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
Recently, I had the opportunity to interview my principal about the digital readiness of our middle school. The goal was to discover how my institution is ensuring that technology is being used wisely for teaching and learning. The infographic that follows is a visual representation of my findings. Mike Ribble’s nine elements of digital citizenship, … Continue reading Digital Readiness Project: Study of a Public Middle School
Autumn Ottenad’s Mission Statement & Guiding Principles My role as a teacher is to both ready students with the skills and knowledge for a time of hyper-learning and connectedness and engage them to take ownership of their learning. And by hyper-learning, I am referring to the fast-paced educational time we are currently in spurred by … Continue reading MISSION STATEMENT & GUIDING PRINCIPLES
For my final project in Computer Authoring, I wanted to create a game that I could potentially use in my middle school ELA/SS classroom. I figured that US History would be a better choice as the answers are more direct, and there is no mistaking the true answer unlike Language Arts when the answer can … Continue reading EDTC 6432 – Final Project – Creating a Game
EDU 6525 – Final Assignment – Multicultural Responsive Unit According to Banks (1996), the debate has been stirring between different multicultural representative groups for a long while. Western culture scholars are worried the traditional canon of literature and curriculum are threatened by feminists and minority groups. These scholars are worried about the increasing cultural diversity, … Continue reading EDU 6525 – Final Assignment – Multicultural Responsive Unit
I read and mapped Connected Code: Why Children Need to Learn Programming by Yasmin B. Kafai & Quinn Burke and then created a Mind Map based off of what I read. The quest asked for us to use Coggle but I find it a bit cumbersome so I decided to use a Mind Mapping service that I have … Continue reading EDTC 6432 – Quest Read & Map
Our Instructions were; Reflect on whether learning to code is useful for your students and/or you as a teacher. Write a few notes down to share during the Submission process of this quest. Go to http://studio.code.org/ and click on the Sign-in link to create an account. (I used my Google account to create my account … Continue reading EDTC 6432 Code.org Quest
ISTE Standard 5 inspiration: Exhibit leadership by demonstrating a vision of technology infusion, participating in shared decision making and community building, and developing the leadership and technology skills of others. How can I as someone who wants to show teachers what I use on a daily basis regarding technology do that and develop the leadership … Continue reading EDTC 6433 – Module 5 – Establishing Technology Leaders
EDTC Module 4 – Promote & Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility Trigger Question: How can I as a 7th grade ELA/SS teacher help to advocate, model, and teach safe, legal, and ethical use of digital information and technology, including respect for copyright, intellectual property, and the appropriate documentation of sources? As a 7th grade ELA/SS … Continue reading EDTC – Module 4 – Promote & Model Digital Citizenship and Responsibility
EDTC 6433 – Module 3 – ISTE Standard 3 – How can I collaborate with students, peers, parents, and community members using digital tools and resources to support student success and innovation without making them feel insecure or giving up? My demonstrations have sometimes not gone over the way I would have like them to … Continue reading EDTC 6433 – Module 3 – ISTE Standard 3 -Collaborating with Peers
