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The following are work samples created throughout my coursework in the iMET program. The represent the variety of challenging assignments that were given to myself and my fellow cohorts in order to help mold us into the best possible educators. Each product on this page was chosen in order to showcase the best parts of my work.
Professional Development Manual
As a portion of my course work for EDTE 284 I developed a professional development manual, with a fellow cohort, that could be distributed and used in a variety of professional settings. Through it's development we intended it to be used at an elementary school in order to educate teachers how to properly create and implement the use of blogs in their classrooms. The professional development manual is designed to be as straight forward and uncomplicated as possible. Many educators are intimidated by implementing new curriculum into their classrooms and the goal was to take that fear out of the process. Blogging is a technology that could have endless possibilities in the classroom.
final_pd.pdf | |
File Size: | 1059 kb |
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Academic Argumentative Paper
As a portion of my course work for 250i I was instructed to chose a topic that I was passionate about in order to write an academic argumentative paper. I chose to focus on the current iGeneration of students that are currently in class rooms across the nation. In this paper I am arguing the point that this iGeneration of learners needs updated teaching strategies in order to be given the full spectrum of learning opportunities that they deserve. This generation of learners is processing information in an entirely different way than generations before them, there therefore needs to be new and technology based ways of presenting information to them.
argumentative_paper.docx | |
File Size: | 42 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Webquest
As a portion of my course work for EDTE 284 I developed a webquest that could be implemented in a 4th through 6th grade elementary class. I wanted to create something that I could actually put into use in my own classroom. I chose to focus on an ocean theme while also incorporating a project based learning activity in which each student would be responsible for creating an activity that would benefit the oceans that we live near and depend on for so much. The webquest was designed for students to work in pairs and then investigate several different websites in order to learn facts about marine animals. Students would have to create a power point as their final showcase of what they learned and in turn what they planned to do to help the marine animal that they learned about.
webquestocean.docx | |
File Size: | 117 kb |
File Type: | docx |
Digital Storytelling
Through the course work of EDTE 286 the process of using video and digital storytelling was explored. Through this process I was able to work hands on with creating my own videos, editing them, and composing them into complete digital stories. This is a process that could be very useful in the classroom and something that I think all students would love. Throughout this course we were required to post all of our work to our own personal blog so that we could view our fellow cohorts work as well. On this blog you can see several of the digital stories I created and an example of the process of story boarding.
Digital story telling blog
Digital story telling blog
SITE Conference
Through the course work of EDTE 250i we were encouraged to submit our action research proposals to the Society of Information Technology and Teacher Education (SITE). The proposal that I submitted was accepted and I was offered the opportunity to travel to New Orleans, LA to present my research. This opportunity was a great honor for me and I had the chance to interact and network with people from all over the world that are working to do amazing and ground breaking things with technology in education. The product that is present here on this page is the power point presentation that I did accompanied with a 15 minute talk on what my research covered and what my results were.
sitepowerpoint.pptx | |
File Size: | 1347 kb |
File Type: | pptx |