The subskill as a key to cognitive autonomy: How can note-taking support metacognitive engagement with a research task? This post is about a deceptively simple concept, note-taking. Or, rather, it is about teaching students to take notes. This post is about how achieving poor outcomes … Continue readingSupporting engagement through note-taking
Synchronizing a Multi-Campus College: Meeting a Local Higher Education Challenge by Developing Institutional Digital Capacities Trends in the community college context Community colleges such as the one at which I teach are known for their responsiveness to community needs. But although nearly half of America’s undergraduates … Continue readingDigital Readiness
One of my guilty pleasures is watching Antiques Roadshow on PBS. There’s something oddly satisfying about making completely uneducated guesses about an item’s monetary value only to find out moments later unsatisfyingly how uneducated you really are. The most disappointing for me has always been hearing just how out of my price range the artwork […]
What can digital learning coaches do to help teachers increase technology fluency while reducing anxiety associated with learning the technology? This past week I began the transition to a new position in a new school district. The changes are immense and plentiful. Big changes: Learning a new-to-me computer operating system; getting used to sharing a small office from […]
Learned helplessness: a behavior often seen when an individual believes they have no control over the outcome of a situation, regardless of the reality of their perceived control. “The motivational effect of learned helplessness is often seen in the classroom. Students who repeatedly fail may conclude that they are incapable of improving their performance, and […]
ISTE Coaching Standard 3: Digital age learning environments proposes that technology coaches create and support effective digital age learning environments to maximize the learning of all students. This module focused on performance indicators: B – Maintain and manage a variety of digital tools and resources for teacher and student use in technology-rich learning environments D […]
© Justin Haney 2016 (CC BY-NC 4.0) “Work smarter, not harder.” There are few combinations of words that will raise hackles more quickly among teachers than the command to “work smarter”, as if we had never considered the idea. The problem is there’s more than a sliver of truth in that infamous business credo. We […]
Even as the end of the school year winds down for summer, teachers spend time reflecting on successes and and planning changes for the next school year. It was no surprise when the sixth grade team came to me at the end of the school year and asked how each of the 6th graders were […]
