Coaching & Technology Integration
For this module of our course, we have been reflecting on how we can help peers co-plan learning activities. We have been working ISTE’s standards […]
For this module of our course, we have been reflecting on how we can help peers co-plan learning activities. We have been working ISTE’s standards […]
For this module of our course, we have been focusing on 21st century learning and how we can use that in our coaching relationships. This […]
This semester we were tasked with designing and completing a global collaborative project. With the many changes that have been happening in education due to […]
Formal keyboarding is now being taught in many elementary schools, sometimes beginning in Kindergarten. One of the main reasons for teaching typing this young is the standardized tests that are now taken on computers. As educators, we want our students focused on answering the question, not spending their precious time and mental energy struggling with […]
As teachers we use every tool in our toolbox to facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity (ISTE Teacher Standard 1) . We often model innovative thinking for our students, we strive to foster creativity by giving students choices and … Continue reading →
This week we began a new quarter looking at a new set of standards. Moving away from ISTE student standards, we are moving into standards for teachers, looking closely at ISTE Teaching Standard #1, Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity. I was inspired by AJ Juliani’s blogpost, 10 Commandments of Innovative Teaching, and how it … Continue reading “EDTC 6103 Promoting Student Inquiry through Community Partnerships”
Technology has allowed everyone with internet to have access to high quality, often free, learning opportunities on almost any subject they are interested in. MOOC’s, OERs (open educational resources) and even YouTube make learning possible anywhere, anytime and on any … Continue reading →
Triggering Event: What skills and characteristics help draw learning partners to technology coaches? ISTE-C Standard 1: Visionary Leadership b. Contribute to the planning, development, communication, implementation, and evaluation of technology-infused strategic plans at the district and school levels d. Implement strategies for initiating and sustaining technology innovations and manage the change process in schools and […]
Fourth grade students in classrooms across the country experienced the power of descriptive writing and collaborating through the Monster Exchange Project! This unit was part of a Global Collaboration Project (GCP) for my EDTC 6103 course which focused on giving students the opportunity to share their work and collaborate outside of the classroom. Global Collaborative Projects help students become connected learners […]
As part of my recent exploration of peer coaching, I have recently explored what it means to peer coach and what 21st century learning looks like in the classroom. Now, my attention has progressed to think about lesson improvement within the peer coaching process. As previously discussed, effective learning challenges students to shift from simple consumers of information, to […]