tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-48505037531597703182024-02-19T01:49:35.030-06:00mrs. hahn daydreamsA journey of a science teacher, navigating new and innovative ways of teaching using 1:1 iPads.Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.comBlogger106125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-37352535386541969712020-03-15T09:26:00.002-05:002020-03-15T09:26:56.441-05:00What’s the Most Important Think When it Comes to Distance Learning?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I’m no stranger to distance learning. It’s the reason why I opted for my Master’s in Education through Lamar University. I specifically chose this program of <b><a href="https://degree.lamar.edu/programs/master-of-education-in-digital-learning-and-leading/">Digital Learning and Leading</a></b> solely because it was 100% online!</span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">I was able to work at whatever time I wanted. (Pregnant while sitting on a yoga ball for relief? Sure!)</span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Of all of these things I experienced in 15 months of distance (remote) learning, the number one thing that made my program so successful was <u style="font-weight: bold;">CONNECTION</u>.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">From the beginning, discussion boards were set up to introduce ourselves to connect with our colleagues. My professors did an AMAZING job of setting up time to have class discussions as well as individualized collaboration. Their professionalism in a virtual chat was always noticed. And overtime, my professors became more than just someone behind a learning management system; they have grown to become friends and people that I go to for collaboration of new ideas. There’s no way this would have happened without their strategic efforts to CONNECT with me.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">As some of us embark on distance and remote learning (a world you may not have ever thought you’d be a part of), use this as an opportunity to really connect with your students. Go beyond disseminating information to them by giving them choice in how they inquire and learn. Assess the quality over quantity of work you will provide them. Create experiences of learning in their own home. This connection and authentic learning will give them huge ownership, responsibility, and self-management. If you trust them to rise to the occasion, they will trust you.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Play dance music when you’re doing a virtual chat. Let others have a chance to talk. Share your pets and give them a glimpse into your home. Crazy? Not really. It's personal. It's connection. Share your feelings and emotions on the state of our public health. CONNECT to the heart. CONNECT to their situations. CONNECT.</span></div>
Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-83606602216514220112020-01-06T09:41:00.001-06:002020-01-06T09:41:27.398-06:00The Power of the Design Cycle: Winter Wellness Campaign<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This year I took on a new class, Principles of Health Science. It's a CTE course in the State of Texas that allows students to begin learning about the health field. At many schools, the entire track of classes allows for them to become certified in a variety of health fields. Since we don't have the entire track at our school, I suggested that we teach the class through the lens of the MYP Design Cycle.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Teaching this class through the design cycle has given my students opportunities to explore critical thinking through each phase of the cycle. They get to apply what they have learned through our modules (<a href="https://www.aeseducation.com/">Applied Educational Systems</a> has been amazing to use!) to create amazing things. One of my students said early in the beginning of the year, "So really this class is like the philosophy of health science?" I suppose so! We don't just memorize health facts, root terminology, medical lingo-- we are having rich discussions that lead to moments of understanding that the medical field's foundation is helping others.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So in the 2 months, we used the design cycle to create a Winter Wellness Campaign. Every student had the same goal: to decrease the amount of sickness throughout the winter season, but every group contributed to that goal in a different way.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">At the end of the project, we all could not believe how far we had come. We looked back to the moment we began dreaming up how we could help others and realized we came up with an amazing project that impacted our K-12 school, and our community. My students enjoyed the design process and saw its power, they developed more than just health skills (but communications skill through their use of technology), and they provided several solutions by acting with integrity and taking ownership of their own actions. I couldn't be more proud of the work they have done together!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I've been teaching through the lens of IB for over eight years, and to have this opportunity to utilize our 1:1 iPad environment at it's best capacity has been so fun. It's allowed me to grow my own skills and to see how designing the learning environment to be engaging and authentic matters--I see it in the way my students are learning and how their desire to help others is growing daily!</span>Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-79935228511299190762020-01-04T12:04:00.000-06:002020-01-04T12:04:27.893-06:00ADE 2019 Reflection: Why I Broke Up With Twitter in 2019, and What I Learned!<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">When Apple Education asked for the Apple Distinguished Educators to reflect on their year, the only thing I could think of was <a href="https://mrshahndaydreams.blogspot.com/2019/11/why-i-broke-up-with-twitter.html">the blog I posted a few weeks back called Why I Broke Up With Twitter</a>. That simple task of quieting the commentary and noise of social media has helped me to focus on continuing to do fun things with my Digital Leading and Learning Community (<a href="http://www.harapnuik.org/?page_id=6988">focused on COVA and CSLE</a>) and also to rediscover my own creativity as a lesson designer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I’ve stepped away from Twitter for a bit. Life got busy-2 little boys and coaching 2 sports is no joke! But if I’m being honest with myself (and with you), the Twitter world has been intimating! Every time I open up the app, I see all these amazing things that my teacher friends are doing and I’m like, “uh that’s so amazing why didn’t I think of that?!” And then I close the app, looking at what I’ve done in my own classroom and I tear it apart, one critical comment at a time. It has closed me off from my learning community—which is the most crucial point of Twitter in Education! So instead of feeling all the emotions from this, I just closed the app. For a really long time! It was a Twitter break up. :)</span></div>
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<span class="s1"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">So, here’s to refocusing and embracing what the future holds for my students and our classroom! I’m back in action, y’all...and I’m so glad to be back! My students have been up to some amazing things in the last few months, and it’s about time I share with my community once again. You all offer me so much. Together, we lift each other up and support each other in becoming lesson designers and creators of significant learning experiences!</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Our world becomes a better place when we take the time to make it one, through small actions and using our creativity to solve problems and help each other succeed.</b> It was so much fun to watch the seniors take what they have learned throughout the last few years and get creative and make an impact on their campus. There's a huge misconception that there's no time or capacity for older students to be doing these types of things; that there's just too much content to cover before testing time. At the end of the day, we're all getting our kids ready for some type of exam. <b>The path you take to get there is in your control. Creativity has a place.</b> If students can create and problem solve through authentic learning experiences by applying what they are learning, then they will absolutely be ready for those exams they need to take! At the end of the day, their bosses are going to be looking for problem-solvers and creative thinkers that can be put into situations that will allow for them to use their knowledge, rather than push out facts. I wonder how we are supporting our students to be ready for their future? Don't get me wrong. Not every lesson I do is problem-based and full of creative moments, but I am slowly working toward that. The more I embrace my own creativity, the more room I make for it in the classroom as well.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">(Thanks Jodie Deinhammer for modeling this project years ago when we worked together at Coppell. I've always dreamed of making it come alive one day and we've finally had our chance!)</span>Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-45240888571244699702018-08-01T21:16:00.002-05:002018-08-01T22:06:01.624-05:00The Syllabook<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And then I had a melt down because I was actually drawing. And it looked pretty decent. Like a full on realization that I have been doing a disservice to my students by not keeping up with the iWork suite! The productivity and flow is so powerful!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Oh, and then there's <a href="https://twitter.com/myakSTEM/status/1019362719043121152">this moment</a> when I totally admitted my cringing reaction to coding, but guess what... my heart is changing about that too (thanks Yak!).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Thank you new and old ADE friends for bringing me to that realization!</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; letter-spacing: -0.12px;">I was a nervous wreck as I prepared. But there’s something about putting yourself in a vulnerable position that is so magical: there’s an opportunity to see how far you’ve come. Through all the highs and deep valleys I’ve been through, I’ve come a l</span><span class="text_exposed_show" style="background-color: white; color: #1d2129; display: inline; letter-spacing: -0.12px;">ong way in my 7 years as an educator. This last week of pouring into other educators reminded me that all of the hard work I’m doing in my classroom is movement in the right direction. That digging in and doing things differently—challenging my students to make an impact on their world around them—getting them to not only think analytically in science but creatively—to be problem solvers... all of this is confirmation that what we do in my class is absolutely worth it.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><a href="https://www.breakoutedu.com/about">Breakout Edu</a> is an awesome platform that turns your classroom into an escape room. If you purchase a kit, you will be given a set of physical locks, a large and small box, and few other supplies that allows you to build out the game. You can use the website's already made games by teacher around the world, or like I did, create your own. There is even a feature to use digital locks, so you do not have to buy a kit!</span><br />
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Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-19125974803873553962017-11-24T17:37:00.000-06:002018-01-14T21:33:39.083-06:00The Importance of Creating Significant Learning Environments<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It's been a few months since I have received my Master's Diploma, had a baby, and started back up in the classroom again. I'm exhausted, yet I still can't help but to hold high standards for myself in the way I design my learning environment. I find it important now, more than ever, to create significant learning environments (CSLE) for my students. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Within my IB program, the Diploma Candidates that are in biology, chemistry, and physics are required to complete something called </span><a href="https://ibpublishing.ibo.org/server2/rest/app/tsm.xql?doc=d_4_biolo_gui_1402_1_e&part=9&chapter=6" style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">"The Group 4 Project."</a><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"> Many times these projects are simple research projects: gather information on a topic, put it on a PowerPoint presentation, show it to your classmates, and call it a day. </span><b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">B O R I N G !!</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">From this point, zookeepers provided feedback on a handful of projects. We spent 2 days last week on this "Group 4 Project." The students took the feedback and actually created the enrichment devices! They spent time doing <a href="https://hangouts.google.com/">Google Hangouts</a> with zookeepers for further advice and feedback, and then finalized their projects. On our second day of project time, each group showcased their enrichment device to the zookeepers through Google Hangouts as well as to the Director of Education on her campus visit. And I'm excited to hear that 3 or 4 of the projects are going to be implemented into the zoo!</span><br />
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<i>CAD rendering of a new feature for the Gorillas.</i></div>
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<b style="font-family: "Courier New", Courier, monospace;">The moment we become complacent in our efforts to engage students...the moment we spend too much time digging into data...the moment we turn curriculum into a check-list...</b><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">these are the moments we forget who we really are as educators and administrators. There are a lot of things I believe about education... and one of those things is that it is my job to provide opportunities for my students to own their learning experiences. It is my job to create learning environments that have significance and value to those around us, and to my students. There is a time and place for lecture, writing, quizzes, and even worksheets. Those are needed at times, but at the end of the day, we're all "teaching to the test," so why not enjoy the ride while we get there? :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">There's value in significant learning environments. The amount of information my students learn and retain when they begin to <b>own</b> their learning is priceless. Not to mention that it makes my job easier as a teacher; I'm the facilitator of the learning environment and experiences help my students to internalize information and construct meaning. The hard work and effort they put into my class makes me proud to be their teacher! </span>Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-91052774877288628322017-02-02T10:06:00.001-06:002017-02-12T16:54:48.523-06:00Leading Change, One Moment At a Time<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Oftentimes, we are not aware that we are leaders, but our actions and words make an impact on everyone we come into contact with. Leaders are often looked upon as figures in the spotlight, but the reality is, we ALL have an opportunity daily to impact someone. Maybe the impact will not turn into change and growth right away. Maybe the impact is a negative one, or maybe the impact is life changing. But in each </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">moment</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> we encounter someone, an opportunity presents itself to demonstrate and promote best practices in education. Everyday, there’s a moment to show how valuable developing significant learning environments is for students and educators.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">I have seen my </span><a href="http://mrshahndaydreams.blogspot.com/2015/12/an-outline-for-culture-of-innovation.html" style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">innovation plan</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: black; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">grow and evolve over the course of the last 15 months. The </span><a href="http://mrshahndaydreams.blogspot.com/2016/01/the-why-how-and-what-of-technology.html" style="font-family: "courier new", courier, monospace; text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">overarching (BHAG) goal </span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">has been established: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-weight: 700; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">“to empower learners to achieve their highest potential, we must analyze our current status and intentionally develop and facilitate a framework of unique environments and learning experiences in order for students to collaborate, communicate, think critically, and creatively in a 1:1 iPad learning environment.” </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">What has ultimately evolved during this graduate program is </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">how</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> this goal can be achieved. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Moving forward, I will look for opportunities to lead change and continue raising questions of how we can be the best place for teachers to teach and students to learn through our 1:1 iPad initiative. I am actively looking for opportunities to lead change with what I have learned in this program. So while my innovation project has not been fully implemented, I have found opportunities and moments as a classroom teacher to bring to light what teachers need to grow their own significant learning environments: </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">effective support.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> And while I may not be an administrator and have influence from the top-down, <b>it is my responsibility as an educator to stir the culture that currently exists for us to become the most effective place for our students.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">We have accomplished a variety of helpful activities in this program including literature reviews of </span><a href="http://mrshahndaydreams.blogspot.com/2015/11/education-technology-trends.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">education trends</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> and </span><a href="http://mrshahndaydreams.blogspot.com/2016/06/assessing-digital-learning-and.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">digital learning and instruction</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. While they at times they were lengthy and exhausting to complete, these reviews really helped me to become an expert in the area of digital leading and learning. They taught me how to synthesize literature from the education world. I have confidence when I talk to others about my innovation plan and the research I have done. The variety of authentic projects we created are also helping me to a build a case for my innovation project. Creating videos, visuals, and slide decks serve as quick presentation pieces that are invaluable to the plans I have for my project. These things will be ready to promote implementation as I move forward in making effective change in the digital learning environment of 1:1 iPads.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One thing I need to keep in mind is the flexibility of the innovation plan. While I continue to have conversations with educators and administrators about how to grow and develop significant learning environments, I have to be aware of all needs and continue to ensure that my innovation plan and vital behaviors correlate. I also find it difficult to stay focused on one plan and often try to bring in many aspects that </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">feel</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> important to the plan (but maybe they really aren’t necessary at the time!). At the end of the day, if other good ideas do not align with my innovation plan or goals, then maybe it is something to consider for a later time. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Being a part of the </span><a href="https://luonline.lamar.edu/graduate/med-digital-learning-and-leading/index.html" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Digital Leading and Learning program at Lamar University</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> over the last 16 months has been a very unique and enjoyable journey in achieving my Master’s in Education. This program has allowed me to grow my leadership skills, cultivate the importance of effective digital learning, and develop a heart for leading educational change. From the beginning moments of this experience, our learning environment has been authentic to our situations. We have been challenged to develop mastery and critical thinking. Our culture and circumstances have been leading the way through</span><span style="background-color: white; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">out each course, which are key components of Creating Significant Learning Environments (CSLE) (Harapnuik, 2015). </span></span></div>
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Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-28665611652741340632017-01-13T12:51:00.001-06:002017-02-08T07:43:45.103-06:00ISTE EdTek Hub: 6 Ways to Give Feedback That Helps Students Improve and Succeed<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Over the last several months I have been studying in both graduate school and professional development effective feedback to drive student understanding and growth. I took a chance to write an article for ISTE's EdTek Hub, and they have decided to publish it! You can read the article by clicking on the link below:<br /><br /><a href="https://www.iste.org/explore/articleDetail?articleid=885&category=In-the-classroom&article="><b>6 Ways to Give Feedback That Helps Students Improve and Succeed </b></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8la8PKD0e-FEQDMBbNjDM9UOIW05blQnGAyj83CWIYp7WA4PulYp2rDdhUNFxl4hvwRirDjjxf1ZqkPocqYs5xR41PYYwph7xTbzsdkLd2PF1t80wWuDuUUK3CLkahTjTVxVIhtJilszm/s1600/Screen+Shot+2017-01-12+at+5.39.39+PM.png"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8la8PKD0e-FEQDMBbNjDM9UOIW05blQnGAyj83CWIYp7WA4PulYp2rDdhUNFxl4hvwRirDjjxf1ZqkPocqYs5xR41PYYwph7xTbzsdkLd2PF1t80wWuDuUUK3CLkahTjTVxVIhtJilszm/s640/Screen+Shot+2017-01-12+at+5.39.39+PM.png" /></a><br /><br />I'm glad to contribute to a community that I believe in, one that has inspired me in the last few years, and to help other teachers utilize the technology for efficiency and effectiveness to help our students improve and succeed in a timely manner. I would love to hear other ways you may use technology to provide effective feedback to students!</span>Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-54677012930289485742016-12-13T07:45:00.000-06:002017-02-12T16:23:40.748-06:00The Need For Effective Professional Learning<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">What most teachers want to do in their career is do well for their students; they want to help their students grow in their learning and skill so that they become better people, and have something to offer this world. There's no doubt that education is changing: new initiatives, new learning philosophies, and new technology have infiltrated the classroom. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #151515; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>The Understanding by Design backwards plan can be found <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZiBITKhlJGHHvIydBWviXzV_agnQXLRekFVfRtYBu9o/edit?usp=sharing">here</a>.</b></span></span><br />
<span style="color: #151515; font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white;"><b>A Three Column Table that aligns outcomes, assessments, and activities can be found <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1G2YKwd-Wis-Zg9_428Lezy3pKvWJQAtyGnN3U1yEHtY/edit?usp=sharing">here</a>.</b></span></span><br />
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Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-4619282119466055322016-12-03T08:50:00.005-06:002017-02-12T16:17:49.820-06:00Developing Professional Learning in Science<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I have been given the opportunity to help design a professional learning day in January for the science. I thought that my current course for graduate school would be a great time to apply what I am learning about effective professional learning. I hope that the day in January can be a starting point for ongoing support and time for teachers to implement new strategies into the spring semester, in an effort to model what effective professional learning can look like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I tried to design the learning day and future plans around the 5 principles of effective professional learning, as presented by <a href="http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/Main-Menu/Staffingstudents/Teaching-the-Teachers-Effective-Professional-Development-in-an-Era-of-High-Stakes-Accountability/Teaching-the-Teachers-Full-Report.pdf">Allison Gulamhussein</a>:</span><br />
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Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-52217116746744244392016-11-26T08:50:00.001-06:002017-02-12T16:58:22.495-06:00Support for Teachers in Professional Learning<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The dreaded words..."professional development." Yeah, I said them. You would think that many teachers would love the day away from the classroom, but many teachers fear those words and often don't want to partake in a day of being "developed." </span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As a teacher with less than ten years under my belt, I am grateful for the learning I have received. Not all "PD" I've been involved in is bad...trust me, some of them have been <b>BAD</b> (the kind that makes you want to crawl in a hole because you've sat in the seat all day long and have done NOTHING). When I think of professional development, I think of the type of learning that has stuck with me: hands-on training with science experiments and technology, my Apple Institute training, and technology conferences. These were amazing opportunities where I wasn't "developed," but I <b>actively learned</b> through collaboration and discovery. <b>It was learning that was authentic and meaningful to me.</b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">As I look around in education, the motivation of teachers to learn has been <i>masked by initiatives that pull in many directions, sit and get passive workshops that lead to little or no growth, a lack of ongoing support during implementation, and minimal inspiration and guidance to be creative and think outside of the box</i>. The needs of the teacher have been ignored because <b>the teacher's voice has been forgotten. </b></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><span style="white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">There's the potential for schools to literally be the best place for teachers to teach and students to learn-I truly believe this. But for this to take root and blossom, I also believe that the culture of the school has to change. I developed a Google Slides presentation (seen below) that challenges the need to change by considering 5 effective principles for professional learning from Allison Gullamhussein as well as the first thing that should be considered: <b>the teachers' voice. </b>We're fooling ourselves if we believe that one-size fits all development is what is needed. Every school has the ability to provide professional learning that teachers <b>crave and thrive from</b>, but it must start with a desire to cultivate an atmosphere that is filled with authentic and ongoing support based upon the needs of the teachers and students.</span></span></span><br />
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Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-26398478439660838862016-11-05T09:42:00.002-05:002017-02-12T16:59:43.085-06:00Instructional Design in a High School Biology Blended Class<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 11pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>The purpose of instructional design is to create “an environment for learning by structure content and creating activities that engage students and facilitate meaningful learning”</b> (Morrison, 2013). Designing online, blended, or hybrid learning environments that harness technology have been a challenge for teachers that are used to traditional teaching methods. As technology become a very prevalent tool in schools, the role of technology campus facilitators is key in the support that teachers need to grow as designers. Supporting the process of learning must be valued, over the process of teaching, in the design of these types of courses.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In designing hybrid learning environments (such as a 1:1 iPad learning environment), a variety of learning theories should be considered.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">In the development of my course called “The Cell,” for my grade 11 AP/DP Biology class, these approaches were considered, but in the end the objectivist approach was a key player because understanding by design (or backwards planning) was considered as I created learning opportunities for my students.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Using Understanding by Design, or backwards planning, allows for objectivist planning to be successful. In starting with the end in mind, clear goals for the course are established and the learning opportunities created for students can be meaningful and specific to the end goals. In building out my digital course called “The Cell,” for my 11th grade DP/AP Biology students, I have considered what their end summative assessment would be, including the experiment they would complete within the unit. By using my previous backwards design plan, </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YyIOJPdqUqHphqQr2OF7RPI8P4sJW6jRPRPXkVpd0nw/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">seen here</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, it was easy to scaffold and prepare activities that would set them up for mastery and success in their end of the unit summative and experiment. For example, for students to complete their lab, which was a study of osmosis, it was important for them to understand the concepts of osmosis. This was scaffolded through reading activities, videos and animations, in class discussion/review, and a formative assessment activity that allowed for students to show their understanding of cell transport by creating their own video. These activities, contained on iTunes U, provided the alignment to the experiment that was completed in class and analyzed. In using technology within a blended learning environment, methodical planning shou</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ld be considered. Often students need guidance when they are in a technology setting;it is not safe to assume they know what they are doing just because they use technology on a daily basis. Methodical planning must be considered with specific instructions so students stay on task and do not get caught up in the technology.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As appropriately addressed by Bates in his book called Teaching in a Digital Age, “</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Using technology or moving part or all of your course online opens up a </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>range of possibilities</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for teaching that may not be possible in the confines of a scheduled three credit weekly semester of lectures. It may mean not doing everything online, but focusing the campus experience on what can only be done on campus” (Bates, 2015, p. 1308).</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Providing a blended environment for students gives them opportunities to learn in a variety of ways that are not possible without technology. It provides multiple modes of learning styles and increases the exposure students have to content. Online learning gives them opportunities to learn synchronously and asynchronously and even gives them a means to authentic learning experiences. As students are provided authentic tasks to complete, which can be achieved using technology more efficiently, the learning is more effective for the student. (ChangeSchool, 2011). Preparing students to be problem solvers and knowledge managers are important skills they will need as they graduate and enter into the workforce. As teachers learn how to utilize online learning appropriately and effectively, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>innovative outcomes</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> can be achieved (Project tomorrow, 2015, p. 12). </span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #111111; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>Don’t narrate on-screen text word-for-word</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I have developed an iTunes U online course (which I used in a face-to-face classroom) for four years. Cognitive overload is something that I have to put at the front of my steps so that I can ensure my blended courses help my students learn at the depth and complexity they need to learn at. There are so many good resources for biology classes (animations, videos, articles, activities), but I need to think about the quality of learning in the activities they are doing, not the quantity of activities they do. By methodically designing backwards with objectives in mind, this can be achieved. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ChangSchool (2011, January 26). </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Perspectives: teacher skills in a digital age.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Retrieved from
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_BJcRVYQsE" style="text-decoration: none;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_BJcRVYQsE</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div>
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</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <a href="http://cehdclass.gmu.edu/ndabbagh/Resources/IDKB/models_theories.htm" style="text-decoration: none;">http://cehdclass.gmu.edu/ndabbagh/Resources/IDKB/models_theories.htm</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Morrison, D. (2013 May 7). </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Why online courses really need an instructional design strategy.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Retrieved from
</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <a href="https://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/why-online-courses-really-need-an-instructional-design-strategy/" style="text-decoration: none;">https://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/why-online-courses-really-need-an-instructional-
design-strategy/</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div>
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</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Retrieved from</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/2015_ClassroomModels.html"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/2015_ClassroomModels.html</span></a></span></div>
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</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <a href="https://elearningindustry.com/5-ways-to-reduce-cognitive-load-in-elearning" style="text-decoration: none;">https://elearningindustry.com/5-ways-to-reduce-cognitive-load-in-elearning</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div>
Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-19574634081674870042016-11-05T09:42:00.000-05:002017-02-12T16:24:10.820-06:00Instructional Design in a High School Biology Blended Class<div dir="ltr" style="line-height: 1.38; margin-bottom: 11pt; margin-top: 0pt;">
<span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><b>The purpose of instructional design is to create “an environment for learning by structure content and creating activities that engage students and facilitate meaningful learning”</b> (Morrison, 2013). Designing online, blended, or hybrid learning environments that harness technology have been a challenge for teachers that are used to traditional teaching methods. As technology become a very prevalent tool in schools, the role of technology campus facilitators is key in the support that teachers need to grow as designers. Supporting the process of learning must be valued, over the process of teaching, in the design of these types of courses.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">In designing hybrid learning environments (such as a 1:1 iPad learning environment), a variety of learning theories should be considered. The objectivist approach to learning is one learning theory that is helpful in developing blended courses. This type of learning is “guided by purpose” and has very clear expectations (Dabbagh, 2014). In designing a course that is objectivist, a teacher must very specific when choosing what is important for learning, be methodical in the sequence of learning, and understand precisely how learners will be assessed (Bates, 2015, p. 46). A cognitivist approach to the design of an online or blended course must also be considered. It is in the best interest of the learners to be active participants, which allows them to move information into memory in a meaningful way. By actively participating through an online course (through methodically designed activities), the learner can process information and communicate what they are learning in an efficient manner (Dabbagh, 2014). A constructivist approach to teaching and learning can allow for learners to develop “</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">personal meaning through reflection, analysis and the gradual building of layers or depths of knowledge through conscious and ongoing mental processing” (Bates, 2015, p. 184). </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>Teachers can be facilitators of learning within an online or blended learning environment, rather than the keepers and deliverers of knowledge.</b></span></span></div>
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<span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">In the development of my course called “The Cell,” for my grade 11 AP/DP Biology class, these approaches were considered, but in the end the objectivist approach was a key player because understanding by design (or backwards planning) was considered as I created learning opportunities for my students.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Using Understanding by Design, or backwards planning, allows for objectivist planning to be successful. In starting with the end in mind, clear goals for the course are established and the learning opportunities created for students can be meaningful and specific to the end goals. In building out my digital course called “The Cell,” for my 11th grade DP/AP Biology students, I have considered what their end summative assessment would be, including the experiment they would complete within the unit. By using my previous backwards design plan, </span><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YyIOJPdqUqHphqQr2OF7RPI8P4sJW6jRPRPXkVpd0nw/edit?usp=sharing" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">seen here</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">, it was easy to scaffold and prepare activities that would set them up for mastery and success in their end of the unit summative and experiment. For example, for students to complete their lab, which was a study of osmosis, it was important for them to understand the concepts of osmosis. This was scaffolded through reading activities, videos and animations, in class discussion/review, and a formative assessment activity that allowed for students to show their understanding of cell transport by creating their own video. These activities, contained on iTunes U, provided the alignment to the experiment that was completed in class and analyzed. In using technology within a blended learning environment, methodical planning shou</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">ld be considered. Often students need guidance when they are in a technology setting;it is not safe to assume they know what they are doing just because they use technology on a daily basis. Methodical planning must be considered with specific instructions so students stay on task and do not get caught up in the technology.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">As appropriately addressed by Bates in his book called Teaching in a Digital Age, “</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Using technology or moving part or all of your course online opens up a </span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>range of possibilities</b></span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> for teaching that may not be possible in the confines of a scheduled three credit weekly semester of lectures. It may mean not doing everything online, but focusing the campus experience on what can only be done on campus” (Bates, 2015, p. 1308).</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: black; font-style: normal; font-weight: 700; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Providing a blended environment for students gives them opportunities to learn in a variety of ways that are not possible without technology. It provides multiple modes of learning styles and increases the exposure students have to content. Online learning gives them opportunities to learn synchronously and asynchronously and even gives them a means to authentic learning experiences. As students are provided authentic tasks to complete, which can be achieved using technology more efficiently, the learning is more effective for the student. (ChangeSchool, 2011). Preparing students to be problem solvers and knowledge managers are important skills they will need as they graduate and enter into the workforce. As teachers learn how to utilize online learning appropriately and effectively, </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>innovative outcomes</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> can be achieved (Project tomorrow, 2015, p. 12). </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">One of the most important understandings that has impacted my skill in developing blended courses is the </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"><b>power of backwards planning to lessen cognitive overload for students</b></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">. According to </span><a href="https://elearningindustry.com/5-ways-to-reduce-cognitive-load-in-elearning" style="text-decoration: none;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: underline; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">an article</span></a><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> by Guyan, working memory can be overloaded with information, which can inhibit the transfer of information to long-term memory. If cognitive overload can be minimized, then there is more success for information to become a part of long-term memory (Guyan, 2013). </span></span></div>
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</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_BJcRVYQsE" style="text-decoration: none;">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_BJcRVYQsE</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div>
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</span><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <a href="http://cehdclass.gmu.edu/ndabbagh/Resources/IDKB/models_theories.htm" style="text-decoration: none;">http://cehdclass.gmu.edu/ndabbagh/Resources/IDKB/models_theories.htm</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div>
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</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> <a href="https://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/why-online-courses-really-need-an-instructional-design-strategy/" style="text-decoration: none;">https://onlinelearninginsights.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/why-online-courses-really-need-an-instructional-
design-strategy/</a></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span></span></div>
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</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> Retrieved from</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; font-style: italic; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;"> </span><a href="http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/2015_ClassroomModels.html"><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #1155cc; font-style: normal; font-weight: 400; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">http://www.tomorrow.org/speakup/2015_ClassroomModels.html</span></a></span></div>
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Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-27319268002091667502016-10-28T17:18:00.002-05:002017-02-12T16:24:29.594-06:00A Look Into My Cell Course<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">So I've finished creating <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/biology-understanding-our/id1143576175">my iTunes U Unit </a>for The Cell for my DP/AP Biology students. Here's a glimpse if you have not seen an iTunes U course below:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-46150232972902033192016-10-28T17:18:00.001-05:002016-10-28T17:19:07.768-05:00A Look Into My Cell Course<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">So I've finished creating <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/biology-understanding-our/id1143576175">my iTunes U Unit </a>for The Cell for my DP/AP Biology students. Here's a glimpse if you have not seen an iTunes U course below:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Since my students have been in a 1:1 iPad environment and have had me as a teacher in the past, most of them only needed a refresher on how to use iTunes U. Now, they are very self-sufficient and know how my course works. I utilize the posts above to provide instructions and almost all documents they will need. I also include extra pieces for those that need further study. This also allows for me to "house" these documents somewhere and I can access them to provide extra tutoring to students. Because my course is public, I use Google Classroom as my dropbox and to have online discussion (if you use a private course, you can set up dropboxes for your class and private class discussions-pretty neat!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">It's been great making this unit along with learning about online courses in my graduate course!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-7774886010471424092016-10-22T13:55:00.001-05:002017-02-12T17:00:02.148-06:00iTunes U is amazing!<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Instructional design can be made easy using iTunes U. iTunes U helps me to divide the learning
experiences into different topics and then into assignments. Reading
assignments happen at home, and other assignments attached within each post.
For example, in the course I am developing now, 1.3 is the topic of the cell membrane. 3 assignments are attached
to this post (a reading post, analysis task, and review materials for extra
help). The post itself provides detailed instructions for the assignments when
necessary. Students can often keep up if they are not in class by looking at <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ggh9NKHxzUAcEu2omwMtUhdBDCn9R8fhO9lxXEibbfU/edit?usp=sharing">my calendar</a> and utilizing <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/biology-understanding-our/id1143576175">iTunes U </a>before they come back from being sick. I've changed a few things to this unit overview, but in general, this is it. My students are in the middle of this unit as we speak.</span><br />
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">These review stations are to review how to measure micrographs, analyze the cell theory, explore examples of cells, and understand why cells are so small in regards to surface area to volume ratio.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1.5 Origin of Cells</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Video to learn how to draw and label a cell membrane and students to make their own. </span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1.4 Cell Transport</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Cell Transport animation to enforce reading</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Teacher notes on topic provided as a resource</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Video creation (app choices provided) of an assigned cell transport mechanism to teach the class. Rubric also provided for formative assessment- in class and out of class</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Data Based question in class as discussion for informal formative assessment</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Practice Problems on Osmosis-in class and out of class</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Identifying parts of an osmosis experiment as a formative in class to practice lab skills.</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Osmosis Experiment (in class from Wards AP Biology Kit) and lab report with provided rubric as summative assessment-in class and out of class</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Explore cells under a microscope to review cell organelles (1.2 review) as Osmosis experiment runs.</span></li>
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<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Formative Assessment quiz over Topic 1.1, 1.2, 1.5 (in class)</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Formative Assessment quiz over Topic 1.3, 1.4 (in class)</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Bell Work, kahoots, and discussions, and drawings will happen in class as informal formative assessment.</span></li>
<li style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0.25em; padding: 0.25em 0px;"><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Unit Test over 1.1-1.5 in class. Multiple Choice and Free Response to practice the formatting of the DP and AP Biology exams.</span></li>
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<!--StartFragment--><!--EndFragment-->Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-58207766162532524832016-10-15T13:32:00.000-05:002017-02-12T17:01:00.843-06:00Designing Online Courses<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Designing an online course can take detailed planning, especially because it involves the use of technology. It is not safe to assume that students know how to use technology, just because they do it daily. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I am working on a unit that my Grade 11 students started last week, called "The Cell." I am building out the course using iTunes U (<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/biology-understanding-our/id1143576175">seen here</a>-download on an iOS device using the iTunes U app). Since I have been using iTunes U for four years, it is nice to use my graduate course to help me analyze the way I develop courses and how I can improve. This process is allowing me to think through what I have, and how I want to develop it further next year. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Here is an outline of the unit that aligns with IB DP Biology standards:</span><br />
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<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Reading pages will be provided
for all sections of our e-book (Sections 1.1-1.5)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1.1 and 1.2 Cells:</span></li>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Cell Survivor-1.2
Ultrastructure of Cells: HudsonAlpha App, and e-book Section 1.2 to help review
cell organelles.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">During cell survivor activity
in class, Google Slides link or Canva app to create presentations. Google
Classroom dropbox.</span></li>
</ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1.1 Intro to Cells Review</span></li>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The Low Down on Cells Handout
and Why are Cells So Small Handout to accompany review stations in class
(station instructions provided in class).</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">These review stations are to
review how to measure micrographs, analyze the cell theory, explore examples of
cells, and understand why cells are so small in regards to surface area to
volume ratio.</span></li>
</ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1.5 Origin of Cells</span></li>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">E-book reading assignment and
notes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Videos “How Did Life Begin?”
to watch after e-book reading</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Notes provided as resource and
review in class together</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Online discussion on Google
Classroom on reductionist vs systems approach of studying science. Replies
encouraged and discussion face-to-face</span></li>
</ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1.3 Cell Membrane</span></li>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">E-book Reading with notes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Video to learn how to draw and
label a cell membrane and students to make their own. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Instructions to make a video
to analyze the falsification of
the Davson-Danielli model that led to the Singer-Nicolson model, rubric for
grading provided for formative assessment (app choices also provided)</span></li>
</ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1.4 Cell Transport</span></li>
<ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">1.4 e-book reading and notes</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Cell Transport animation to enforce reading</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Teacher notes on topic provided as a resource</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Video creation (app choices provided) of an assigned cell transport
mechanism to teach the class. Rubric also provided for formative assessment- in
class and out of class</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Data Based question in class as discussion for informal formative
assessment</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Practice Problems on Osmosis-in class and out of class</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Osmosis Experiment (in class from Wards AP Biology Kit) and lab report with provided rubric as
summative assessment-in class and out of class</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Explore cells under a microscope to review cell organelles (1.2 review)</span></li>
</ul>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Formative Assessment quiz over Topic 1.1, 1.2, 1.5 (in class)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Formative Assessment quiz over Topic 1.3, 1.4 (in class)</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Bell Work, kahoots, and discussions, and drawings will happen in
class as informal formative assessment.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">Unit Test over 1.1-1.5 in class. Multiple Choice and Free Response
to practice the formatting of the DP and AP Biology exams.</span></li>
</ul>
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I expect that students will begin to
understand that all cell organelles are interconnected and depend upon each
other in regulation, specialization, and transportation for the survival of the
cell. We will begin the conversation of this in this unit, and explore this
more into other units. <span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-indent: -0.25in;">They know the understandings of the unit
outlined in their DP Biology curriculum. They should be able to analyze the
knowledge of cell organelles and apply them to the origin of cells, the
understanding of how the cell membrane works, as well as how cells transport
substances in and out. </span><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #111111; text-indent: -0.25in;">Students will need to be able to understand
command terms as given in the DP in order to show their understanding
appropriately from the learning experiences we have online and in class.</span><span style="background-color: white; text-indent: -0.25in;"> </span><span style="color: #111111; text-indent: -0.25in;"><span style="font-stretch: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; line-height: normal;">They w</span></span><span style="color: #111111; text-indent: -0.25in;">ill need to continue practicing
their analyzing of experiment data skills in order to communicate their
understanding of the experiment we will conduct together. </span></span>
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><span style="color: #111111; text-indent: -0.25in;">I already can reflect and see that next year I want to teach many of my units, including this one, from a case study perspective. Sometimes looking at the inner workings of a cell is a "zoomed in" reductionist approach. I want my students to connect more. It's been a few years since I've taught this course, so I feel a bit rusty. But I hope next year to bring more authentic learning experiences to studies within the cell, and not just topics, such as ecology or genetics! </span></span></div>
Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-4892195597534189182016-10-06T10:02:00.000-05:002016-10-06T10:06:14.874-05:00Instructional Design Reflection<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This year I have picked up a course I used to teach two years ago! I am teaching DP/AP Biology and it's been fun to have my freshmen from two years ago. We've picked up the same place we were and we are taking a fun journey together.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">I am also excited to continue using iTunes U as a platform for content and Google Classroom (first time this year). These platforms allow me to use several learning theories, such as behavioral, cognitive, and constructivist approaches, to support all learners and help them achieve a deep level understanding of mastery.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">The following plan is a redeveloped backwards design of a unit I am currently working on with my eleventh graders, The Cell. I'm currently in this unit (started it this week) and will be building the course out in iTunes U.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;">This new course can be found here: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/course/biology-understanding-our/id1143576175">Biology-Understanding our Living World</a></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "courier new" , "courier" , monospace;"><br /></span>
<iframe height="900" src="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YyIOJPdqUqHphqQr2OF7RPI8P4sJW6jRPRPXkVpd0nw/pub?embedded=true" width="700"></iframe>Rhodahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13212494880096464958noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4850503753159770318.post-20846754365570833942016-09-18T11:02:00.000-05:002016-09-18T11:02:06.629-05:00Leveraging Technology For Quick Effective Feedback<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">I love harnessing the power of technology. My students learn to critically think as they use technology and I get to see what they truly know (and don't know) when they create with their iPads in Biology.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">This year, it is my goal to use technology for quick effective feedback. I want my students to know where they are in learning, and what they need to do next to improve and ensure they can achieve mastery. Here's a quick video explaining how technology can provide quick effective feedback.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">How do you provide quick effective feedback, especially with over 100 students? I would love to hear from you!</span></div>
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