During the current school year, over 40 teachers have begun to use, or ramped-up their use of Moodle (what Dearborn calls iLearn) in their classroom. One of these teachers is Nicole Laramee, science and social studies teacher at Woodworth Middle School. Ms. Laramee has used iLearn (Moodle) for many things at this point, most notably…
With limited time and a (seemingly) unlimited number of standards to cover, the suggestion that teachers ought to encourage students to “keep trying until they get it” seems just a tad bit unrealistic. Waiting for every student that begins at any one of a range of starting points to achieve mastery of every standard would take months…
The National Technology Education Plan is a vision and call to action for preparing students for life in the 21st century. One of the issues addressed is that of the Digital Divide. But the divide may be deeper than you think: Digital Use Divide Traditionally, the digital divide referred to the gap between students who…
Dearborn High Science teacher and Dearborn Moodle Moot 2015 attendee Mrs. Heather Ferris has been working diligently this year to create powerful course materials on Moodle (iLearn) for her chemistry and forensic science students. So far, Mrs. Ferris has provided resources and links, and had students participate in online discussion forums about topics in chemistry. She has…
These days, there are dozens of online tools to help students learn and teachers teach. With quick, fun formative assessment platforms like Kahoot and Poll Anywhere, to tutorial/drill-and-practice sites like Khan Academy and IXL, opportunities for learning abound in the virtual world. I recommend all of these sites for every teacher and student. Some of these tools are simple and…
I’ve had several conversations with teachers over the past few months about how and what to put on their blogs. On top of that, there are many who have expressed frustration about the fact that it seems not many people are using their blogs. I thought I’d share a few tips to help you get…
If you’re a Dearborn teacher, you’ve heard of it many times. You’ve even been required to use it to complete some of your own professional development. But if you’re like many, you haven’t found the time to invest in it or seen how the benefits could possibly outweigh the costs of learning something so complicated. I’d…
Check out the latest guide created by the Tech Coaches to help you create a Moodle (iLearn) quiz. The guide is easily navigable and even features Tech Coach Tips with advice on creating and administering quizzes on iLearn. This Guide is just the latest in a series of help sheets available for teachers on the…
How are you integrating technology? Take a look at this short video clip to help you think about how your technology integration relates to the depth of knowledge of tasks taking place in your classroom. https://d1pmarobgdhgjx.cloudfront.net/education/SAMR_Rebrand_2014.mp4 For other resources on the SAMR model, check out Kathy Schrock’s Guide to Everything: The SAMR Model.
Teachers across the Dearborn Public Schools are doing fabulous work communicating with students, parents, and the community at large. The daily and weekly happenings of the classroom, learning targets, resources, links, and student work are being displayed for all to access on each participating teacher’s iBlog. All of these enhance the effectiveness of the classroom teacher and empower…
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