Jan 5, 2023
Technology to Increase Student Agency
Debbie Tannenbaum 23rd year in teaching and 5th year as a technology coach. She brings a consistent, realistic, and authentic light into the world of instructional technology. Her approach has a single target: improve learning experiences for students. Technology is a tool to help us facilitate a learning environment that will encourage students to be creators, not consumers.
The shift from COVID was a forced innovation. Teachers are now much more welcoming to the idea of coaches and technology.
Technology can help facilitate a Universal Design for Learning philosophy of teaching. It provides students multiple ways to access the same content and skills.
Digital natives versus digital literacy. Our students are not digitally literate if we do not teach them.
We need to teach students icons and skills to navigate devices independently.
As the teacher, start using the phrase “activities are for you or for me. If it’s for you, I can’t promise I will provide you feedback. If it’s for me, I will. However, you can always ask for my feedback.”
It doesn’t need to look perfect, sounds perfect, or be perfect. Especially when students are making videos.
Real authentic paths and experiential learning: choice boards, webquest, student-centered.
Project Zero from Harvard: Thinking routines, scaffolds to help reveal student thinking
Become a connected educator, leverage social media and different organizations like www.teachbetter.com.
Connect with Debbie Tannenbaum