Scrolling through twitter one year ago, I noticed A1. and Q4: and I noticed #edchat and #flipclass. As I’ve moved from lurker to engager, I took on the role of moderator this summer, to host a Twitter Chat. In my coursework this summer, I am serving as a consultant for a classmate, Drew Missureli, to… Read More Flying into Uncharted Techspace
In his book, The Anti-Education ERA, James Paul Gee asks: “What if human minds are not meant to think for themselves by themselves, but, rather, to integrate with tools and other people’s minds to make a mind of minds?” (Gee, 2013, p. 153). Gee calls this group of minds Minds. Gee (2013) says that a… Read More Networked Learning Project: Grilling Complete!
In my initial blog about my Networked Learning Project, I described using Yummly and Pinterest to find 3 recipes I wanted to try. Being that July is National Grilling Month, it seemed only appropriate that I chose burger recipes. After arriving home from the Big Ten 10K race in Chicago this weekend, I headed straight… Read More Networked Learning Project: Part 2
For all the 20 somethings out there like me, who pin fabulous recipes and think, someday I should learn how to cook: someday has arrived. I’ve always enjoyed baking, but when I try to cook, nothing ever turns out how I expected. Living at home during my student teaching, I allowed myself to be lazy. Typically… Read More Heating Up
My initial lesson, which asks students to combine like terms, was inspired by my intervention group at the end of the school year. Students taking the Algebra 2 final still had trouble understanding variables and story problems, even after they had extensive algebra practice through the course of the year. I was forced to consider,… Read More Lesson Plan Version 4.0: Networked Learning Revision
When teachers hear “professional learning network” I think most of us will assume this includes our teacher friends, and our building colleagues. Being a recent graduate, and a current part of the Masters in Education Technology program at MSU, I consider my MSU cohorts part of my PLN. What most of us don’t realize, is… Read More Connectivity: My PLN
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