Author Archives: SJI
Professional Practices Project
Professional Inquiry Overview At Lewiston Public Schools (LPS) where I am the middle school technology integration specialist, we as a district are focusing our work currently on computer science education. I am part of the computer science committee which is … Continue reading
Professional Inquiry Introduction Introduction to Professional Inquiry
What is something you learned on your own recently? After doing the readings, what elements of your own learning experience would you connect to the readings? Provide at least two points of connection to the readings. For the past two … Continue reading
Learner Inquiry Project
Description On a weekly basis I, as the technology integration specialist at my school host an optional one-hour session for teachers to enhance their knowledge about effective technology integration strategies they can use in their classroom. The essential question for … Continue reading
Digital Citizenship
Digital Citizenship is a critical element in any 21st-century classroom, especially one that integrates technology ubiquitously. When I was a classroom teacher in a one-to-one classroom my integration of digital citizenship was embedded into the curriculum with informal lessons as … Continue reading
21st Century Skills
The skills that the students today need in order to be successful in future jobs are not necessarily the same skills that we needed or learned about in school. This new set of skills is referred to as 21st Century … Continue reading
Technology as the Bridge for Proficiency Based Education
Proficiency Based Education (PBE) is not a new concept in education. In the 1920’s, Mastery Education was introduced where students could move at their own pace until they had mastered a set of standards. Entire textbook series were created in order … Continue reading
Digital Docent – The Bridge to Connect Digital Generations
Digital Docent – The Bridge to Connect Digital Generations Recently I have been learning more about and giving presentations on the students who walk into our classrooms every day. A common phrase uttered by teachers is “my students today just … Continue reading
