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Six Degrees of Professional Development

Jeff Birdsong January 23, 2022 January 23, 202201 - 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 Education, ISTE, leadership, teachers, TechEd, technology

Many years ago, a play called “Six Degrees of Separation” so titled because of a theory popularized in a story

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Increasing Teacher Technology Adoption After Trainings

Books and Mrs Bush January 23, 2022 January 23, 202201 - Visionary leadership, 02 - Teaching, Learning, & Assessments, 03 - Digital age learning environments, 04 - Professional Development & Program Evaluation, 05 - Digital Citizenship, 06 - Content Knowledge & Professional Growth, ISTE 4: Learning Designer, ISTE 4.C, teacher training, technology

Educational technology presents a unique opportunity and challenge for educators. When designed and used well, technology can streamline some of the most time consuming aspects of education, engage students in learning, and increase opportunities for exploration. However, none of the positive aspects of educational technology are of any use if the technology gathers dust (virtual […]

Can I Speak Freely?

Jeff Birdsong November 7, 2021 November 7, 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 Citizenship, Digital Education, ISTE, leadership, teachers, TechEd, technology

We all have different ways of expressing ourselves. Some choose to fashion, dressing in various ways that stand out. Others

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Build Me Up (Buttercup)!

Jeff Birdsong October 11, 2021 October 11, 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, Building Capacity, Digital Education, ISTE, technology

Usually, I would share a story to build on my reason for my post this week. I won’t

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Evaluating Inclusive Ed Tech

Books and Mrs Bush August 1, 2021 August 1, 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, assistive technology, Inclusion, ISTE 3: Collaborator, technology, technology acquisition

it can be difficult to determine which assistive technology tools have solid value for educators and students. Having a robust system in place for decision making is essential.

Tech Tools & Digital Citizenship

Teaching Sixes May 29, 2021 May 29, 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 Citizenship, digital well-being, ISTE 3: Collaborator, technology

Do the most commonly recommended k-12 student learning focused technology tools include built in capabilities that promote responsible digital use and citizenship? “The crisis caused by COVID-19 has facilitated the creation of alternative and varied environments to search for information, consume content, and create and share content, as well as

Distance Collaboration

Teaching Sixes 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, Collaboration, Digital Tools, ISTE 3: Collaborator, PLC, teacher collaboration, technology

The unique stressors and situations educators faced this year resulted in a rapid culling of digital collaboration tools, leaving only the best tools in use among each collaborative group. Her are some of them.

Empowering students through Technology

Teaching Sixes January 24, 2021 January 24, 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, ACES, BIPOC learners, COVID, ELL, empowerment, ISTE 1: Change Agent, ISTE 2: Connected Learner, LGBTQIA+ learners, Remote Learning, social media, Students ISTE 2, technology, trauma informed teaching

Beyond the medical disparities affecting youth in under-served populations, social changes due to the pandemic such as the move to remote learning have a disproportionate affect. How can student choice and empowerment help students learn?

My First Attempt at Coaching

Mrs. Batschi November 29, 2020 November 29, 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, Community Engagement Project, ISTE 3, ISTE 4, ISTE for Coaching, Learning Matrix, technology

This semester for our big project we worked with a teacher from our schools to create a coaching relationship. The goal was for us to […]

Coaching & Technology Integration

Mrs. Batschi November 15, 2020 November 15, 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, integration, ISTE 1, ISTE 3, ISTE for Coaching, technology, Tools

For this module of our course, we have been reflecting on how we can help peers co-plan learning activities. We have been working ISTE’s standards […]

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