Enhancing Student Engagement in Online Learning: A Fishbowl Discussion Reflection
Creating a classroom environment conducive to discussions is the key…
Creating a classroom environment conducive to discussions is the key…
Live and In-person to Virtual, Remote, & Online Learning Every year as part of my job as a learning designer, I help to design, host, and train teachers that will be running professional development training over the coming year. We do this training in person over the course of a long weekend. So what happens …
Being a teacher and an historian, I enjoy old photographs of schools, students, and classrooms. I think most people are fascinated by photographs of people doing their job years ago. Of course, one of the things that drew me to the study of history was the idea of trying to imagine what life was like … Continue reading “Space to Learn: ISTE Teacher Standard #2 & the “Technology-Enriched Learning Environment””
Deeper Learning for All This module asks how a teacher can best design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments from ISTE Standards for Teachers #2. I am becoming more and more passionate about the idea of making learning relevant for students through the use of digital tools. I’ve always had a desire to … Continue reading “Deeper Learning and Formative Assessment Module 2 EDTC 6103”
My individual project is the last blog post of this quarter in the Seattle Pacific University Digital Education Leadership M.Ed. program. In this post I will reflect on the process of backward planning using the understanding by design (UbD) format and reflect on what facets of understanding my students may display at the end my … Continue reading “Individual Project: The Literary Essay as an Online Review”
One major “ah ha” moment I have had during my master’s program research in digital education leadership is that good teaching is good teaching. By this I mean that many of the best practices we use in our K-12 classrooms are equally effective when creating professional development for teachers. This quarter, my cohort has had […]
Reflection Overview While last semester of SPU’s Digital Education Leadership master’s program focused on ISTE standards for students, this semester has examined ISTE standards for teachers. So far, we have looked at standard one, to facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity, and standard two, to design and develop digital age learning and assessments. Naturally, these […]
As part of my recent exploration of peer coaching, I have recently explored what it means to peer coach and what 21st century learning looks like in the classroom. Now, my attention has progressed to think about lesson improvement within the peer coaching process. As previously discussed, effective learning challenges students to shift from simple consumers of information, to […]
This week in my studies with the Digital Education Leadership program at Seattle Pacific University, I am continuing to explore ISTE Coaching Standards 1 and 2 by investigating what effective student learning looks like. Just as norms are an important part of a peer coaching relationship, so too is a shared vision for what effective 21st century learning looks like. This […]