The following post has been completed as part of my personal reflection as I work through the Blended Learning Practice MOOC ; a partnership between Commonwealth of Learning and Athabasca University. Any images, tables, or direct quotes (as indicated with the appropriate formatting) are provided from the specific course or webinar and can be credited to: Blended Learning Practice MOOC. (2020). https://www.blpmooc.org/ Preparing for Blended Learning outline principles for planning a blended learning course or programme, describe how in-person and online activities can be combined to support social, cognitive, and teaching presence, describe the adjustments students will have to make when moving to blended learning,… Read More
Ensuring Equity & Inclusion in Online Learning – #ISTEsla20 Microcourse #1
The following post has been completed as part of my personal reflection as I work through the ISTE Summer Learning Academy #ISTEsla20 Any images,tables, or direct quotes (as indicated with the appropriate formatting) are provided from the specific course or webinar and can be credited to: ISTE Summer Learning Academy. (2020). https://summerlearningacademy.iste.org/ Achieving equity in classrooms today can be a challenging task. Classrooms are filled with students of various needs, which challenges teachers to design lessons that meet those diverse needs. This can be particularly challenging in online or blended environments. This course will provide strategies that educators can use… Read More
Lessons Learned with Remote Teaching – #ISTEsle20 Wk 2 Day 4
The following post has been completed as part of my personal reflection as I work through the ISTE Summer Learning Academy #ISTEsla20 Any images,tables, or direct quotes (as indicated with the appropriate formatting) are provided from the specific course or webinar and can be credited to: ISTE Summer Learning Academy. (2020). https://summerlearningacademy.iste.org/ Week 2 – Day 4 focuses on “Online Learning that Empowers All Students”. It is facilitated by Lynn Girolamo and Liz Simons and described as: “Using key feedback from our learners, we know that students will learn online when they feel they have a purpose, a voice, some choice and feedback. Though online learning… Read More
Blended Learning: Shifting the Paradigm – #ISTEsla20 Wk 2 Day 3
The following post has been completed as part of my personal reflection as I work through the ISTE Summer Learning Academy #ISTEsla20 Any images,tables, or direct quotes (as indicated with the appropriate formatting) are provided from the specific course or webinar and can be credited to: ISTE Summer Learning Academy. (2020). https://summerlearningacademy.iste.org/ Week 2 – Day 3 is the perfect compliment to the Blended Learning discussion started on Wk 1 – Day 4 as well as through the Blended Learning Practice MOOC. It is facilitated by Kimberly Clark and Carla Jefferson and described as: “For remote teaching to be engaging for all learners, educators must… Read More
Make Remote Learning Accessible by Focusing on Equity & SEL – #ISTEsla20 Wk 2 Day 2
The following post has been completed as part of my personal reflection as I work through the ISTE Summer Learning Academy #ISTEsla20 Any images, tables, or direct quotes (as indicated with the appropriate formatting) are provided from the specific course or webinar and can be credited to: ISTE Summer Learning Academy. (2020). https://summerlearningacademy.iste.org/ Week 2 – Day 2 is set to be a heavy topic. Covid-19 has brought up many facets of equity concerns and one that I work with a lot is student access to devices/internet infrastructure; I am interested to see Jorge’s thoughts on this component. I am also interested to see how… Read More
Engaging Elementary Students in STEM Learning – #ISTEsla20 Wk 2 Day 1
The following post has been completed as part of my personal reflection as I work through the ISTE Summer Learning Academy #ISTEsla20 Any images, tables, or direct quotes (as indicated with the appropriate formatting) are provided from the specific course or webinar and can be credited to: ISTE Summer Learning Academy. (2020). https://summerlearningacademy.iste.org/ Bring on Week 2! Week 2 – Day 1 is one that I hope will provide much needed insight to the unique needs/challenges/supports required for elementary programming. As someone with a High School background I often feel ill-prepared to appropriately speak for our elementary needs. It is facilitated by Amanda Thomas and Amy Sokoll… Read More
What is Blended Learning? -Blended Learning Practice MOOC Wk 1
The following post has been completed as part of my personal reflection as I work through the Blended Learning Practice MOOC ; a partnership between Commonwealth of Learning and Athabasca University. Any images, tables, or direct quotes (as indicated with the appropriate formatting) are provided from the specific course or webinar and can be credited to: Blended Learning Practice MOOC. (2020). https://www.blpmooc.org/ This week not only saw the start of the ISTE Summer Learning Academy but also Week 1 of the Blending Learning Practice MOOC. This “massive open online course” was originally introduced to me by a colleague in Manitoba Ed who knew of… Read More
The Perfect Blend – #ISTEsla20 Wk 1 Day 4
The following post has been completed as part of my personal reflection as I work through the ISTE Summer Learning Academy #ISTEsla20 Any images, tables, or direct quotes (as indicated with the appropriate formatting) are provided from the specific course or webinar and can be credited to: ISTE Summer Learning Academy. (2020). https://summerlearningacademy.iste.org/ Week 1 – Day 4 features a webinar which I’m hoping will compliment what I have been working on via the Blended Learning Practice MOOC. It is facilitated by Michele Eaton and Marcus Vu and is described as follows: “As you think about transitioning back into your physical classroom, whether fully in-person… Read More
No More Snow Days – #ISTEsla20 Wk 1 Day 3
The following post has been completed as part of my personal reflection as I work through the ISTE Summer Learning Academy #ISTEsla20 Any images, tables, or direct quotes (as indicated with the appropriate formatting) are provided from the specific course or webinar and can be credited to: ISTE Summer Learning Academy. (2020). https://summerlearningacademy.iste.org/ Week 1 – Day 3 includes a webinar that is vey applicable to the Canadian winters entitled “No More Snow Days”. It is facilitated by Mike Ribble and is described as follows: “Snow days that disrupted in-person learning used to give students a break from school, but now technology is changing the way we… Read More
Chart a New Course – #ISTEsla20 Wk 1 Day 2
The following post has been completed as part of my personal reflection as I work through the ISTE Summer Learning Academy #ISTEsla20 Any images, tables, or direct quotes (as indicated with the appropriate formatting) are provided from the specific course or webinar and can be credited to: ISTE Summer Learning Academy. (2020). https://summerlearningacademy.iste.org/ Week 1 – Day 2 includes a webinar entitled “Chart A New Course: Teaching Essential Skills for Tomorrow’s World”. It is facilitated by Rachelle Dene Poth and David Lockett and is described as follows: “How do we create the right spaces for our students to learn? Whether in our classrooms or learning… Read More