Setting Departmental Goals for Digital Citizenship

As a technology coach, one of my responsibilities is to “Advocate for policies, procedures… to support implementation of the shared vision represented in…technology plans and guidelines,” according to the ISTE Coaching Standards, (ISTE, 2017). I had an opportunity to contribute to the shared vision and future planning of my department during the second year of my … Continue reading Setting Departmental Goals for Digital Citizenship

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ISTE 3&6 Citizen and Facilitator

Educators inspire students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in the digital world. 3a. Create experiences for learners to make positive, socially responsible contributions and exhibit empathetic behavior online that build relationships and community. 3b. Establish a learning culture that promotes curiosity and critical examination of online resources and fosters digital literacy and media …

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Framework without Boundaries – Standard 7: utilize instructional frames to improve teaching

Standard 7 states that Teaching Leaders utilize instructional frames to improve teaching.  These frames come in all shapes and sizes; our school uses the Danielson Framework which helps guide administration and educators towards perfecting practices in the classroom. I have … Continue reading →

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Partnerships Between Schools and Businesses – Standard 6: communicate and collaborates with a variety of stakeholders

Reflecting on my readings from “School-Business Partnerships” by the Council for Coportate and School Partnerships, I focused on: Five ideas that play to my strengths organizing mentors leading discussions with community members to find the needs one-on-one discussions with possible … Continue reading →

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Thinking about Thinking

For this cycle, I have taken a look at ISTE standards 5 (Designer) and 7 (Analyst) for Educators. I have decided to concentrate on #7, Indicator 7a-Provide alternative ways for students to demonstrate competency and reflect on their learning using technology. Reflecting on what we do helps us to think critically about the experience and […]

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Designing learning with the reflection of assessment in mind.

How many of us have looked at a lesson after one of those days in the classroom only to wonder why it was so difficult to get the students to engage in the learning? I can think of several lessons that I thought would be engaging and exciting for my learners and felt the let… Continue reading Designing learning with the reflection of assessment in mind.

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Designing Authentic Learning Opportunities to Support Engagement and Learning

ISTE Educator Standard 5 This week I decided to dive into ISTE Educator Standard 5, “Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability.” I wanted to explore the authentic learning activities and instructional design aspect from the indicators: 5b Design authentic learning activities that align with content area standards and […]

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Technology and Culturally Responsive Teaching

In the current module of our class Teaching, Learning, and Assessment 2, we are focusing on ISTE Educator Standards 5, “Designer” and 7, “Analyst.” I wanted to investigate how technology can support culturally responsive teaching by giving students alternative ways to share their backgrounds and learning, and by providing access to information and viewpoints that … Continue reading “Technology and Culturally Responsive Teaching”

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ISTE 5 and ISTE 7 – Designer and Analyst – Is Branching Minds the puzzle piece I’ve been looking for?

The two ISTE standards we focused on the last two weeks in our DEL EDTC 6103 graduate class were ISTE Standard 5 – Designer – Educators design authentic, learner-driven activities and environments that recognize and accommodate learner variability and ISTE Standard 7 – Analyst – Educators understand and use data to drive their instruction and …

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Personalized Learning: Giving Students a Voice

While taking Seattle Pacific University’s EDTC 6103 Teaching, Learning, and Assessment 2 class, we are asked to investigate the following …

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