It is the end of Block 2 and as I reflect back I recall that many thing were learned. My inquiry from Block 1 was “what are the things I need to know to be successful.” It is a rather… Continue Reading →
(1) what went well? (2) what are you working on? Or Why is this important (3) What next? Or What do you have questions about? Many things went well during this practicum. I was able to hit my priority 1… Continue Reading →
What did you learn about Coding with Scratch? What was new to you? What did you struggle with? What did you enjoy? Did you take any extensions during the workshop? What did you wish you learned more about? I learned… Continue Reading →
In my early readings of Parker Palmer’s book The Courage to Teach I found myself struck by the great depth of meaning in the phrase “be not afraid.” I admit I have felt a lot of anxiety over the beginning… Continue Reading →
I’ve loved learning about Growth Mindset in one of my classes recently because it’s something that aligns completely with the experiences I’ve had in music education. The reason I’m reflecting on this at the moment is because of many discussions… Continue Reading →
What is it? Any action you take or trail of breadcrumbs left on the internet is considered a part of your digital footprint (Thatcher, 2014). This means that any content published at one point or another can be tied back… Continue Reading →
ACTUATE (definition taken from dictionary.com) to incite or move to action; impel; motivate to put into action; start a process; turn on In my struggles to find a word that I wanted to be a OneWord for “push through” I… Continue Reading →
What is digital citizenship? Why is digital citizenship important to learn? How could digital citizenship be modelled in K-12 schools? (What would you teach?) Digital citizenship. First, to understand what it is, I believe it needs to be broken down… Continue Reading →
Disclaimer: This comic is intended to be tongue and cheek, representing the “dream” of becoming a teacher, faced with the reality at the end. I really feel like this program is “renovating” our way of thinking, and when I tried… Continue Reading →
“A learning progression is a carefully sequenced set of building blocks that students must master en route to mastering a more distant curricular aim. These building blocks consist of subskills and bodies of enabling knowledge.” (Popham) Learning Progressions are a… Continue Reading →
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