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My Best/Surprisingly Most Influential Structured Learning Experience

It was honestly very difficult to pick out my best structured learning experience, because I know that I have probably taken a lot of my learning experiences for granted to the point where they don’t stand out to me at… Continue Reading →

Who am I right now and who put me in charge of learning design?

It’s term 2 of my Master’s coursework and it’s time for a quick check in. Honestly, not much has changed professionally since term 1. I’m still teaching computer science full time at my school and my Montessori course is still… Continue Reading →

How am I staying organized to engage with research about educational technology?

Starting my research on educational technology as it’s tied to computational thinking to the elementary school level, I reflected on the methods of gathering information that made me successful in my undergraduate degree. My method was tried, true, and often… Continue Reading →

The Dual Environment: Building a Practice Society as a Co-creation

*Update to my first post* – I spoke to my colleagues who are Montessori certified and it turns out the 5 great lessons I could not find information on are real! They are texts and they are readily available. As… Continue Reading →

How do we meet the needs of the Elementary child? My first foray into getting Montessori Certified – Yes, I am that crazy

If doing my masters wasn’t enough, I’ve decided to commit to a year-long 6-part series on Montessori Learning presented by the Montessori Training Center of BC. For context, I work in a dual track elementary school that offers Montessori learning…. Continue Reading →

Thoughts and Reflections on CUEBC 2023

This year, for the 4th year in a row, I have opted to attend the Computer Using Educators of British Columbia (CUEBC) conference. This year, the theme is “Connection”. Prior to attending this years conference, Lately I’ve been a little… Continue Reading →

What education technology issue, topic, or theme are you most interested in?

With my context in mind, I am really interested in the development and best practices of computational thinking in early learners. At every level of my computer curriculum, I introduce coding language and modalities, but I worry that when I… Continue Reading →

The Reality of My Context

What does my situation look like in terms of educational technology? In my elementary school, we are a mid-size school of 300+ students that offers both Montessori and more classical methods of teaching and learning. As the technology teacher, it… Continue Reading →

Initial Thoughts on EDCI 570/571

Let it be known that this is my very first post in my learning journey through my Master’s degree in Educational Technology! I am eager and curious to learn, yet there is a lingering feeling that I am unsure of… Continue Reading →

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