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This week was super interesting and also super confusing. It was a good eye opener about things that I never really think about in my day to day. Contrast, user design, online accessibility, and tech that is inclusive. I have been to websites before where I think “this website sucks and is really hard to…
This week we talked about gamification – a term I wasn’t really familiar with until starting this program. I really like the idea of it, and reflect on how I would’ve really enjoyed gamification when I in school. I wasn’t allowed to have video games growing up, so anytime we got to play some fun…
I am looking forward to each POD presentation at the end of this class, I found it really interesting listening to the brief overviews of all group’s ideas. I am looking forward to POD #6’s presentation about trauma-informed teaching practices. Its something I don’t know much about and think its such an important topic. I…
For this week’s seminars I chose Live It Earth and Exploring Digital Classrooms K-7. I really enjoyed both sessions, and they were great opportunities to learn about the amazing resources that are available to teachers. Exploring Digital Classrooms K-7 This was a great resource that was very dense and had a lot of information. I…
This week was very interesting, and I really appreciated hearing from Mike about all the amazing resources that FocusEd has to offer. I’m looking forward to Friday when I get to attend the zoom workshops to delve even deeper. One of the main practical concerns I have for teaching is how to come up with…
Universal Design for Learning (UDL) is a main topic in all of our classes during this program. I am really glad that this is a focal point, because it is so important to create lessons that allow all students to access learning and understanding. I never thought about using AI to increase UDL in lessons…
This week we talked about AI – a hot topic in the world these days, especially in teacher’s college. It seems to be the way things are going, and more and more people are using AI to create lesson plans, rubrics, assessment tools, etc. It seems like a great use of technology, but is it…
What an amazing experience. I think we all felt like it was the teaching promise land and we had found a positive solution to increase student motivation and engagement. The environment was welcoming, cozy, and conducive to learning. The students looked like they were enjoying their time, and the teachers I talked to were all…