Module 1: Empowering Students to Set and Achieve Learning Goals for Improved Outcomes

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) revamped and rereleased the student standards for technology in 2016. Throughout this quarter in my M.Ed. program will be reflecting on the 2016 standards, considering one standard at a time, carefully reviewing that particular standard and asking a question to guide our investigation in order to apply the learning … Continue reading “Module 1: Empowering Students to Set and Achieve Learning Goals for Improved Outcomes”

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Effective Components of Professional Development

  ISTE Standard 4: Professional Development and Program Evaluation b. Design, develop, and implement technology rich professional learning programs that model principles of adult learning and promote digital age best practices in teaching, learning, and assessment. Essential Question:  How should we design professional development that utilizes educational technology? My Question: What components build the foundationRead More

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EDTC-6106 Designing Professional Development to Empower Teachers

This quarter we are focusing on professional development (PD) and evaluation.  Our first area of research is in it’s design: Triggering Event Initial Question: How should we design professional development that utilizes educational technology? My Triggering Question: How should we design professional development that will empower teachers using educational technology? At first, I wanted to research best …

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Empowered Learner – ISTE Standard #1

“Students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.” – ISTE Student Standard #1 Given the topic this week and the triggering event question being asked – dealing with how students can leverage technology to take an active role in learning, … Continue reading “Empowered Learner – ISTE Standard #1”

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Sanity checking in mathematics (EDTC 6102 Module 1, Empowered learner)

For this module we are investigating ISTE Student Standard 1: Empowered Learner – “students leverage technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.” In response to Empowered Learner Indicator 1c, “students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice … Continue reading “Sanity checking in mathematics (EDTC 6102 Module 1, Empowered learner)”

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ISTE – The Empowered Learner: My Hero Project

The next step in my coursework in the Seattle Pacific University, Digital Education Leadership program is to work my way through the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) 2016 student standards. First, looking at ISTE standard 1 – Empowered Learners, and specifically for my students I will focus on how “students use technology to … Continue reading ISTE – The Empowered Learner: My Hero Project

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