The community engagement project for this quarter focused on the servant leader and ISTE Standard 4.1 Change Agent: “Coaches inspire educators and leaders to use technology to create equitable and ongoing access to meaningful learning” (ISTE, n.d.). The Change Agent does five specific things: creates a shared vision, ensures equitable use of tools & content, […]
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For module 4, I decided to research ISTE coaching standard 4.2 Connected Learner, which states: “Coaches model the Student and Educator standards and identify ways to improve their coaching practice” (ISTE, n.d.). I am zooming in specifically on standards 4.2 b and 4.2c: Participate in PLNs: “Actively participate in professional learning networks to enhance coaching […]
For module 3 I decided to focus on ISTE Coaching Standard 4: Learning Designer: “Coaches model and support educators to design learning experiences and environments to meet the needs and interests of all students” (ISTE, n.d.).“Coaches: a. Collaborate with educators to develop authentic, active learning experiences that foster student agency, deepen content mastery and allow […]
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Reluctance to Transform
In the second module of EDTC 6105 we are studying ISTE-C Standard 3: Collaborator: “Coaches establish productive relationships with educators in order to improve instructional practice and learning outcomes.” I chose to focus on sub-standard a. “Coaches: Establish trusting and respectful coaching relationships that encourage educators to explore new instructional strategies” (ISTE, n.d.). This standard […]
For this first module in EDTC 6105 Educational Technology Leadership, I decided to explore two ISTE Coaching Standards for Change Agent, 4.1 (ISTE, n.d.): a. Create a shared vision and culture for using technology to learn and accelerate transformation through the coaching process. c. Cultivate a supportive coaching culture that encourages educators and leaders to […]
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Community Engagement Project – EDTC 6104
The community engagement project for EDTC 6104 – Digital Learning Environments – centers around developing a conference proposal. I contemplated several possible topics for my presentation and settled on one that I believe is relatively unique. My proposed topic is: Computational Thinking in Action – Quilt Math. I have written about quilting and technology multiple […]
For module 2 I have decided to investigate effective coaching strategies and how to personalize coaching to the needs of the teacher I am working with. My questions are: as a digital educational coach, I wonder what are some effective strategies for coaching/teaching my fellow educators about new technology. Is modeling in a group of […]
Selecting the right curriculum is what can make or break a teaching experience, both for the success of the educator and the learning experience of the students. For Module 1 I investigated how to best support the evaluation and adoption process of different digital learning curricula and digital learning tools. I wanted to discover what […]
When I was first asked to do a global collaboration project, I was stumped for an idea. I teach three subjects: English Language Arts, Career and Technical Education (CTE) Marketing and CTE Textile Arts. I like to use what I am learning in the DEL program to enhance my classroom and teaching practice whenever possible. […]
I consider myself to be a lifelong learner. This means that whenever the opportunity arises, I try to learn new things and it applies equally true to professional and personal pursuits. As an educator this is vitally important to my practice because how and what we teach is constantly evolving. Andragogy refers to any form […]
