Reflecting on global and local examples of technological projects can reveal similar patterns and problems plus it can identify fundamental lessons learned which would provide my district the opportunity to grow. The global and local contexts in digital learning have been the concentration in my most recent online course. In the previous courses, I went […]
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Designed thinking combined with a Significant Learning Environment will have a motivational impact on my innovation plan. The focus in my online course for the past five weeks has been on learning and how to create a significant learning environment and now we are piecing together the components. We began learning by studying a New Culture of Learning. A […]
The Power of Educators need to have a prominent role and motivation for studying shouldn’t come from discipline and what is expected but from the joy of learning. A lot of students come to school without a desire to learn or make accomplishments in life. It is our role to convince these disillusioned passive students into […]
Thinking With The End In MindI’ve been participating in an online course called Digital Learning and Leading and last week I planned a course using the Integrated Course Design model by Dee Fink, “Designing A Balanced Blend”. I am now once again planning a course using “Backwards Design” and the resource I used is Understanding by […]
Designing A Balanced Blend The foundation for a successful blended learning implementation in the classroom is a clear and consistent understanding of various blended learning models and how one or more of these models may be implemented. This foundational knowledge of blended learning models and the research that supports them should be an important part of a professional […]
My Learning Philosophy What is Learning? As a past Educator, I have spent several years teaching, learning and educating our youth. I consider it my job to stay current where I can analyze trends and synthesize knowledge in useful ways. Today 21st Century Learning is focused on both teaching and learning. I would like to […]
Creating a Significant Learning Environment with A New Culture of Learning Teaching vs. Learning For most of the twentieth century, our educational system has been built on the assumption that teaching is necessary for “learning” to occur. Education is recognized as a process of transferring information from the teacher to the student. In the […]
Crucial Conversations Education is only as good as having access to the education and my plan will level the playing field ensuring all students have access to a high quality education. I have gone through several phases in planning a strategy for my innovation. The beginning phase was to recognize an appeal to values, attitudes, […]
