Professionalism

Navigate Healthy Social Media Habits

| August 3, 2023

Join us as we spend a day in the life with former Pittsburgh elementary art teacher Kaitlyn Edington. Kaitlyn shares how social media can be a great professional development tool and tips for responsible use. She also provides the screentime boundaries that work for her, including goals to create before consuming content and capture ideas over creating from scratch. Kaitlyn also reviews her favorite products and platforms that keep her organized.

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Lindsey McGinnis

Lindsey McGinnis is AOEU’s Media Content Manager and a former high school art educator. She is passionately equipping art teachers to be successful in their classrooms and firmly believes that art is the best place for students to explore and process the challenging topics and concepts around them.

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