Hello everyone, What a great course! Today in class we had the opportunity to reflect on the overall course themes and content through sketchnoting. I found this to be a great tool to help me remember all the things we looked at in a fun way, that did not take too long. I could definitely…
In class we discussed the topic of privacy, security, and digital footprint. These are all topics that would be important to discuss with students, as most adolescents spend a lot of time on the internet. Based off today’s material, I thought about how I would make these topics easy to understand for a student. This…
During our EdTech Camp, we began thinking about designing a workshop that would promote the idea of bringing back presentations. In our break out room. this idea sparked from our observations as a group that teachers were not including many presentations in their practice, if at all. As pre-service teachers, we feel that presentations are…
Learning how to bake better and adding more baking techniques to my tool belt was a lot of fun. At the beginning of the semester, I brought in cookies to class, and it was so nice to see how sharing food can bring people together. I always appreciated the people in my life like mom,…
Hello everyone, Today I made macarons with my friend Rayne! The inspiration for baking them came from my trip to France in 2024, where I got to try them for the first time. They are so light and delicious, but I have heard that they are difficult to bake, and they need a lot of…
Hello everyone, In this class we talked about different games and coding activities that can engage kids in learning in a hands on way. We did some vibe coding with Elsa and Anna, and this was a good activity to see the potential of vibe coding. I could forsee it being used in a high…
Hello Everyone, For our Educational Technology inquiry, our group explored how simple stop-motion animation can help students express learning in ways that go beyond writing or speaking. We were interested in how students show understanding through making, building, and visual storytelling, rather than only through text. Our starting point was the artifact box idea from…
This week we considered accessibility in education. This is a huge topic to consider, as inclusive education teaching has made drastic changes within the last five years. Accessibility is an important topic to consider for me, because as an able-bodied individual, I will undoubtedly have blindspots in my practice that must be addressed. Personally, I…
Hello everyone! I recently baked brownies with my mom, and they turned out amazing! I have always loved brownies (who doesn’t), and it was a special occasion when we made them in our home. Strangely, one day it arbitrarily became a tradition to share the dessert when we had milestones in the family; for example,…
Hey everyone! I did not get the chance to attend any Pro-D workshops this week due to travel. I’m going to London! So although I was not able to check out any of the workshops, I will be creating lore for my students during my time abroad. Hopefully not ‘losing my passport’ type of lore,…