My Seattle Pacific University (SPU) class in the Digital Education Leadership master’s program spent this quarter working with a peer to improve an existing lesson plan. We are currently studying coaching standards defined by the International Society of Technology in Education (ISTE). I was looking forward to this quarter for several reasons. In this article,…
In my Digital Education Leadership program, we are working with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) standards for educational coaches. The coaching standard includes the requirement of designing relevant and effective lesson plans. This past quarter, we have worked on revising and improving a lesson plan with a peer faculty member. I have learned…
The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) defines a set of standards for educational coaches. The coaching standard includes the requirement of designing relevant and effective lesson plans. In computer science, educators often interpret the ‘relevant and effective’ part of this requirement as teaching the latest programming languages on the latest development environments. While learning…
Two memories stand out from my early elementary years: checking out my first public library book, which was about a day in the life of children in Japan who were “getting up as I was going to bed,” and writing a report on Australia and learning the song Waltzing Matilda. By today’s standards, these are … Continue reading “Global Collaborator”
For the Community Engagement project in this quarter’s Teaching, Learning and Assessment 1 class, I chose to create a lesson that tied a hands-on technology lesson to 4th grade students’ learning about electrical circuits. Background I am fortunate to work with a talented technology teacher who introduced me to Makey Makey, a simple circuit board … Continue reading “Makey Makey & Scratch: Getting a 4th Grader’s Attention”
Organizing information using a combination of visuals and text can be a powerful way to both present new topics and construct knowledge. As part of my inquiry for Teaching, Learning and Assessment 1 in SPU’s DEL program, I wanted to explore what place digital mind mapping tools could play in an elementary school setting. I … Continue reading “Does Digital Mind Mapping Have a Place in K-5 Classrooms?”
I am excited and honored to be joining my cohort in the Seattle Pacific University Digital Education Leadership MEd program. This bPortfolio will document my learning process, as well as be a place to interact with others who are passionate about the use of education technology that is accessible, engaging, and useful to a wide range … Continue reading “Welcome!”
Creativity in learning involves both imagination and an ability to work with content knowledge (Hadzigeorgiou et al., 2012). A creative learning process will involve both iterations of refinement and application of core content knowledge such as disciplinary frameworks and core skills such as research methods. … Continue readingBalancing Process and Product
I feel pretty satisfied right now with the idea that peer coaching is an activity that someone might choose to engage in, and is a subset of the broader term “coaching” (for more information about different coaching approaches, see Borman and Feger, 2006; and Kurz, Reddy, and Glover, 2017). This fits into the ISTE Coach … Continue reading “The ISTE Coaching Identity (Module 5, ISTE-CS)”
As I finish up fall quarter of SPU’s Digital Education Leadership Program, Peer Coaching & Leadership class, as well as the first 3 months in my new role as a Technology Integration Specialist, I am taking the opportunity to reflect on how I will continue to grow and learn while on the job. My guiding […]
