Thoughts and ideas about blended learning
Sharing resources is something I have always been an advocate of. I encourage teachers on my team to share and collaborate so that together we can all learn from each other. During my discussion for my Digital Resources class, my collaboration group discussed different resources we use to learn more about technology as well as… Continue reading Sharing Publications
Article Outline Theresa Hall EDLD 5317 March 15, 2023 Topic My topic is blended learning: Using Seesaw to Implement Blended Learning in the K-2 Classroom. The focus will be about giving teachers a way to use blended learning to teach the objectives in subject areas that are hard to fit into the daily schedule. Connection… Continue reading Using Seesaw to Implement Blended Learning in the K-2 Classroom
When I watched the video by Sugata Mitra it reminded me of my 2nd graders this year. Kids today pick up technology so quickly. There is no fear or intimidation, only curiosity. The ones who are quicker at understanding are eager to help the others. I am fortunate that I was accepted to be a… Continue reading Digital Tools in a Digital Environment
When I was in high school I struggled with math, particularly algebra. I can remember constantly asking, “Why it done this way?” and “What am I learning this for?” I had the hardest time investing myself into something I could not see a purpose for. As a teacher, this is often something I remind myself… Continue reading Connecting the Why
A Combined Reflection for Applying Educational Technology: ePortfolio and Creating Significant Learning Environments As I developed my ePortfolio when I began the ADL program, my initial thinking was that it is an online notebook, nothing more than a digital filing cabinet, and a safe place to keep my work where it would be easily accessible… Continue reading 5303: Contribution to my Learning and the Learning Community
My ADL Innovative Proposal started out as an idea that I was excited about, but I was apprehensive to share it for fear of getting negative feedback. This past week, I explained my blended learning station rotation plan to one of our district math instructional coaches. I initially wrote my plan to implement it with… Continue reading Bringing it Together
When I started this program I had not read or heard of Carol Dweck's book, The Growth Mindset. After watching her videos and reading the book, I started to think about how I could incorporate this into my own learning, my teaching, and how it will affect my innovation plan. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X0mgOOSpLU Coincidentally, we piloted a new… Continue reading Power of the Growth Mindset
Students are not the same as they were twenty years ago, prior to the digital revolution. They come to the classroom now with experiences from home and with knowledge of digital content has not been taught in a classroom. As a second grade teacher, I see my students using technology in creative and independent ways.… Continue reading The 21st Century Learner
In the state of Texas, students in grades 3-12 must take the STAAR (State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness) at the end of every school year (TEA, n.d.). Teachers feel the stress of teaching to the test, students feel stress to pass the test, and administrators reinforce that stress so their campus gets a… Continue reading CSLE+COVA ~ Why it Matters
Sharing ideas, collaborating, discussing are all words I have used as a teacher in my classroom to get my students talking about the learning. Collaborative groups, or what is often referred to as cooperative learning groups, is a learning theory first introduced by Lev Vygotsky's idea of the Zone of Proximal Development (Erbil, 2020). I… Continue reading Meaningful Connections through Collaboration
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