November 4, 2017
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Innovation Plan Shift Innovation is adapting an idea or process to make it more useful or purposeful. It is not always something new or original (that is more an invention), but more a disruption. With that definition of innovation, I don’t know if my project is innovative, but could it be? Is using iPads…
July 5, 2017
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Sackcloth textured by freephotocc from pixabay.comSupporting Daily iPad Use – Action ResearchAs Dr. Mertler writes in his book Action Research: Improving Schools and Empowering Educators, “master teachers” are teachers that “constantly and systematically reflect” (2017, p. 20) These teachers see that there are constant grounds for improvement and strive to become better professionals. These teachers and…
July 1, 2017
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Download by geralt from pixabay.comLiterature for Action ResearchWhat are best practices to support daily iPad use?In my previous post on developing Action Research for iPad Use, I described the steps involved in the process of action research. During the first stage of Planning includes looking at what others have found to be successful or not…
June 17, 2017
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iPad Use Action Research OutlineIn my former education path, I was a science teacher. I taught anything from physical to life science. No matter what flavor of science I was teaching, I always pushed my students to continue to ask questions, and think deeper about how they saw the world. As a professional educator, I…
May 13, 2017
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The original innovation plan of fully utilizing iPads in the classroom is having a change in focus. A new focus on the revitalization and refreshing of the iPad or personalized technology devices. I say either iPad or personalized learning devices, as I am not sure which direction my district is going to go when the…
May 8, 2017
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Literature Review of iPad InitiativesThe focus of my innovation plan is starting to develop from the effective and continued use of iPads, but how to revive and refresh an initiative that is currently happening. My district is entering the third year of 1:1 iPads for the middle and high schools. The initial plan of this…
April 29, 2017
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Reviving Learning with Personalized Learning Technology A review of the literature surrounding the use of Instructional Communication Tools (ICT), primarily iPads, in education. Case studies, articles, and papers were analyzed for successes and failures from personalized learning technology initiatives. The video shows what I found to be where these initiatives were successful, and when they…
April 1, 2017
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Supportive iPad Professional Learning According to Gulamhussein (2013) to create an effective professional learning plan, it should include the follow features:1. Extend duration for allowing for learning new strategies and implementation2. Support for implementation stage to address specific challenges3. Active learning with varied approaches4. Model the skills to be learned for further understanding of new…
Apple Teacher Professional Learning Plan The great desire to use the tools that are provided by the district in an effective and useful manner. When I was a teacher, I felt it was my duty to utilize the tools that a district provided for me to best of my abilities to encourage, engage, and…
Effective Professional Learning Professional development, professional learning, teacher development, continuing professional education; it has a lot of names but is it effective? According to the Hechinger Report (2015), The Mirage (2015), and the Center for Public Education (Gulamhussein, 2013) it is not. Professional development (PD) is costly and timely but does not see a…