Tag Blended Learning
America knows what teachers are doing during this #RemoteLearning episode, but what about others who work in the school district? I have a small view of what is going on in our medium-sized school district in Georgia. The most important… Continue Reading →
The K-12 educational world is having a moment. And the only thing we know about moments is that they do not last. Mid-March K-12 districts across the country started to shut down physical locations and offer remote learning instead. Teachers… Continue Reading →
I have the background of a face-to-face K-12 teacher, an online graduate student, and someone who has studied blended learning for the past ten years. But this Remote Learning is something different than face-to-face/online/blended learning. #RemoteLearning is something different than… Continue Reading →
It is report card time and the school is sending my son’s report card through the mail, the U.S. Postal Service. That is where K-12 education has ended this week, reduced to sheltering in place in our homes and the… Continue Reading →
With ever-increasing days under our belt as remote teachers, thousands of educators are likely taking stock this morning. If this is the new normal, how normal was yesterday? School From Home: If this is the new normal, how normal was… Continue Reading →
Traditionally the 12 Days of Christmas starts on Christmas and extends roughly through teacher break; however it was celebrated in times of old is fine, but that’s how I observe it now. My stance is that fewer Geese a Laying… Continue Reading →
Virtual Communities Virtual Communities include online courses and social media platforms. Online classes offer a variety of interactions. Some are expected and unexpected; there are also some interactions that do more to build social presence than others. Online classes have… Continue Reading →
Differentiating Course and Community Both coursework and interactions in online learning communities, such as social media, are concerned with literacies. Song “pluralizes the word” literacy to denote the multiple literacies today’s students have to possess to interact and learn successfully… Continue Reading →
An introduction is difficult. The introduction is the start of your Social Presence in your online classroom. If you are a novice online educator you may be especially concerned. Allow me to share two methods for K-12 educators to enhance… Continue Reading →
Well, maybe not “you,” but the real problem that someone-you-know has with educational technology… Resilience You are not always able to spring back quickly from a difficult #edtech challenge. The unplanned can stop you in your tracks and you are… Continue Reading →
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