This quarter, for my Seattle Pacific Digital Education Leadership Master’s Degree coursework, I was asked to develop a proposal for a session or workshop at a professional learning event. I was given free choice for both topic and learning event. It did not take long for me to settle on a topic:
picfont.com This quarter, our cohort was asked to individually create professional project proposals that would be submitted to the conference of our choice. When I first saw this, I felt intimidated. Not only had I never presented at a conference, but at first I felt unsure about what I could possibly be knowledgeable enoughRead More
Rationale Every classroom has them. Students with great ideas who are just too shy to speak out, while a few dominate the conversation. Give those students a voice in your classroom with technology tools that let them be heard. In this workshop, on giving quiet students a voice with digital tools, you will learn about […]
ISTE Coaching Standard 3 provides seven benchmarks for creating and supporting effective digital age learning environments to maximize the learning of all students. My focus is on benchmarks e & g:
e. Troubleshoot basic software, hardware, and connectivity problems common in digital learning environments
g. Use digital
I have been providing professional development to teachers for almost a decade. During that time, it’s been interesting to witness the different formats that school districts and conference use to structure their professional development. I’ve been told before that my session needs to last 7 hours or been asked what do you think would be a good […]
Overview In my studies for my digital education leadership master’s program, I have frequently been reminded that effective teaching strategies are not dependent on the learners or the environment. Specifically, many great teaching ideas I come across for my ninth grade classroom are just as relevant to a group of teachers learning about technology. This […]
Overview When selecting digital tools to use in the classroom I often run into the same few issues: I get caught up exploring a tool I think is “cool” and lose sight of the objective, often trying to force use of a tool that isn’t the best for the task at hand. When I realize […]
ISTE Coaching Standard 3 provides seven benchmarks for creating and supporting effective digital age learning environments to maximize the learning of all students. My focus is on benchmarks a & c:
a. Model effective classroom management and collaborative learning strategies to maximize teacher and student use of digital tools
Module 1 – Digital Learning Environments This quarter we are diving into digital learning environments which is an area that I am especially interested in. I’m excited to see what everyone researches this summer in this area. For our first module, we are focused on: ISTE Coaching Standard 3 – “Technology coaches create and support …
“Blinkers, sometimes known as blinders, are a piece of horse tack that prevent the horse seeing to the rear and, in some cases, to the side. Many racehorse trainers believe these keep horses focused on what is in front, encouraging them to pay attention to the race rather than other distractions, such as crowds. […]
