Redefining “Teacher”
Who is a teacher? What is their role? Vocation, Profession, a mix of both? As thousands start the year online, face to face, or in various hybrid models, what is the new role of teachers …
Who is a teacher? What is their role? Vocation, Profession, a mix of both? As thousands start the year online, face to face, or in various hybrid models, what is the new role of teachers …
What is a Global Collaborative Project?
A global collaborative project is a project that students work together on, either during the process, or share between different communities to come up with a final product.
In “5 Ways to Inspire St…
During the last two weeks in my grad school program we have been working with ISTE standards as normal, however this time we moved into […]
It’s the year 2020. As a child, I imagined this year being full of technological wonders such as flying cars and Star Trek level space […]
The Pre-College Institute Pathways Service Learning Tutors is an ever-evolving group of undergraduate students from San Diego State University, with over 120 service-learners this academic year the training on logistical systems and expectations takes up a large amount of my time. My first two semesters were full of preparing for the training, facilitating the training … Continue reading Digital eLearning: A Journey In Progress →
Overview Being an English teacher, I have had the chance to work closely with my school librarian over my five years of teaching. I somewhat selfishly… As technology brings changes to the learning environment, this also alters the roles educators play in how they guide students and facilitate learning experiences. This changing role is particularly […]
Overview What does a successful marriage, a first-time skydiver, and a educator/administrator relationship have in common? They all rely on a foundation of trust. A marriage between a couple who lack trust in one another will likely end in divorce. A skydiver who lacks trust in their instructor or equipment may plunge to their death. …
Overview After many conversations with educators and administrators, collaborations with my digital education leadership master’s cohort, a few months of pouring over professional development research, and reflections on my own experiences I can confidently say that most educator professional development opportunities are lacking in one way or another. A few repeated sentiments include: most PD …
Image adapted from UCBHCA: Training of Facilitators Manual for the Functional Adult Literacy Training Manual Overview Throughout my studies on digital education leadership, and specifically what it means to be an effective instructional coach and to design great professional development, I have continually been reminded that many of the teaching and learning practices used with […]
One major “ah ha” moment I have had during my master’s program research in digital education leadership is that good teaching is good teaching. By this I mean that many of the best practices we use in our K-12 classrooms are equally effective when creating professional development for teachers. This quarter, my cohort has had […]