The Tech Coaches have had the pleasure of working alongside an exceptional teacher at William Ford, Ms. Jazel Fakhreddine. Jazel is using her Moodle (iLearn) course to help her ELL students and their families access information in her classroom. By using Google...
Transforming Learning
Elementary Students are Starting Off the Year with Mahara ePortfolios
This school year started off with a specific focus on goals and artifacts in several elementary schools around the district. Teachers at Geer Park, William Ford, Haigh, Maples and McDonald have begun using Mahara ePortfolios with their classes to keep track of goals...
One tool EVERYONE should be using
Yesterday, I encouraged teachers to download one of the most potentially useful apps you can have on your mobile device: a QR-code reader. This is a simple app that allows you to use your camera to scan a code that looks like this...and go directly to a website,...
William Ford’s Virtual Zoo
Over the past month, I have had the opportunity to work with first graders in Ms. Miryam Shajrah's class at William Ford on a very exciting PBL project, the Virtual Zoo. Ms. Shajrah's first graders conducted research on an animal of their choosing, including such...
Beating Cheating in Online Assessments
This year, scores of teachers in Dearborn have begun to move their assessments online, mainly to Moodle (iLearn). This has been to the benefit of students, as they experience tests in formats that resemble that of the high-stakes standardized tests they'll encounter....
Revolutionizing Learning in Mme. Katzman’s French Classes
Over the past several years, Edsel Ford teacher Cheri Katzman has been working to revolutionize learning in her French classes by integrating technology into nearly everything she and her students do. Students in Madame Katzman's classes use Chromebooks and Google...