Ms. Barker is an active member of ISTE, TCEA, Discovery Education DEN, a Discovery STAR Educator, and an active member of the DEN TX Leadership Council. She has been recognized by the Microsoft Partners in Learning Community as an Innovative Educator through their US Forum and GLobal Forum which competed in Prague, Czech Republic this past November. She is a Glogster Ambassador and Reseller, an ePals Ambassador, a Smithsonian Classroom Teacher, a member of the Smithsonian’s Center for Education’s Advisory Board, and a Recognized Shout Learning Educator. She also helped pioneer DENConnects.com and Smithsonian Shout Learning Quests. She was named TCEA Classroom Teacher of the Year 2013. Through her PLN following and Fearless Classroom movement, her contributions are substantial and have inspired many educators to think more globally and innovatively about the use and integration of technological devices and media to educate students. The Fearless Classroom movement she has started is inspiring educators world-wide to change the way they approach lesson design, pedagogy, and the art of teaching. She is creating a culture of educational practices that will revolutionize classrooms around the world.
Through her travels, attendance and speaking at professional conferences, her campus and district have become more aware of new and innovative digital tools that can be integrated into the curriculum to enhance student learning.