CS for All CS for All was created by the United States Department of Education (US DOE), during the Obama administration, with the goal of “empower[ing] a generation of American students with the computer science skills they need to thrive in a digital economy” (Smith, 2016). Although the …
For anyone working as an educator in a school district that uses Google Apps for Education in any capacity, I highly recommend becoming a Google Certified Educator. I am currently a first grade teacher and will be moving to a third grade classroom, unfamiliar territory for me. As teachers, we never stop learning and Google …
Inquiry learning may have become somewhat of a an educational buzzword. However, I am here to tell you that the student learning benefits from this type of learning is real. Back in the fall, I had the opportunity to give a professional development workshop in my school district about Genius Hour (perhaps another buzzword, but a […]
Washington State Teacher-Librarians are gathering together in Renton, Washington this summer for the annual Librarian Summit hosted by Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD). As co-organizer of the event, it was important to create a learning day that is relevant and invigorating, with many take-aways to start the year. It is also important to fulfill […]
So for this week, we are wrapping up by investigating ISTE-TS 5: Engage in professional growth and leadership – “teachers continuously improve their professional practice, model lifelong learning, and exhibit leadership in their school and professional community by promoting and demonstrating the effective use of digital tools and resources” which is closely related to ISTE Coaching Standard 6: … Continue reading “What can I do right now? (Module 5, ISTE-TS 5 professional growth and leadership; and ISTE-CS 2)”
For my culminating project in the Seattle Pacific University M.A. Education Digital Leadership program, I chose to align district needs with the creation of 1 credit cross-disciplinary technology course. This work showcases my application of adult learning theory, professional development principles, and International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) student, teacher, and coach standards. To…
Designing Meaningful PD for Teachers – What’s Out There? by James Bettis From my interpretation of the standards, ISTE 5 is about how teachers model lifelong learning and engage in learning to benefit their school or community through the use of digital tools. I wanted to find what districts might do to craft the best … Continue reading “Module 5: Designing Meaningful PD for Teachers – What’s Out There?”
Riding the Wave This week’s question for EDTC 6103 was pretty straightforward. Given ISTE standard 5, I wanted to focus in on indicator C, which called for teachers to “evaluate and reflect on current research and professional practice on a regular basis to make effective use of existing and emerging digital tools and resources in … Continue reading “Surfing the Wave: Keeping Abreast of the Digital Ed Field in ISTE 5”
How can I participate in local and global learning communities to explore creative applications of technology to improve student learning? (National Education Technology Plan 2010) The word networking to me as a public school educator is such a foreign concept. An idea meant for young entrepreneurs and marketers. Even more for those who are just … Continue reading Growing your Professional Learning Networking – EDTC 6103 – Module 5
My question this week was about how we can develop human capacity in teachers to become technology leaders? How do we get them to step up and share what they know and teach others? Selfishly, I took this tack at … Continue reading →
