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ISTE Coaching Standard 3 ISTE Coaching Standard 3.b ISTE Coaching Standard 4.3.C

Digital Curriculum Adoption Processes

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 […]

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ISTE Educator Standard 2.4 ISTE Educator Standard 2.4a ISTE Educator Standard 2.4b ISTE Educator Standard 2.4c

Global Collaboration Project

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. […]

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ISTE Educator Standard 2.1 ISTE Educator Standard 2.6 ISTE Educator Standard 2.6d

Creating with Technology

As a CTE Marketing teacher, one of my favorite projects each semester is our commercial creation project. For many students, this is the first time they will make any kind of video for production outside of TikTok or Instagram. The students follow a pretty strict process leading up to the filming and editing of their […]

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ISTE Educator Standard 2.7 ISTE Educator Standard 2.7a

Choice Boards

Have you met the standard? This is a common question in education. As teachers one of our top concerns is whether or not our students have met the learning standard or achieved mastery of the learning objective. ISTE standard 2.7 is about the teacher as an analyst – using data to inform instruction and help […]

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ISTE Educator Standard 2.1 ISTE Educator Standard 2.1a ISTE Educator Standard 2.4

Educator/Learner

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 […]

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Community Engagement Project ISTE Student Standard 1.1a ISTE Student Standard 1.2a ISTE Student Standard 1.2b ISTE Student Standard 1.2c ISTE Student Standards

Community Engagement Project – Curriculum Modification

A reflection on shifting the focus. The sign of a good teacher is someone who knows how to modify and adapt their curriculum to meet the needs of the students in their classroom. I teach a wonderful curriculum that uses highly integrated technology in my classroom.There are many things I love about the curriculum, such […]

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ISTE Student Standard 1.6 ISTE Student Standard 1.6a ISTE Student Standard 1.6c ISTE Student Standards

Providing Options

As consumers of media, young people are especially vulnerable to all types of advertising. One of my favorite projects that I work on with my CTE Marketing students is when we study logos, pathos and ethos, or as some like to call it, The Art of Persuasion. We begin the unit by watching cartoons that […]

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ISTE Student Standard 1.5 ISTE Student Standard 1.5c ISTE Student Standard 1.5d ISTE Student Standards

Quilt Math – Computational Thinking in Action

Computational thinking can be defined in many different ways. Some attach the use of computers and computer programming to the definition. While it is important to note, especially in our technology-filled world that computational thinking and computers are intrinsically linked, there is a simple unplugged definition. Computational thinking is the process of solving problems by […]

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ISTE Student Standard 1.3c ISTE Student Standard 1.3d ISTE Student Standards

Choosing to Flip

As a middle school career and technical education (CTE) teacher I regularly reflect about my practice and how I am effectively teaching the “T” in CTE. I teach two CTE subjects, textile arts – sewing and quilting, and marketing. My school is in a rural community where internet access outside of school is not equitable. […]

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Community Engagement Project ISTE Coaching Standard 4.7 ISTE Coaching Standard 4.7a ISTE Coaching Standard 4.7b ISTE Coaching Standard 4.7c ISTE Coaching Standard 4.7D ISTE Coaching Standard 7

Community Engagement Project

Working in a small rural school district in the Pacific Northwest brings many different challenges and successes when it comes to technology and education. I am blessed to work in a district that is 1-to-1 with Chromebooks. Every single student in my district has a device to use, and middle and high school students can […]

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