First Blog
Part 1: Introduction
Hello everyone! My name is Te'yana, and I am excited to embark on this journey with you all. Currently, I am a full time art teacher. This week actually. My professional goals include to keep teaching art, creative writing, and one day possibly teach creative writing in higher ed.
Part 2: ISTE Standards and Learning Activity
After reviewing the ISTE standards for students, I am more receptive towards the empowered learning standard. Within this standard, I'd want to focus on encouraging students to use technology to take an active role in choosing, achieving, and demonstrating competency in their learning goals.
For a practical learning activity related to the example. I imagine a project for middle school students focused on environmental science. Students could research local environmental issues, such as air pollution or waste management, using various online resources and databases. They would then create a digital portfolio using platforms like Google Sites or Wix to present their findings. This portfolio could include written reports, or images generated through Canva, or even videos that show local impacts or community initiatives.
In this project, students will not only engage with technology to gather and present information but also reflect on their learning process, making choices about how best to showcase their understanding and share it with peers and the community.
Part 3: Insights from Kolb’s Triple E Framework
Kolb’s Triple E Framework emphasizes the importance of engaging students with technology to enhance their learning experience. According to Kolb, technology should be used to engage, enhance, and extend learning. In my project, students are engaged through active participation in research and content creation. The use of digital tools encourages engagement by allowing them to express their creativity and individuality in their presentations.
The enhancement aspect of the framework is evident as the technology allow students to access a a lot of information beyond their immediate environment. This deeper exploration encourages critical thinking as students analyze data and then draw connections between their research and real-world observations. Lastly, the project supports learning by encouraging collaboration; students can share their information with their classmates, and others, which basically creates dialogue and potential action on the environmental issues they studied.
By aligning my lesson with Kolb’s Triple E Framework, I am confident that students will not only gain knowledge but also develop critical skills that will serve them well beyond the classroom.
Technology can be helpful, if implemented correctly and it takes a lot of thought to try and come up with lesson that find a balance.
Hi Teyana! I'm excited to work with you on this project, but I'd be lying if I said I wasn't nervous, haha!
ReplyDeleteI love that you are able to teach two courses that allow so much creative freedom for you and your students. I taught Creative Writing and Journalism at my last school and really loved how it allowed me to connect with the students and really provide tailored instruction to their goals and ambitions.
I also talked about building a digital portfolio in my blog post, I think I may have even mentioned Canva! I have already talked to my team about this concept because it's such a practical tool to teach students to build these platforms and use them how we are in this course. It would be interesting to see a digital portfolio for your Creative Writing kids to be able to showcase their work for potential writing opportunities down the road. I think that would be a high impact summative project that would relate to your course!