"Identify something that you have ALWAYS wanted to learn about or to do" This prompt for the Network Learning Project for CEP 810 - Teaching for Understanding with Technology had me stumped, but after going over a few options, such as calligraphy, organization (you don't want to see my desks), and how to make sunny side up eggs, I have decided to learn how to tie a bow tie! I received a bow tie a few years ago as a gift, but have not learned how to tie it. This project will be my motivation to do so.
While I have always struggled with knots, I have been able to tie a tie since high school. I perfected my craft during college and as I searched for my first teaching job. To kick start my learning process, I created the Screencast below to showcase where and how I am choosing resources for the Network Learning Project. This project is going to provide me with a few challenges and teach me in many ways:
By the end of this project, my goal is to successfully tie a bow tie. Do you know how to tie a bow tie? Is it difficult to tie one? Let me know in the comments! References:
International Society for Technology in Education (2013) ISTE standards for educators. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/for-educators
For my first week of CEP 810 - Teaching for Understanding with Technology, I was asked to reflect on my thoughts and understanding of the processes of learning and transfer after reading the first three chapters of Bransford, Brown, and Cocking's 2000 book, How People Learn: Brain, Mind, Experience, and School.
I invite you to review my full essay. The essay begins with how and why I believe in invitations and continues with valuing students' funds of knowledge and welcoming them into a collaborative space where their work is valued. I briefly reflect on how I have enacted Bransford, Brown, and Cocking's notions about teaching content and assessing students, which contradict many outdated directives. The essay wraps up with a reflection on the transfer process and my thoughts about my continued work in CEP 810.
It is time to introduce the future blog posts that will grace EduCollecTIONs - my graduate coursework for CEP 810 - Teaching for Understanding with Technology at Michigan State University! Within the course, I am required to share out my essays and blog posts, so stay tuned for those posts, along with other EduCollecTIONs sprinkled in. |
EducollecTIONsAs an educator and lifelong learner, I have a collection of "-tions" involved in my studies and practice as an educator. Archives
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