Community Engagement Project In the past eight weeks, work has been going into the development of a community engagement project in our EDTC 6104 class in the Digital Education Leadership program. The purpose of the community engagement project is to d…
Blended learning, also known as hybrid learning, has become ubiquitous in schools, academic institutions and companies around the world. In the past two decades, blended learning has evolved into many forms, has taken different shapes and has been used…
ISTE Standard for Coaches 4:3b “Establish trusting and respectful coaching relationships that encourage educators to explore new instructional strategies.” The flipped learning approach has steadily grown in popularity, especially in the la…
Think of yourself as a learner. How did you get to where you are right now? What belief system helped you get there? Or what belief system adversely impacted your journey in getting where you want to be? In 2006, Carol Dweck, an Ameri…
As a teacher, the words optimal, effective, most suitable, best, efficient, maximum and greatest often catch my attention. I have discovered early in my career that time is of the essence. Time is something that I always need, and most often, not…
In the year 2014-15, the US Department of Education reports that there were 4.8 million English language learners (ELLs) in the K-12 population across the country (https://www2.ed.gov/datastory/el-characteristics/index.html#intro). Students identified …
An exploration of tools for engaging online learners with Experiential Learning
An exploration of platforms and courses in the market that can help educators facilitate STEM learning and 21st-century skills acquisition for kindergarten and primary school students.
Understanding that humans learn best through active learning has given rise to using social robots to augment student learning and teach social skills to children. This post follows the journey of Jibo – the first social robot – through its rise, demis…
Since I began teaching in 2002, I have seen spurts of enthusiasm guide the adoption of new teaching tools and materials, many of which soon become abandoned. Innovation and experimentation have permeated the teaching profession for centuries. This was true from the beginning of formal education in the United States when Horace Mann saw uncharted […]
