Jan
4
For the first quote of the New Year, it is important to reaffirm important principles of Pedagogy First.
“It is very easy to get mesmerized by the latest app, gadget, device, or tech tool. In order to experience the full potential of educational technology, focus on the foundation first. Pedagogy trumps technology.”
~ Eric Sheninger, Senior Fellow, International Center for Leadership in Education
Jan
3
It’s time for Goodreads’ 2019 Reading Challenge!
Click here to set your reading goal for the year and track your progress with the 2019 Reading Challenge. Already 941,000++ folks have made the pledge including my smart friend Donna who had pledged to read 50 books!!
There is not deadline to begin– begin anytime!!
Be sure to sign up and start reading today!
Dec
31
By now, most educators and students have made it to holiday break and through the frenzy of Christmas/Kwansaa/Hanukkah.
Many folks are considering Resolutions for 2019… what are your EdTech resolutions?
Here are a some ideas from popular blogs:
From 2017- Mimio Educator, by Kelly Bielefeld
From 2017 – Houghton Mifflin Blog
From 2016 – Edutopia, by Heather Wolpert-Gawron
From 2013- Education Week, by Jennie Magiera
It’s time to look ahead and set some resolution goals. I’ll share my resolution goals next week. I’m keeping in mind the words of Heather Wolpert-Gawron, “Making resolutions is really about recalibrating our attempts to be the best teachers we can be.”
#EdTech resolutions
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Dec
29
“If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up people together to collect wood and don’t assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea.” ~Antoine de Saint-Exupery
Dec
21
High school student’s paraphrase of learner-directed classroom environments, as shared by an online, Twitter colleague.
“In a teacher-centered class, students get ‘fed’ learning like in a high chair – in a learner-centered environment, students help make the meal and sit down to eat together.”
Dec
19
Hello Practitioners in TEC-516~~
Today is our last day together, virtually. It has been a privilege to learn with you during our course. We have learned a lot and created some constructive artifacts together: word clouds, crossword puzzle collaborative completion, active research data collection from a survey, and a photographic PLN collage, digital flyer, Benchmark Guideline proposal—just to name a few things!
I hope you’ll find what we’ve done together useful and productive.
It’s been a pleasure working with you! Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy Start to 2019~
Dr. Teague
Dec
18
Here are excellent ideas for Talking Up TPaCK in the New Year from Hot Lunch Tray blog by Penny Christensen.
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Dec
14
“It is simply this: do not tire, never lose interest, never grow indifferent—lose your invaluable curiosity… It’s as simple as that.”
Fair Play
Dec
12
A previous post discussed onboarding colleagues to the TPaCK instructional framework.
TPaCK is an instructional framework that measures the interactions among content, pedagogy, and technological knowledge” (Koehler & Mishra, 2009, p. 66). Strong correlations among the components helps teachers identify effective practices that will enrich students’ learning experiences (Teague, 2017).
It is important to not assume that colleagues are familiar with the TPaCK framework nor inservice at a basic level if they are. An easy way to gauge TPaCK concept awareness is to ask two questions. A 2-question survey is an effective and efficient way to ascertain awareness.
A pilot study used an online, 2-question survey to learn about TPaCK awareness among current K-12 educators in both public and private schools across the U.S.
Question 1: Are you familiar with the TPaCK instructional framework?
Question 2: Which of the following resource media (if any) do you use to keep current on technology trends? Choose all that apply.
The survey was created using Survey Anywhere. Pilot study participants were given both a link and a QR-code for mobile completion.
A random sample of eleven responses appear below. What story does the data tell?
Q1: Are you familiar with the TPaCK instructional framework?
Q2: Which of the following resource media (if any) do you use to keep current on technology trends? Choose all that apply.
If these results were from your faculty, how would you proceed?
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References
Koehler, M., & Mishra, P. (2009). What is technological pedagogical content knowledge
(TPACK)? Contemporary issues in technology and teacher education, 9(1), 60-70.
Teague, H. L. (2017). A Mixed Methods Study of Online Course Facilitators’ Perceptions of Mobile
Technology, Design, and TPaCK Affordances. ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway, PO
Box 1346, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.
Dec
8
As you welcome new colleagues to your team/school/PLN, how you would identify their technology interest and comfort level? One way to do this is through a discussion of the TPaCK instructional framework. TPaCK combines technological acumen with pedagogy and content knowledge with . TPaCK measures the “interactions among content, pedagogy, and technological knowledge” (Koehler & Mishra, 2009, p. 66). Strong correlations among the components helps teachers identify effective practices that will enrich students’ learning experiences (Teague, 2017).
TPaCK combines pedagogy and content knowledge with technological acumen.
Assessing a colleague’s fluency with TPaCK can be done through two questions:
I created an online, 2-question survey with Survey Anyplace to measure my colleagues’ TPaCK fluency. The results from a random sample of participants will appear in a future post.
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References
Koehler, M., & Mishra, P. (2009). What is technological pedagogical content knowledge
(TPACK)? Contemporary issues in technology and teacher education, 9(1), 60-70.
Teague, H. L. (2017). A Mixed Methods Study of Online Course Facilitators’ Perceptions of Mobile
Technology, Design, and TPaCK Affordances. ProQuest LLC. 789 East Eisenhower Parkway, PO
Box 1346, Ann Arbor, MI 48106.
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