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Teaching Programming with Minecraft Education: A Reflection

bobbyc December 3, 2023 December 3, 202301 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Collaboration, Collaborator, Computer Science, education, Learning Designer, Minecraft Education, programming

Introduction In the dynamic landscape of education, integrating innovative tools to enhance learning is essential. This term, I embarked on a collaborative journey to weave Minecraft Education into our Programming 11/12 course. Our objective was to enliven the curriculum by presenting programming concepts in a more engaging and interactive manner. This reflection delves into our …

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Edtech Coaching Journey

Digital Education December 2, 2023 December 2, 202301 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, blog

Phase 1: Creating a Coaching Plan The project’s first phase involved choosing a partner teacher, understanding, and setting expectations for the coaching process. From the simple task of scheduling meetings to aligning coaching goals with the school district’s vision of 21st-century learning skills to improve student engagement, collaboration, and technology integration. Narrowing it down from the district’s overall goal provided…

How Can We Better Support Enriching the Learning Experiences of Students with ACEs?

Michael Medoro: Digital Education November 12, 2023 November 12, 202301 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth

As I approach my exploration of this question, I began by examining what skills, resources, and processes could help my peers co-plan learning activities they want to improve. In an effort to specifically design and personalize this question in alignment with my focus area of study, I want to examine how I can best coach […]

Collaborative Coaching in Physical Education: Fostering a Shared Vision and Enhancing Learning Activities through Technology

Digital Education November 11, 2023 November 11, 202301 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Coaches Collaborator, Educators Collaborator, Educators Facilitator, Innovative Designer

Introduction: In the ever-evolving landscape of education, technology holds immense potential to enhance student learning experiences. Coaches in physical education (PE) can tap into this potential by collaborating with their fellow PE teachers. This collaboration enables the creation of a shared vision, effective planning, and improvement of learning activities using technology. In this post, we … Continue reading Collaborative Coaching in Physical Education: Fostering a Shared Vision and Enhancing Learning Activities through Technology

Edtech Coach: How to get the most out of classroom observations

Digital Education November 10, 2023 November 10, 202301 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, blog

In this blog post, I will discuss best practices for classroom observations, how to collect information, and how to utilize technology to enhance communication and collaboration during and after observations. The focus is a teacher-driven, peer observation model (Grimm et al., 2014), emphasizing collaboration and learning. The observation phase can be a learning experience for both the Edtech coach and…

The Role of ChatGPT in Introductory Programming Courses

bobbyc November 10, 2023 November 10, 202301 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Change Agent, chatGPT, Computer Science, education, programming

Introduction Programming education is on the cusp of a major transformation with the emergence of large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. These AI systems have demonstrated impressive capabilities in generating, explaining, and summarizing code, leading to proposals for their integration into coding courses. Aligning with ISTE Standard 4.1e for coaches, which urges the “connection of …

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How Can Coaches Better Collaborate To Enrich Student Learning and Healing?

Michael Medoro: Digital Education October 30, 2023 October 30, 202301 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth

ISTE Coaching Standard 5: Collaborator reads, “Coaches establish productive relationships with educators in order to improve instructional practice and learning outcomes. Coaches establish trusting and respectful coaching relationships that encourage educators to explore new instructional strategies.” Why are adverse childhood experiences and toxic stress often not associated strongly enough with the reason students are unable […]

Motivation and Substance: The Yin and Yang of EdTech

aottenad October 29, 2023 October 29, 202301 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, AI, EdTech, motivation, substance, technology

My observations about edtech tools and their effectiveness in education are quite valid and reflect ongoing discussions in the field of education technology. Here are some key points to consider based on your comments: Ultimately, the effectiveness of edtech tools in education depends on how well they align with research-backed learning principles, their ability to … Continue reading Motivation and Substance: The Yin and Yang of EdTech →

Enhancing Physical Education through Coach-Educator Collaboration

Digital Education October 28, 2023 October 28, 202301 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Coaches Collaborator, Community Engagement Project, global collaborator

In today’s ever-evolving educational landscape, the significance of partnerships between physical education coaches and teachers cannot be overstated. These alliances are pivotal in crafting enriching and captivating learning experiences. Drawing inspiration from the notable successes achieved in my own racing projects through the integration of groundbreaking tools like the Stridekick app, this article delves into … Continue reading Enhancing Physical Education through Coach-Educator Collaboration

Measuring Student Contribution in a Software Engineering Team

bobbyc October 28, 2023 October 28, 202301 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Collaboration, Collaborator, Computer Science, Contribution, Data-Driven Decision-Maker, education, software engineering

Introduction In software engineering, there is very little consensus on how to measure an individual developer’s contribution. Although many measures have been proposed, their usefulness in the industry lacks validation, particularly from the perspectives of team leaders and managers (Lima et al., 2015). The lack of measurement also challenges educators (Gardner et al., 2003). This …

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