Skip to main content

Home/ OLLIE Iowa/ Contents contributed and discussions participated by edgerlyj1

Contents contributed and discussions participated by edgerlyj1

edgerlyj1

Implementation in a Secondary Classroom (Articles) - 0 views

  • It is a messier way to teach, though it takes more organization on the teacher’s part, not less. You really have to be on top of things to allow the students choice since now there is more than one “right” way of doing something in the classroom.
    • edgerlyj1
       
      I agree with this 100%! It takes a lot of time on the front end to set something like this up, and then the teacher has to be ok with some chaos in their classroom as students go in every which direction.
  • One of the things I had to learn recently was to let go and allow the kids to experience the consequences of their choices. And maybe there’s a failure. Maybe a kid was trying to do a vodcast and he couldn’t get the video to work correctly on the computer. That’s a learning opportunity for that child. Because it was his choice, he’s going to try to figure out a way to make it work—sometimes with the help of a fellow student.
    • edgerlyj1
       
      This control is hard to give up! When I know we can learn something in less time and in a more "clean" fashion, it's hard to let students get messy, but sometimes it's worth it!
  • Now she says, “One of you needs to move. You decide.” It is less stressful to her and focuses the students on what they need to do to regain control.
    • edgerlyj1
       
      I also use this strategy. It makes it less personal and the students decide between themselves who is going to move, rather than it seeming like I singled one of them out.
  • ...1 more annotation...
  • It makes them feel that they are part of the process, not powerless
    • edgerlyj1
       
      This is such a huge component! Part of our purpose as educators is to empower students, so this a great way to do that!
edgerlyj1

Education-2025 - Personal Learning Environments - 0 views

  • as the importance of standardized tests continues to increase mandated curriculum is becoming more monolithic, less differentiated, and increasingly individual
    • edgerlyj1
       
      Very sad, though I am hopeful this swings the other direction in the future. I believe there is new evidence coming out about the harms of standardized testing and it becomes clear that this particular approach is not accomplishing the intended outcome. Perhaps as new technologies emerge, we will shift away from this standardized assessment driven frenzy we're currently living under.
edgerlyj1

Social Networking - PersonalizedLearningEnvironments - 0 views

  • social networking tools
    • edgerlyj1
       
      This makes me nervous as an educator in today's society. Given how quickly people want to attach teachers for connections through social media, I've chosen to keep all my social media accounts private and always separate from anything relating to my job or students. Just the sad reality we live in.
edgerlyj1

How To Create a Personal Learning Environment to Stay Relevant in 2013 | Online Learnin... - 0 views

  • Our understanding of learning has expanded at a rate that has far outpaced our conceptions of teaching. A growing appreciation for the porous boundaries between the classroom and life experience…has created not only promising changes but also disruptive moments in teaching.
    • edgerlyj1
       
      This is such a key idea in educational technology. Our understanding about how people learn has exploded, thanks to lots of new research about the brain. However, research on teaching isn't quite there yet, so there are a lot of us who aren't sure the best way to implement technology to achieve the highest levels of success for our students.
  • The Instructor’s role has changed. The learner is moving to the center of the learning and teaching model, and relies upon a variety of sources for learning.
    • edgerlyj1
       
      What makes this harder is that this reality has not made it's way into the minds of many parents. Parents had very traditional experiences and they therefore tend to think and believe that it should still be that way, when in fact, our reality has changed. It's hard when parents make comments to students about what the classroom and teacher should be like....
  • Determine which Web 2.0
    • edgerlyj1
       
      This can be quite the challenge because there are tons of new Web 2.0 tools coming out each year (seemingly every month!). It's hard to keep on top of and be able to diligently choose which tools will meet the intended need best.
edgerlyj1

Ten Tips for Personalized Learning via Technology | Edutopia - 0 views

  • Why wait days or weeks to deliver and grade a quiz to find out which kids missed important concepts? Teachers here routinely use remote-response systems (clickers), colorful little gadgets that allow each child to enter her answer to a practice question so that the teacher can instantly see who got it right or wrong. Computer software programs, too, can give kids practice questions, quickly diagnose trouble spots, and allow teachers to customize subsequent lessons for each child's needs.
    • edgerlyj1
       
      This has been a challenge, especially as I moved to a district that is very rapidly growing and my student roster is upwards of 160 now. It seems impossible to give timely feedback (let alone IMMEDIATE) or meaningful feedback to every single student. I've had to enlist technology to help me deliver feedback on some of the lowest level skills so I could focus on giving feedback on the higher level and more complex skills. It's a journey!
  • When they plan each unit of study, different members of each grade-level team design the activities for higher-skilled kids, lower-skilled kids, etc.
    • edgerlyj1
       
      Awesome idea! This is a benefit of teaching in a larger school -- many hands make light work! :)
edgerlyj1

Physical Environment Considerations, con't - 2 views

    • edgerlyj1
       
      This has been so key in my progression with differentiation, self-pacing, and now learning about PL. The biggest reason that I don't go deeper with this is because some/many (I teach freshmen) students aren't able to keep their focus on one particular subject. It turns into me redirecting several groups and less learning taking place than when I orchestrated the class as a whole.
    • edgerlyj1
       
      Sadly, this is the world we live in. A colleague and myself have sent students right into the hallways to watch video-lessons of something they are ready for, but they cannot do this anymore because the principal says no students can be in the hallways at all, for safety reasons.
    • edgerlyj1
       
      So huge! It should probably be assumed the opposite -- that student's DON'T know how to create and utilize a dashboard and they should be explicitly shown how to do so. Even if they do know how, it doesn't hurt for them to see it and hear it from you so they know your expectations.
  • ...1 more annotation...
    • edgerlyj1
       
      I think this point is HUGE! There are some things that computers do better at than teachers for helping students learn (lower level skills, think vocabulary, spelling, facts, etc) but there are some things that computers and technology will never be able to replace teachers (higher level thinking, creativity, compassion, empathy, etc). Therefore, there needs to be a balance and this seems to be a nice blend of the two.
edgerlyj1

CSD6181.pdf - 0 views

shared by edgerlyj1 on 11 Feb 18 - No Cached
  • For America's students, equality does not necessarily equal equity.
    • edgerlyj1
       
      This is such a huge idea but hard for some people to make sense of and directly address. It's the same principle as "Fair isn't always equal" like Wormelli writes about.
edgerlyj1

"Personalized" vs. "Personal" Learning - 1 views

  • but every mechanism we use to measure it is through control and compliance
    • edgerlyj1
       
      This is such a true point. We emphasize wanting to produce independent critical thinkers, but most of our whole educational system is aimed at producing compliant students who have all mastered the same things.
    • edgerlyj1
       
      crystalseier: "Yet, we are still in the mindset of assigning grades." I agree 100%. The realm of personalized learning is hindered by the current reality that we have to grade students. I see progress in this area because some schools are going away from class rank and some are even getting rid of GPAs. I think standards-based grading is progress towards being able to have more flexibility in the classroom and not being restricted by grades, both as a teacher and also in the minds of students (and parents!)
  • Personalization is often used in the ed-tech community to describe a student moving through a prescribed set of activities at his own pace. The only choice a student gets is what box to check on the screen and how quickly to move through the exercises. For many educators that’s not the true meaning of “personalized learning.”
    • edgerlyj1
       
      This may not be "personalized learning" based on the definition, but I feel this is a common stepping stone for most teachers to move in that direction. I feel it would be very hard to move from traditional teaching to completely PL based on how it is defined.
1 - 7 of 7
Showing 20 items per page