Let the driving question guide Project-Based Learning. Or any learning?
It was a graduate course called “Technology-Assisted Project Based Learning” where I learned this phrase – the Driving Question. But should a driving question exclusively belong to Project-Based...
View ArticleHow to Create a Classroom Blog: Three Simple Steps
So, you are ready to start your teacher-centered or classroom blog, but not sure where to start? This post will show you how to have your classroom blog up and running following these three simple...
View ArticleGiving Students Voice With Blogging: One Teacher’s Experience
It seems that blogging has been my #1 topic lately, as three of my latest posts discussed how both students and teachers can benefit from blogging as well as how to create a blog with Weebly. In this...
View ArticleWhat can I give my students that they cannot find on their own?
I’ve been rethinking and reevaluating my role as a classroom teacher quite a bit lately, often by posing questions such as “Would I enjoy being a student in my own classroom?” or “Would I teach the...
View ArticleCan motivation be embedded into the lesson plan?
If someone asked me about my most frustrating teaching moments, I would not have to think twice; nothing can be more discouraging than a group of bored students, doing something only because they are...
View Article15 characteristics of a 21st Century Teacher
Recent technological advances have affected many areas of our lives: the way we communicate, collaborate, learn, and, of course, teach. Along with that, those advances necessitated an expansion of our...
View ArticleThe Three Essential Skills of Self-Paced, Online Learning
By a guest-blogger Gerard Dawson. Gerard Dawson teaches English and Journalism in New Jersey. Read about how he tries to simplify teaching here. You can also read some of his thoughts on Edutopia. The...
View ArticleWhat is your digital footprint, teacher?
I created this Prezi presentation a year ago while taking my final course toward my M.E.T. in Educational Technology. The course was called Social Network Learning, and I learned a great deal (as was...
View ArticleDoes every teacher have these questions?
“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates.The great teacher inspires.” ― William Arthur Ward “True teachers are those who use themselves as bridges over...
View ArticleSolving the EDTECH puzzle: one element at a time
“The technology itself is not transformative. It’s the school, the pedagogy, that is transformative.” – Tanya Byron “We need technology in every classroom and in every student and teacher’s hand,...
View ArticleFrom Digital Divide to Cultural and Economic Capitals
Four years ago, during my first graduate course toward the degree in EDTECH, I was assigned to research and write a blog post on digital divide. Today, having already graduated and spent a lot of time...
View Article#TCHT project: Teachers Changing Habits Together
Greetings! Today’s post should be different from the previous posts as I feel that I’ve found gold. It certainly is gold to me! As you may have sensed from my previous posts, I am trying to transform...
View ArticleWhat did I take away from ISTE2015?
Attending ISTE2015 has been certainly the highlight of this week. Even though I attended it from home (thanks, technology!), I still got three full days of attending thought provoking and inspiring...
View ArticleHabit #1: always start with “WHY?” #tech
Last week I came up with a call to action for myself “changing teaching habits“. Then I thought that someone else might be interested in joining , so I called it Teachers Changing Habits Together...
View ArticleHabit #2: Allow for Students’ Passion
This is my second post on consciously changing my teaching habits (based on the book The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg). Here is the link to the first post called “Habit #1: Always Start with a...
View Article15 Characteristics of a 21st-century teacher: Revisited
A while ago, I wrote a post called 15 characteristics of a 21st-century teacher, mainly to process my thoughts on this commonly used term. The post received most views on my personal blog and sparked a...
View ArticleRethinking Writing Class: Bring in Student Voice, Passion, and Tech
Do you remember your writing projects back when you were a student? The topics, the way they made you feel, and what you learned from them? How do you use those skills now, long after graduating from...
View ArticleFinding the Way into Personalized Learning. Part one: The Definition.
I have been very intrigued by and interested in the concept of “Personalized Learning” (PL) for quite a while now. For one, it supports one’s individuality and personality, therefore, it draws my...
View ArticleIn the era of personal computers, should not learning be “personal”, too?
I’ve been very interested in the concept of personalized learning and the way it can be applied in my ESL classroom. In my previous post, I discussed the definition and how, if at all, I am already...
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