As people have taken to the streets lately to demand equality, I have watched, reflected, and dialogued with loved ones asking the question, “How am I advocating for equity in my own spheres of influence?” Educators are in such a special a…
I hear from educators all the time that they cannot find the time to practice using all the new technology tools available, let alone collaborate around ways to utilize these tools in the learning environments they support. As educators, we are masters at making the most out of ‘our 24’, but for time and sometimes … Continue reading Digitizing Your Favorite Lesson →
Background For my EDTC 6104 Digital Learning Environments class, I choose to create a workshop on Connecting with Parents Digitally …
The digital world offers many ways of connecting with fellow professionals beyond your typical day and location. Instead of waiting for the weekly professional development meeting or your planning period to connect with your school bestie, educators can access Professional Learning Networks (PLNs) and get suggestions, answers and numerous perspectives within a few minutes. Innovating Pedogogy (2016) … Continue reading Professional Learning Networks: Connect, Relate, and Create →
While taking Seattle Pacific University’s EDTC 6104 Digital Learning Environments course, we are asked to investigate the following ISTE Coaching …
ISTE Coaching Standard 3 Digital age learning environments Technology coaches create and support effective digital age learning environments to maximize the learning of all students. E – Troubleshoot basic software, hardware, and connectivity problems common in digital learning environments Question: How can coaches best support teacher and student stamina when learning how to incorporate new …
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“Instruction should have clear goals that are separate from the means for completing the task, and these goals also should be thoroughly understood by the teacher and clearly communicated to students” (Basham & Marino, n.d., pp.11). This is what we hope for daily. We spend hours designing lessons, reviewing curriculum and examining formative assessments to support … Continue reading Curating, Managing, & Selecting Digital Tools to Support ALL Learners. →
This quarter as part of Seattle Pacific University’s EDTC 6104 Digital Learning Environments class, I investigated the question: “What are …
ISTE Coaching Standard 3: Technology coaches create and support effective digital age learning environments to maximize the learning of all students. B – Maintain and manage a variety of digital tools and resources for teacher and student use in technology-rich learning environments D – Select, evaluate, and facilitate the use of adaptive and assistive technologies …
Our first module for EDTC 6104 was anchored around ISTE coaching standard 3, which states, “Technology coaches create and support effective digital age learning environments to maximize the learning of all students.” After doing some of the required readings I wanted to focus on the “all” in the standard. Specifically, how culturally responsive teaching could […]
