HOW DO YOU PREPARE WITH SO MUCH UNCERTAINTY?
It has been a year of so many things... I have not updated my site in a few months - so busy, but here are some highlights....
- Blog: Looking Back to Think Forward: Reflecting on 9 weeks of remote learning in order to plan for the future.
- Check out the FREE Online Professional Learning Course I co-developed with the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation, Teaching Remotely: A Practical Guide.
- Review the amazing webinars developed for the NC Department of Instruction at Remote Learning Supports. Complete with guided coaching facilitation prompts to be used for school and district PD enrichment.
- White paper - Remote Learning in Times of Crisis: School and District Triage.
FI Connects | An Education Community of Support | VIRTUAL SUPPORT AND SOLUTIONS-BASED CONVERSATIONS
During these discussions we will share best practices and resources, but we will also spend time facilitating opportunities to collaborate, share, and ask questions of your colleagues from around our nation and the world in an effort for us to lift the load together. Follow using #FIConnects for upcoming 2021 events and webinars or go to go.ncsu.edu/ficonnects.
MUSINGS AND NEWS
Looking Back to Think Forward: Reflecting on 9 weeks of remote learning
The speed at which we all moved to accommodate our students during this crisis is unprecedented and staggering. We never signed up for this and few believed that it would really happen, but here we are: in a pandemic finding teachable moments that extend above and beyond any notions we had of the 2019-2020 school year. How can we begin to ‘tap the breaks’ and reflect after such a whirlwind?...
7 Essentials to Support Your Distance Instruction
No one is surprised by the increased discussion around planning for the use of distance learning as a continuity plan for most universities and schools. Distance learning is very different: you can’t just digitize yourself/lessons or mail a packet home and expect it to work....
Learner Agency | Pushing the Boundaries of Educational Possibilities in the Digital Age
Lately, when I have been using the term ‘Learner Agency’ in conversations with educators, I get the sense that they are not quite sure about how to move from talking about it to actual action....
Defining Your Role as an Instructional Technology Coach- The 4R's
What strategies can you put in place to take your coaching to the next level?....
Foundations of Universal Design for Learning, Accessibility, and Curricular Quality
The Universal Design for Learning Guidelines, directly correlate with what it takes to create the mind shift to the “Learner-Center”....
A Perspective on the SAMR Model - Erase the Line and Swim Laps!
The message given is that educators must “teach above the line".This, however, is where a problem arrises....
Bringing PD to Life with AR
The advantages of Augmented Reality and 'Two Minute PD' could be just what you are looking for to support your professional development...
Learning Walks for Max. Impact
Today’s educators work hard to balance both the increasing demands of blended and digital learning and the best curriculum and instruction for their students. Learning walks, or instructional rounds, are one of the most impact things a school can implement to grow their culture....
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VisuBlog | Your Digital Tattoo
We often refer to our students as 'Digital Natives', and we cannot deny that they are engaged and empowered in new ways thanks to technology; yet, we cannot assume that these digital natives understand their choices create a digital tattoo...
VisuBlog | Your Digital Tattoo
We often refer to our students as 'Digital Natives', and we cannot deny that they are engaged and empowered in new ways thanks to technology; yet, we cannot assume that these digital natives understand their choices create a digital tattoo...