EDLD 5315 – 95/100 EDLD 5320 – 95/100 WOW! I don’t know how I can put into words what I am feeling right now, but I will try! This past year has flown by and I am SO happy I chose the Applied Digital Learning…
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My journey through the Applied Digital Learning program at Lamar University has been one I would have never expected. When I first decided to take the leap of faith and sign up for this master’s program, I was a little apprehensive. I had heard friends,…
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My innovation plan consists of using ePortfolios in a Fine Arts Dance classroom at the secondary level. This was a very specific topic, so as I have done other assignments through the course, my focus has widened a bit to encompass other educational subjects. This…
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As I read Action Research: Improving Schools and Empowering Educators by Craig Mertler, the topic of action research is something I feel as educators we are continuously doing in our day-to-day classrooms. I am constantly looking at my lessons, gauging how they are resonating with…
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EDLD 5389 – 95/100 EDLD 5318 – 95/100 I am always amazed at the end of each session of classes at how much we learn in such a short amount of time. I have been given a plethora of knowledge that will stay with me…
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Yep…. Read nothing but school articles these past two months. Pitiful, I know. Let’s hope that when I say I am going to read next month, it really happens. Haha. Making cookies has completely filled up my free time. And I am soooo close to…
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“The kind of teaching that comes with schools and ‘parenting’ pushes children towards imitation and away from innovation.” – Alison Gopnik, 2016 This quote along with the rest of the article from Alison Gopnik in What Babies Know About Physics and Foreign Languages really made…
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Being able to design a course in its entirety has allowed me to value the time and effort made from the professors who put together the content! I have been able to benefit from the articles and videos to help create effective professional development courses…
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Taking risks in your classroom can definitely be beneficial. Stepping out of your comfort zone fosters a growth mindset and is something you can model for your students. There have been plenty of times I tried something new, only for it to fail. I don’t…
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Collaboration is a hot topic in education for teachers and especially students. We know that collaboration means when two or more people are working together on an idea, but there are times when ‘working together’ doesn’t equal effective collaboration. Think ‘group projects’. Yes, technically you…
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In Nancy Duarte’s TED Talk, Duarte argues that the way an idea is presented could be the determining factor for if the idea is accepted. Duarte points out a presentation structure that common speeches, like Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech, follow.…
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The amount of money spent per teacher on Professional Development each year does not represent the growth (or lack-of) happening in the classroom. Districts are spending thousands of dollars on the exact style of learning teachers are told NOT to do. As educators, we are…
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Tony Bates shares in Teaching in a Digital Age there is no ‘one-way’ for teaching. Teachers will use their own approach based on their desired outcomes and priorities. Teachers teach based on their beliefs of how students learn and their values on what’s important in…
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EDLD 5304 – 95/100 EDLD 5317 – 95/100 These classes are flying by! I am over halfway done with my Master’s Degree in Applied Digital Learning at Lamar University, and the end will be here before I know it! The classes I took this session…
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In the video, Friedman’s Theory of Differentiated Leadership Made Simple, Dr. Jonathan Camp discusses the book, A Failure of Nerve by Edwin Friedman. This concept of differentiated leadership was new to me, but I instantly felt connected to what was being discussed. In the video, effective leadership…
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Well… this is a little sad compared to my January Book Reviews! All I have to say is, what a month! Between our Disney trip, late practices for competition, all the assignments due for my Masters’ classes, and making cookies (my side hustle LOL), there…
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This week in the Applied Digital Learning program at Lamar University, we were asked to peer review other classmates’ work. We had previously been given the task to create an article either by ourselves or with a partner in hopes to get it published by…
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The 4 Disciplines of Execution: Achieving Your Wildly Important Goals by Chris McChesney, Jim Huling, and Sean Covey (2016) states one limiting factor to reaching your goal is the day-to-day whirlwind of work, or your ‘day job’. This whirlwind refers to the tasks that must…
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This past weekend my family and I took a vacation to Disney World in Orlando, and I can definitely say it was magical! We boarded our planes Thursday evening and arrived in Orlando late that night. Our driver had us cheering as we passed the…
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Influencer: The New Science of Leading Change by Joseph Grenny & Kerry Patterson – I read this book as part of the curriculum for my classes at Lamar University. It focuses on creating change in your organization, and what the key steps are to make…
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