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Reflections on Jasper Series Symposium
Anchored for Success: Technology-Enhanced Activities As education evolves, new approaches to learning emerge, each with its own set of advantages and disadvantages. One such approach is anchored instruction (AI), which utilizes authentic contexts to promote critical thinking and problem-solving skills, … Continue reading
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The Jasper Series
The Adventures of Jasper Woodbury (a.k.a. The Jasper Series) The Jasper Series is a math multi-media education project consisting of 12 digital videos that targets students at grade 5 and higher. The project was developed by a group of researchers … Continue reading
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PCK and TPCK: Two Theoretical Frameworks Describing Teacher Knowledge Required for Effective Teaching
PCK and TPCK are two theoretical frameworks that examine the necessary teacher knowledge and skills required to effectively teach a given body of knowledge.” (ChatGPT, 2023) A Brief History of Teacher Knowledge Frameworks In “Those Who Understand: Knowledge Growth in … Continue reading
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The Intersection of Technology, Teaching, and Learning
What is Technology? In preparation for thinking about technology-enhanced learning environments (TELEs), I first answer the question, “what is technology?” This expansive question results in different answers, reflecting various perspectives and priorities. Although in this course, our focus is on … Continue reading
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Implementing Technology in the Classroom: A Teacher’s Perspective
The following article summarizes key statements made by Teacher T, a veteran educator with over 20 years experience focused in the field of adult education. In the interview he shares his practice, observations, and insights related to his use of … Continue reading
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Unpacking my Assumptions About ‘Good Use’ of Technology
Guiding Question: How could we or should we use technology in math and science learning environments? How technology might be used to support or enhance learning Technology Image (Flickr) My starting perspective about what “counts” as good use of technology … Continue reading
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Student Misconceptions as Their Private Universe
In A Private Universe, Heather, a 9th grade student, is formulating her understanding of the movement of the sun, Earth, and moon and how this creates the various seasons and the phases of the moon. Heather has a mixture of … Continue reading
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My Auto E-ography
I have older siblings, and I remember them coming home with their math homework and doing homework with a logarithmic ruler. I was a numerophile from an early age, and although I had no idea what a logarithm was at … Continue reading
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Welcome
Welcome to my blog! This blog is being undertaken as I work in the latter stages of my MET program. It will serve as a compilation of my learning process and growth as I work through ETEC 533: Technology in … Continue reading
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