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Overcoming Learned Helplessness in the Digital Age

Mun Shing August 15, 2021 August 15, 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 agency, education, growth mindset, learned helplessness, learned industriousness, Pedagogy, productive struggle

Exploring growth mindset and productive struggle as strategies to move learners from learned helplessness to learned industriousness in the digital age.

I Hear Ya!

Jeff Birdsong August 15, 2021 August 15, 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 Education, ISTE, TechEd

“True confessions of a teacher” should be my title this week. If I am honest, even with this being my

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Designing Professional Development to Improve Student Learning

Yanira Gale August 13, 2021 August 13, 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, EDTC 6104, EDTC6104, ISTE Standards, ISTE Standards for Coaches, Professional Development

“You can practice shooting eight hours a day, but if your technique is wrong, then all you become is very good at shooting the wrong way. Get the fundamentals down and the level of everything you do will rise.” – Michael Jordan Retrieved on Aug 23, 2021 from successstory.com The article Bridging the Gap: Technology Trends […]

Eradicate digital Helplessness

Digital Education August 5, 2021 August 5, 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, Collaborator

Standard: 3d. Personalize support for educators by planning and modeling the effective use of technology to improve student learning. Question: How to evaluate and improve learned helplessness in a digital environment through personal coaching? When I first started researching this topic, I hoped to find some treatment solution for the learned helplessness. But soon, it […]

EDTC 6104 Community Engagement Project – Professional Development Workshop for Resilient Pedagogy

Katie Clum August 4, 2021 August 4, 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, faculty professional development, Higher Education, Learning Designer, online learning, online teaching, Professional Learning Facilitator, resilient pedagogy

For this quarter’s Community Engagement Project I have been tasked with creating a professional learning presentation or workshop on a topic of my choice which would be used to engage and provide professional growth for a selected audience. This project is meant to demonstrate my understanding of the performance indicators for ISTE Coaching Standard 3. …

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“Put me in, Coach:” A Brief Look at Best Practices for Instructional Coaching in Higher Education

Katie Clum August 4, 2021 August 4, 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, Collaborator, faculty professional development, Higher Education, instructional coaching, Instructional Design, Learning Designer, Professional Learning Facilitator

In 2020, Apple TV’s comedy series Ted Lasso starring Jason Sudeikis became an unlikely hit after its debut season, earning rave reviews, excellent ratings, and a platform as a quirky source of inspiration for coaches–and really just ordinary people–everywhere. The premise of the show has fictional American football coach, the mustachioed Ted Lasso, recruited to …

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How can a technology integration framework help educators find the most suitable digital learning tools and content for their unique teaching context?

Yanira Gale 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, coaching, EDTC6104, ISTE, ISTE Standards, PICRAT, Professional Development, technology integration, TPACK

Professional development for educators can take many forms. One kind of professional development is the creation of a coach/educator partnership, where communication and collaboration takes place over a period of time. This model is consistent with ISTE standard for coaches 3b which states “Partner with educators to identify digital learning content that is culturaly relevant, […]

Culturally Responsive Teaching: Enhancing Student Engagement and Digital Classroom Learning

Mun Shing 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, blended learning, culturally responsive teaching, EdTech, education, Pedagogy, Student Voice

Enhancing student engagement and digital classroom learning through culturally sustaining pedagogical approaches from an Asian context.

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.

Culturally Connected

Jeff Birdsong July 31, 2021 July 31, 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 Education, ISTE, TechEd

“Digital content has the potential to serve as an equalizer” -Dr. Karen Beerer Here is a little bit of insight

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