Examples of learning experiences for students.
Today I had the opportunity to attend a training session that should be required by every educator in the world. The Tolerance.org organization provides training for educators to help them rethink their personal biases that they are bringing into the classroom and evaluate their curriculum to ensure the approach is Read more…
Will Richardson is a blogger/educator/parent/author that I have followed for years online. He initially caught my attention with his book Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms. Last year I was excited to see Will release a short eBook he had written to ask important questions about Why School? Read more…
Teachers, you are the Facilitators of Making Meaning! Having students reflect on their learning is a very important part of making meaning out of student learning. By having students reflect on their learning through high-level questions, you will engage their minds to transform their understanding of the content they have learned. Read more…
I am excited about the opportunity to provide teachers with professional development opportunities through our participation in the Future Friendly Schools Program. About a year ago, I was introduced to Michael Furdyk through the Tri-Association’s Educator’s Conference, since then, we have been working closely with him to develop the Future Read more…
Digital Citizenship for ALL Stakeholders While rolling out our one-to-one laptop initiative, I came to realize that it wasn’t just our students and our teachers who needed support with understanding how to be good digital citizens, but our parent community was also in need of support as well. I had initiated Read more…
Engaging your Audience with Information This is a video that I just watch about the difference between Holland and The Netherlands. It isn’t just that the information is great, but also the engaging way that the information is presented. You can tell that the person clearly knows their stuff and Read more…
Michigan State University Master of Arts in Educational Technology Graduate Instructor (2013 – Present) The program was awarded Best Practice Award for Innovation from AACTE I am proud to be a part of this program. MSU’s MAET Overseas program practices what they preach about best pedagogy for teaching and learning. Students do Read more…
Critically Evaluating the Resources Used in the Classroom As the Science Department Chair at my former school, I spent hours paging through books and scavenging through resources during our textbook adoption year. It was important to me that all of our teachers have the best resources for their instruction. As Read more…
The Horizon Report has mentioned that Augmented and Virtual Reality will be making an impact on education in the years to come. A few years ago, I had my first introduction to the idea of Augmented Reality through a TED Talk called “Meet the SixthSense Interaction” and it so impressive to me Read more…
Prior to implementing a tool into the classroom a teacher should always reflect upon the reasons for doing so. If the tool choose does not show value in expanding the learning of students, adding to a smoother function of their classroom, or assist the teacher with simplifying their responsibilities, then Read more…