Digital Best Practices and Pineapple Charts

This week for our Module 3 DEL inquiry we were focusing on ISTE Standard 4: Professional Development and Program Evaluation, performance indicator 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.”  One of our guided questions, “what […]

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Organization Of Thought & Resources- The Foundation Of All Learning

I have been labeled an organized friend, mother, co-worker and family member. I realize some of this has been a facade. The reality is, I am not really all that organized. My house may be clean, my fridge may look somewhat decent, but in reality, my brain is constantly organizing different projects, roles, and ideas at … Continue reading Organization Of Thought & Resources- The Foundation Of All Learning →

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Professional learning that supports student learning in computer science

In the Seattle Pacific University (SPU) Digital Education Leadership (DEL) masters program, we are examining the use of digital age best practices in professional development and program evaluation.  This is in support of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) coaches standard.  In this post, I want to explore how professional development and program…

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Doing – The Most Important Digital Age Best Practice for PD

“For the things we have to learn before we can do them, we learn by doing them.”  ― Aristotle   Student needs and outcomes should be at the heart of how educators teach and grow but how can this happen in a thoughtful way that includes how digital practices have changed how we all (educators and students) learn, interact and consume information?  While looking more closely at the ISTE Standard 4: Professional Development and Program …

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What is the Best Practices should be Included in Personalized Professional Development?

ISTE Coaching Standards ISTE Standard 4: Professional Development and Program Evaluation Performance Indicator 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. Retrieved from clipartkey.com What is Personalized PD? As educators in the 21st century, we …

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Professional Development: Modeling Adult Learning Principles

This quarter, as part of my journey through Seattle Pacific University’s Digital Education Leadership program, we are investigating ISTE coaching …

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Planning for Professional Development

ISTE Standard 4: Professional Development and Program Evaluation Performance Indicator 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. This week I am taking a look at the beginning stages of Professional Development. The question that I […]

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Adult learning principles in computer science professional development

In the Digital Education Leadership program at Seattle Pacific University (SPU), I am working on professional development and program evaluation defined in the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards for educational coaches.  In particular, part 4 of the ISTE coaching standard asks for professional learning programs that promote digital age best practices in…

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Digital eLearning: A Journey In Progress

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 →

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Four Pillar Practices That Support Teacher Learning and Development with Adult Learning Theories Serving as Foundational Underpinnings

For our EDTC 6106 module 2 blog post I wanted to apply my understanding of adult learning theories to the context of professional development for educators. Work by Ellie Drago-Severson peaked my interest during this module. Her current title is: Professor of Education, Director, Ph.D. Program in Education Leadership at the Teachers College Columbia University. […]

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