For this weeks blog post I wanted to focus on ISTE Standard 7 Global Collaborator “Students use digital tools to broaden their perspectives and enrich their learning by collaborating with others and working effectively in teams locally and globally”. I …
https://www.iste.org/standards/for-students References: Bates, A.W. (n.d.). Fundamental change in education. Teaching in a digital age. Retrieved from https://opentextbc.ca/teachinginadigitalage/part/chapter-1-fundamental-change-in-education/ Berger, P. (2010). Student inquiry and web 2.0. School library monthly, 26(5), 14-17. Boyd, P. (2013). Blogging in the classroom: Using technologies to promote learner-centered pedagogies. The researcher: … Continue readingBlogging as Co-Emergent Learning Process
Alan Alda, from M*A*S*H*, knows how to tell a story. In one of his presentations, he asks a young woman to the stage. Alda then asks the young woman to carry an empty glass across the stage. She stares at the him awkwardly and does it without much fanfare. Alda then walks to her with … Continue reading Digital Storytelling and Creative Communication: Does One Help Develop the Other?
One of the most exciting ISTE Student Standards is #6, Creative Communicator. I believe that the goal of any educator, whether in the classroom with students or supporting learning via a coaching role, is to assist students in becoming independent critical thinkers who can clearly express themselves. For this week’s project, I chose to focus […]
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This quarter for our class EDTC6102 we had to create or modify a lesson that integrated technology in a meaningful way using the Understanding by Design model by Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe. After being assigned this project, I knew …
“Time, Time, Time…See What’s Become of Me.” According to a 2015 report by The New Teacher Project (TNTP), teachers spend about 19 days or approximately 10% of their school year on professional development. The financial cost, ac…
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Wiggins, G. & McTighe, J. (2008). Understanding by design. Alexandria, VA: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.
While technology and access to information has dramatically changed the way our students learn and the way we teach, there are some “classic” learning experiences that still have a place in the classroom in my opinion. One of these learning experiences is the traditional reports that students typically do in elementary school such as state, […]
Throughout this quarter in the Digital Education Leadership MEd program, I’ve been working on a unit plan that encompasses the Understanding by Design teaching model, Common Core English Language Arts Writing standard 8 which deals with research skills, and ISTE Student Standard 2c which asks students to consider the rights and obligations of using others’ […]
