Every teacher training I have ever attended begins with an icebreaker. Despite being an extrovert, I hate icebreakers, as do many teachers and we are long overdue for a change. An examination of icebreakers as they are currently used in coaching is essential to build a strong foundation for ISTE standard 3a, which states that […]
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Towards achieving sustainable improvement in student learning – Exploring the case for digital equity and coaching strategies to close the digital equity gap.
In the post-digital age, various digital technologies and our lives are inseparable. The digital education technology industry developed rapidly. In addition, the pandemic has urged this industry explosively in an instant, and it has even reached a hundred flowers. However, many teachers still face many difficulties and obstacles in using digital technology in their teaching. […]
As a former classroom teacher, I am deeply aware of the potential professional development (PD) activities have to positively improve teaching practice; it’s the same potential that PD has to overwhelm instructors and use up valuable time, energy, and resources that might have been used elsewhere in jam-packed school schedules. When it comes to effective …
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May the journey continue…
How is your district continuing conversations about digital learning?
Better late than never? 😦 I’m writing this after meeting with a group of teachers this week who discussed how we can take what we have learned these past 16 months of distance and current learning into in-class learning. We … Continue reading
The inspiration and design behind Qurio’s Wonder Art Summer Camp Workshop – exploring how might we teach children empathy and creative problem solving through design from a young age.
As I wrap up my time in the Digital Education Leadership (DEL) Master’s program at Seattle Pacific University, I decided to focus my culminating project on the Tier II math intervention courses in my district. As a former math teacher this is an area that has a special place in my heart and a subject […]
The Flipped Classroom is not a new idea; however, it is new for me. As a High School ELA teacher, and not a lecturer by nature, this format seemed challenging before I began to read about how other teachers are … Continue reading
