Teaching Leadership: Standard 8 – Present professional practice for the review of colleagues When I think about all the different times I have been able to discuss, exhibit, mentor, and design “professional practice for the review of colleagues”, the one … Continue reading
This quarter as part of Seattle Pacific University’s EDTC 6103 Teaching, Learning, and Assessment 2 course, I investigated the question: …
“Leadership is a choice, it is not a rank. I know many people at the senior levels of organizations who are absolutely not leaders. They are authorities and we do what they say because they have authority over us but we would not follow them and I know many people who are at the bottoms …
Standard 1 of Teaching Leadership: Teacher leaders model ethical and moral behavior. Dilemma: In the demanding educational profession, how do we determine what is a priority? “What is important is seldom urgent and what is urgent is seldom important.” Dwight … Continue reading
To fully understand ISTE coaching standard 3D), “Select, evaluate, and facilitate the use of adaptive and assistive technologies to support student learning,” I created a website which hosts three videos, (ISTE, 2017). Each video describes the steps in the “Backwards Design” model as a means to incorporate edtech into existing lesson plans. It was important … Continue reading Creating Videos with Adaptive and Assistive Technologies to Support Student Learning.
With the goal of promoting 21st century skills, the university is looking for ways to better serve the students and faculty by providing them with enriching technology experiences. Collaborating with the educational technology department, I embarked on a three-phase project with the scope of gathering information, and brainstorming solutions to improve the technology usage experience … Continue reading Future Classroom Models
Technology coaches assist teachers in using technology effectively for assessing student learning, differentiating instruction, and providing rigorous, relevant and engaging learning experiences for all students. Coach teachers in and model design and implementation of technology-enhanced learning experiences using differentiation, including adjusting content, process, product and learning environment based on student readiness levels, learning styles, interests …
Original Post: December 13, 2013; Updated May 25, 2019 In the past, our school conducted annual paperless weeks. During these weeks each department is asked to think “outside the paper box” and integrate technology into our teaching practices. During one … Continue reading
In my current coursework for my Digital Education Leadership program we are looking at what is needed to be a successful Educational Technology coach. Using the ISTE Standards for Coaches as a framework, for this module we are looking at these standards (ISTE, 2017): ISTE-C Standard 1: Visionary Leadership b. Contribute to the planning, development, […]
When it comes to professional development opportunities or technology needed for your classroom, you know best what you need and what will best serve your students. However, it can be difficult to ask for it. Budgets are tight, you don’t want to seem greedy, you don’t want other teachers to think you are trying to […]
