Service Learning Service-learning is an approach to teaching that connects students to their communities (Fitzgerald, 1997) with the purpose of making a positive contribution. Vanderbilt University defines service learning as “a form of experiential ed…
Background to Community Engagement Project The Community Engagement Project seems to have coincided with a pivotal and defining time for…
Yesterday I sat at the piano and played through the whole of Strauss’ Emperor’s Waltz. It’s a beautiful piece when…
This post addresses ISTE student Standard 3 Knowledge Constructor which requires students to critically curate a variety of resources using…
Introduction The last project in my SPU masters degree in Digital Education Leadership (DEL) program is to apply the lessons I have learned to my classroom. I am working on this practicum at the same time that the world is experiencing the Coronavirus pandemic in early 2020. As a result of the pandemic, all the…
For SPU’s Digital Ed Leadership Program elective course, EDCT 5605 Inquiry-based Learning, the module 1 investigation question is: What is inquiry-based learning? Why should you do it? Using the ISTE Student Standards as a framework for further inquiry, my guiding question is: How can inquiry-based learning prepare students for the future? When my son was […]
For our individual projects this quarter, we each re/designed a lesson plan using Backwards Design (BD) (Wiggins & McTighe, 2005). I have yet to teach a college math class, so unsurprisingly, I have never designed a lesson plan for a college math class before. Though I do frequently daydream about it… And for some reason I … Continue reading “Backwards design: Antiderivatives (Individual project)”
Jared Diamond’s treatise on environmental damage and societal collapse is a landmark work on societal issues facing the world today. As such, it makes a fantastic teaching tool for my 12th grade current world problems class, and I’ve been using the book as a text for several years now. For my digital education leadership class, … Continue reading “Collapse Project: Integrating Jared Diamond’s Five Point Framework AND Technology Into the Classroom”
Administrators at the district and school level are instrumental in the successful pursuit and implementation of educational technology initiatives. As an instructional technology specialist demonstrating and applying the ISTE Coaching Standards, it’s a responsibility to help bridge all stakeholders to create a technology rich professional learning program. Exploring ISTE Coaching Standard 4: Professional Development and […]
“One,” they say in approximate unison. “One.” “One. Two. Three. …Eight! Nine!” “One. Two. BUNCO!!!” they scream, with a curious comradery considering they’re playing against each other. “Nooo!” the other tables tease. “What was your score? Sweet, I’m the loser!” Once a month, my extended family gets together to play a game called Bunco. See … Continue reading “Bunco and MATLAB (Module 4, Computational thinker)”
