EDTC6103 – EdTech Sandbox

Besides being a Spanish language teacher, for the last three years I have hosted and co-coached a VEX Robotics team. Every time I learn a new ISTE standard, I think of how VEX Robotics exemplifies that standard. ISTE Standard for Educators 3 addresses how “Educators inspire students to positively contribute to and responsibly participate in […]

MasteryPaths provide environments that accommodate learner variability, and foster learner-driven activities.

Yanira Gale May 16, 2021 May 16, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, canvas, Differentiation, EDTC6103, ISTE Standards for Educators, learner-driven activities, MasteryPaths, Personalization

Traditionally, curriculum and course modules have consisted of a linear path that all students follow. This linear path to learning is especially true and prevalent in face-to-face lecture style classrooms, where all students are presented with the same content at the same time. Even online, many courses continue to follow a linear path where all […]

Research on digital tools for the World Language classroom

Yanira Gale May 2, 2021 May 2, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, Digital Tools, EDTC6103, ISTE Standards, ISTE Standards for Educators, Language learning, World Language

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 […]

CREATING A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN CANVAS

Yanira Gale April 18, 2021 April 18, 202101 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, canvas, Collaboration, EDTC6103, ISTE, ISTE for Educators #4 Collaborator, ISTE Standards for Educators

I have used CANVAS as a student in several college classes, but I have not used it as a teacher in a Spanish high school class. This school year, when teachers had to teach remotely, the school district where I worked adopted CANVAS as the one and only LMS. Before the pandemic, each teacher was […]

Designing Learning Experiences Through Surveys

Adventures in Fifth June 11, 2020 June 11, 202001 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, DEL, designing learning, digitaled, digitaleducation, EDTC6103, ISTE 4, surveys

As a teacher in a district that is working diligently on improving student achievement, I attend A LOT of professional developments. Some are absolutely fantastic; engaging, helpful, and I actually can see myself practicing… but more times than no…

Supporting Educators and Coaching While Working Remotely

Megan Heineman June 6, 2020 June 6, 202001 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, coaching, EDTC6103, Learning Designer, Remote Learning

Coaching is such hard work and has been made even more difficult while having to work from home. This is what has been running through my mind lately and stood out even more as I started thinking about my inquiry … Continue reading →

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MasteryPaths provide environments that accommodate learner variability, and foster learner-driven activities.

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CREATING A COLLABORATIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE IN CANVAS

Designing Learning Experiences Through Surveys

Supporting Educators and Coaching While Working Remotely

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