Exploring the Future of 21st Century Learning
This showcase is a compilation of all of the research, projects, and studies that I've completed during my time as a Masters of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) student in the classroom and outside of the classroom. My hope is that this showcase inspires other teachers to integrate new and upcoming technologies into their classrooms to provide rich new learning experiences for all students!
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FUTURE OF LEARNING.
The Future of Classroom DesignThis classroom was built using Google 3D Sketchup. Through this classroom design I was able to embody my philosophies, passions, and curiosities as an educator. Because this was my “dream classroom”, I did not take into account all the constraints of funding, school systems, and the environments we teach in. I simply wanted to create the perfect learning center for a 1:1 iPad classroom. This layout allows for infinite movement to create groups, entice collaboration, and provide scaffolding between students. I want students to be able to freely move around the room to collaborate with different groups of people without having the constraints of moving furniture around.
The Future of Online LearningWhat does the future of online and face-to-face learning look like? I have worked throughout my MSU career to hone my teaching style to create the very best environment for my students. I began with a Flipped Classroom approach involving a program called EdPuzzle to showcase my self-made Camtasia videos. This year I also created a Schoology website to host all of the course's content in an online Learning Management System (LMS). On this course I have incorporated discussion boards, quizzes and tests, as well as content that students can download and video from any device with internet.
This year I plan to further this endeavor and begin to build my course into a mastery learning environment. Students will have all course content available on Schoology and complete each of the tasks at their own pace. Students will set goals, meet deadlines, and manage their time accordingly to meet their individual needs as learners. |
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The Future of Lesson PlanningThis lesson plan activity was a chance for me to dig down very deep across all of the areas I've learned about and incorporate these teaching ideals and philosophies into one lesson plan. This was probably one of most challenging things to do because I really had to examine my own teaching and critique every single part of a lesson to make sure that it covered aspects of the UDL (Universal Design for Learning), TPACK (Technology, Pedegogical, and Content Knowledge), and also my PLN's (Professional Learning Networks).
Want to read more about these theories/philosophies? The Future of Professional DevelopmentHow can we ensure that our students are prepared for a 21st century environment? How do we encourage an entire school to incorporate these types of technology into their teaching? How can we provide professional development that inspires, teaches, and supports every teacher?
After acquiring the position of technology integration specialist within my building, these were the questions I was faced with. I followed Stanford's Design Model to walk me through the process of figuring out one solution to this problem. I tackled each of the modes of this process one-by-one over the course of a semester to come up with a polished solution to these difficult questions. Read more about the journey in my blog post! |
TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION.
Online Resource LibraryThis online resource library was created for my 7th grade algebra students to have one place where each of the online study resources could be housed. Over the course of the year I incorporate many games/online resources into my curriculum. Many students are more willing to play games to review their math concepts than open their books and study so I thought this would be a great way to provide that opportunity for them.
Flipped-Mastery-GamificationThe focus in this assignment was to develop a grant proposal that presents how I would integrate new technologies to help student understanding within mathematics in a transformational way. This project takes a look at the flipped-mastery-gamification pedegogical approach with a new approach to transforming the design of the traditional classroom in order to increase collaboration and classroom community.
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Technology SurveyThis infographic represents the results of a survey that was conducted to find out more information about how the staff at Baker Middle School uses instructional technology. This allowed me to gain insight into what types of technologies teachers find useful, engaging, and fun. It also provided me with a clearer picture of what types of instructional technology my staff is currently using and which technologies they wanted to learn more about . As the instructional technology chair for my building, this allowed me to build customized professional development workshops for my staff to cater to their specific needs.
MAET Bridge Webinar on Digital Literacy & TechnologyAs a part of one of my MAET courses, we hosted a Webinar on Technology to assist learning I: Developing information literacy and technology skills in students. During this hour long session we discussed the implications of technology on teaching and also what it means to be a digital citizen.
This Webinar featured the following people: Tom Driscoll https://twitter.com/Mr_Driscoll Jenna Snow https://twitter.com/JennaLSnow Teresa Diaz https://twitter.com/teresa_diaz/ Alison Cicinelli https://twitter.com/alihon13 |
FUN WITH TECHNOLOGY.
MakerFaireThis Makerfaire was a project that was completed to explore the #maker movement. The #maker movement seeks to harness the love of creating and exploring personal projects. This Makerfaire gave us a chance to create an inquiry lesson using a MakeyMakey that would be appropriate for all audiences to participate in. Our project involved connecting various items to a MakeyMakey to use them to control various computer games. This Makerfaire was held at MSU and we invited everyone from the campus to partake. Take a look at my blog post to find out more information about this lesson and event!
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Flipped Classroom VideosThis video provides just one example of how I like to switch it up with my #flippedclassroom videos. I think that learning should be fun and connect to students on a deeper level. This video shows a parody that I created from the "Do you want to build a snowman" Frozen song. Fractions has always been an area where my students seem to have a lot of trouble and I wanted to provide them with a resource that would sing them through the process. My students absolutely love these parody's that I make and seem to sing them throughout the whole year to remember the content!
This video shows the view from the EdPuzzle site. Students log in and complete their online videos for homework!
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