Book Review: "Connections Academics & Purpose (Dr. Cinde Lock)
“The CAP method helps students to move beyond themselves, engage with others, learn at their own pace, and show what...
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Book Review: "The Explorer's Gene" (Alex Hutchinson)
“Meaningful exploration, I will argue, involves making an active choice to pursue a course that requires effort and carries the...
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Book Review: SuperAgency (Hoffman and Beato)
What Could Possibly Go Right?!
“Even among AI developers, some believe that future instances of superintelligent AIs could represent an extinction...
Read More »PME 811 Blog Post 10 – Final Blog Reflection
My blog has demonstrated careful engagement with existing knowledge about innovation in teaching and learning. Through exploring the various course...
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Book Review: "The Genius Myth" (Helen Lewis)
“The argument over whether Elon Musk is a genius is really an argument about what our society values and what...
Read More »PME 811 Blog Post 9 – Final Glossary and Reflection
Innovation
I define innovation in education as the intentional iteration of teaching practices and learning environments that responsively meet students’ evolving...
Read More »PME 811 Blog Post 8 – Professional Development Reflection
Description of the Event
The MindFit Professional Learning Workshop titled The Perfect Trap: Helping Students Break Free from Anxiety & Overwhelm...
Read More »PME 811 Blog Post 7 – Personal Learning Network
Part 1: Reflection
I learn about new developments, ideas, and opportunities through a variety of professional networks rather than a single...
Read More »From Practice to Purpose: Teaching Down
Teaching Down: How Mentoring Younger Students Transformed Formative Learning Into Purpose
After successfully including peer celebrations to help students see the...
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Book Review: "Powerhouse" by Dr. Greg Wells
“It’s unnatural and even unhealthy to never experience stress. Stress can give us a positive push. It can tell us...
Read More »PME 811 Blog Post 6 - Diversity and Inclusion in Innovation
Leat and Whelan (2023) explore educational innovation by distinguishing between convergent and divergent pedagogies. Convergent pedagogy is characterized by predetermined...
Read More »PME 811 Blog Post 5 - Indigenous Perspectives
Ball’s (2004) article focuses on the marginalization of “Indigenous knowledge and ways of knowing,” critiquing Western education as a primary...
Read More »PME 811 Blog Post 3 & 4 - Philosophical Foundations of Teaching
Both Chanicka et. al. (2018) and Bourn (2021) position education as a transformative practice, albeit through slightly different lenses. The...
Read More »PME 811 Blog Post 2 - AI and Innovative Teaching
In considering innovation in education, the topic of AI could not be avoided. What’s interesting is how quickly these technologies...
Read More »PME 811 Blog Post 1 - Rethinking Innovation Through Satisficing
Several years ago, I encountered the concept of satisficing through Dave Stuart Jr. at an NCTE conference. Defined as doing...
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Book Review: Free Agent Learning (Julie Evans)
Book Review: Free Agent Learning by Julie A. Evans
Why Student Agency Should Reshape the Way We Structure School
“School is no...
Read More »Alumni Giving Empowerment: Design Thinking Action Plan (TAKE 2)
Before diving into our third face-to-face session tomorrow at SMLS, I thought it might be important to re-center myself in...
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Book Review: "Be Yourself at Work" (Claude Silver)
Thanks to Jason Rogers, my podcast-partner-in-learning, for recommending this book to me after listening to Claude Silver at a conference.
This...
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Book Review: Forward Together (George Couros)
Forward, Together: Vulnerable Leadership in Contentious Times
“Do not judge people for not being where you are today. You weren’t there...
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