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Make your tech-enabled science class relevant for students with culturally responsive teaching

Charlie Ellis May 1, 2018 May 1, 201801 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, learning, and assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, CRIOP, CRT, culturally responsive instruction, culturally responsive pedagogy, culturally responsive practices, culturally responsive teaching, ISTE, NGSS

Science educators who attempt to enhance their classrooms with technology, but fail to empower students through culturally responsive teaching (CRT), will find student engagement to be only screen deep. That is to say, technology alone may increase student engagement, but only superficially. Students must be able to see the relevance and value of science and … Continue reading “Make your tech-enabled science class relevant for students with culturally responsive teaching”

Boost your professional learning network with Twitter chats

Charlie Ellis April 9, 2018 April 9, 201801 - Visionary leadership, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional development and program evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content knowledge and professional growth, diversity, growth mindset, PLN, PLNs, professional learning networks, tweetdeck, Twitter, twitter chat, twitter chats

Back in my first year as a middle school science teacher, I asked experienced colleagues, “When will I know what I am doing as a teacher?” One said it would be at least three years. Another forecasted five. Well, I am approaching the end of my fifth year, and I have come to know what … Continue reading “Boost your professional learning network with Twitter chats”

Individual Project Lesson: Modeling and Understanding Chemical Reactions in Middle School Science

Charlie Ellis March 22, 2018 March 22, 201802 - Teaching, learning, and assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content knowledge and professional growth, chemical reactions, Collaboration, middle school science, Modeling, nearpod, science education, science simulation, UbD, Understanding by Design

This year, our middle school has taken part in an amazing opportunity to pilot a new, web-based science curriculum that incorporates digital simulations and hands-on learning experiences in an immersive learning environment. As a school, we are teaching the curriculum with as much fidelity as possible in order to be able to provide useful feedback … Continue reading “Individual Project Lesson: Modeling and Understanding Chemical Reactions in Middle School Science”

Redefine Your Middle School Science Classroom with Blogging

Charlie Ellis March 20, 2018 March 20, 201801 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, learning, and assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional development and program evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content knowledge and professional growth, blogging, Creative Communicator, global collaborator, gradual release of responsibility, ISTE, middle school science, SAMR, science education

Blogging as a practice shows great potential for students and teachers to redefine science classrooms. When implemented thoughtfully, blogs can empower students and expand the classroom through interactions with outside learning communities. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards call for 21st century science students to be creative communicators and global collaborators, and … Continue reading “Redefine Your Middle School Science Classroom with Blogging”

Teaching Visual Literacy through Infographics

Lauren N. Borrero March 18, 2018 March 18, 201803 - Digital age learning environments, EDTC 6102, ISTE Student Standard 6

One of the most exciting ISTE Student Standards is #6, Creative Communicator. I believe that the goal of any educator, whether in the classroom with students or supporting learning via a coaching role, is to assist students in becoming independent critical thinkers who can clearly express themselves. For this week’s project, I chose to focus […]

Computational Thinking in the Middle School Science Classroom

Charlie Ellis March 12, 2018 March 12, 201801 - Visionary leadership, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional development and program evaluation, agent-based modeling, computational thinking, Computer Science, ISTE, learning-by-design, NGSS, science education, simulations, visual programming

Evidence abounds that computational thinking (CT) is gaining ever more visibility, relevance and utility in education and our everyday lives: CT’s integration into Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards for students, the Hour of Code, a global computer science initiative, best-selling books like “Algorithms to Live By” to science fiction movies like “Ready … Continue reading “Computational Thinking in the Middle School Science Classroom”

How To Not Kill Creativity in the Science Classroom

Charlie Ellis February 21, 2018 February 21, 201801 - Visionary leadership, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 06 - Content knowledge and professional growth, classroom environment, creativity, growth mindset, science

Creativity is at once an ethereal goal for science teachers and an essential ability for science students. The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standard for students as innovative designers proposes that “students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.” … Continue reading “How To Not Kill Creativity in the Science Classroom”

PBL Meets ELA: A Case Study

Lauren N. Borrero February 18, 2018 February 18, 201803 - Digital age learning environments, EDTC 6102, ISTE Student Standard 4, Project-Based Learning

Project Based Learning (PBL) is one of the hottest buzzwords in education. The term brings to mind students hard at work researching or creating, groups crafting tangible projects worthy of display during Open House night, and teachers beaming as students take the lead in their own learning. PBL is a goal many teachers aspire to […]

Knowledge construction in the technology-enhance science classroom with Nearpod

Charlie Ellis February 7, 2018 February 7, 201801 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, learning, and assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional development and program evaluation, Collaboration, investigation, Knowledge Construction, metacognition, nearpod

In today’s science classroom, students and teachers have access to more knowledge construction tools than ever before. How can teachers leverage tools to support science students in their process of knowledge construction? Nearpod is one tech tool that covers a lot of bases and is worth a shot for teachers in technology-enhanced classrooms who are looking … Continue reading “Knowledge construction in the technology-enhance science classroom with Nearpod”

Personalization of Adult Learning in Technology Training

aottenad February 4, 2018 February 4, 201801 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Adult Learning, andragogy, EDTC6106, ISTE - 4. Professional development & program evaluation a., ISTE - 4. Professional development & program evaluation b., ISTE - 4. Professional development & program evaluation c., Personalized Learning, Professional Development, technology

ISTE Coaching Standard 4: Professional Development and Program Evaluation How do you get adults to be involved in the planning and evaluation of their online instruction? My interest in this question stems from the fact that I want adults to take more interest in the process of their learning. Specifically speaking getting in on personalized … Continue reading Personalization of Adult Learning in Technology Training →

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