weeks, 4th Nine-Weeks, Any time of year, Planning/Collaboration/Conference Time, Pre-Service Training, Summer Session

User Group Group Size

  • Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Whole Class

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Action Plans, Aligning with Other Programs, Analyze, Brainstorming, College-Going Culture, Research
More
Time Frame 70-80 minutes
Jigsaw With Wakelet

Time Frame Time Frame

  • 10 - 20 Minutes, 20 - 30 Minutes
Instructional Strategy

This strategy breaks up complex readings into smaller parts to be shared among multiple students. Doing so encourages students to share responsibility...

Tech Integration

Wakelet is a free platform that allows users to save, organize, present, and share content from the internet.

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Tech-Integrated Strategy

User Group Group Size

  • Large Group (at least 30), Medium Group (at least 10), Small Group (at least 4), Whole Class

Copied To Clipboard Placement In Lesson

  • Explore/Learning Activity, Explain/Closing

Time Frame Time To Complete

  • 10 - 20 Minutes, 20 - 30 Minutes

Tag Intention Or Purpose

  • Collaborate, Conversation Starter, Critical Thinking, Interpret, Organize, Summarize

Grade Level Grade Level

  • 3rd - 12th