January 22, 2017
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The goal of my innovation plan is the effective use of iPads in the classroom, and to increase students outcomes with the use of iPads. Karen Hinnett writes the reflective process “helps students to understand what constitutes quality work and to develop evaluative skills.” (2002) As such, I am creating a course on iTunesU to…
December 16, 2016
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Developing a Growth MindsetiPad Innovation in the Classroom I have always considered myself as a life-long learner, but the past five weeks have helped me develop that idea to a deeper, more coherent definition of what that means. This definition has come to a peak with the reading of Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset.Ability, skill or intelligence…
December 11, 2016
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Significant Learning Plan with UbDTeaching with the end in mind has been taught to me, ever since I started looking into teaching as a career. Not knowing where you are directing your students, is like driving at top speed down the road with no idea on how to get to the destination. You are making…
December 3, 2016
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Creating a significant learning environment is more than what content you teach, but how you set up the learning environment. When creating a course of study the learning outcome must effortlessly coincide with activities and assessments that are done during the course. Looking at the development of a course from multiple perspectives of foundational, application,…
October 29, 2016
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iPad Opportunities Execution Achieving Wildly Important Goals In Spite of a Whirlwind In Spite of the Whirlwind Daily lives of teachers are busy. There seems to always be another task or duty that they are expected to do, on top of making sure that every student is being successful in their classroom. The daily…
October 16, 2016
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INFLUENCING ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGE Increasing Educational Opportunities with iPadsOVERVIEWChange the behavior to affect the attitude, as the attitude will change due to the change in behaviors (Cross, J., 2013) presents Dr. Jenni Cross in her TEDx Talk entitled “Three Myths of Behavior Change – What You Think You Know But Don’t.” Incorporating iPads into the classroom,…
October 10, 2016
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Why iPads in the Classroom? As teachers, we strive for the best in our students. We want the best for them, at whatever cost that may take. We teach all kinds of students. The advanced energetic learner, the resistant rebellious child, and the learning-challenged struggling student. All of these types are in our classroom at…
September 24, 2016
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Enhancing Educational Opportunities with iPads plan is based on reviewed research. The proposed timeline is developed from previous innovators that have taken on similar goals. Although these steps have been done, there is always room for improvement. Recognize and Leverage Innovation ChangesA developed plan is only good if it is elastic and living. Able to change…
September 24, 2016
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Introduction This review will look at the opportunities that are afforded through the consistent use of iPads in the classroom. The scope will focus primarily on a 1:1 iPad classroom, where every student has an individualized iPad for learning. The review will not explore the distribution or management of the iPads, but focus solely on…
September 20, 2016
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Elgin Independent School District implemented a 1:1 iPad Initiative at the beginning of the 2014-2015 school year. Starting at Elgin Middle School, the initiative began with a gradual deployment of student iPads, and, by the beginning of the 2015-2016 school year, stretched from grades six to twelve. The goals of the initiative are to provide…