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I have been an educator in different ways over the past 40 or so years. I started out as a certified high school teacher, and then moved on to early childhood (where the students still want to learn). I am now in higher ed, working in Community Standards. My work involves talking to parents a lot, which I use an an opportunity to answer questions and offer support. I will be retiring this spring and am considering doing some online teaching in the future. In my M. Ed. program, I took a curriculum design course, and now want to update my skills and philosophy.
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Relection on the Course

  • I thought this course was going to be a “how to” on the best tech to use.  Naive, since the few courses I did online in the early-mid twenty-teens are probably passe.  I appreciated the structure of this course which used a variety of teaching methods to address the
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The Best Tool

  • My technology tool is not digital. I think the combined brain-power of a group of students and the teacher is the best “tool” of all. It brings in different points of view and experiences, it builds community. Students can build off each other’s idea. It’s a proven technology!
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General Classroom Structure

  • You must come to every class You must do all the outside reading when assigned You must participate in every class discussion with at least 1 sentence four or more times per class You must do every activity throughally and without help from anyone else  
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  • This is an existing picture I had in the very limited files I can access on my laptop at home.  This was a group that did a morning hike together.  It reminds me that learners and teachers come in all  “shapes and sizes.”  We had a leader on this
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Recent Comments by clothrop

  • Wondering if we might also ask the students at the beginning of the semester what technology they... More >>
    Comment on: When you’re deciding about using new technology in a class you’re teaching, what do you take into consideration?
    Posted on: 02/25/2024
  • Is the technology supporting the class/curriculum goals? I thinks some tech may be the newest... More >>
    Comment on: When you’re deciding about using new technology in a class you’re teaching, what do you take into consideration?
    Posted on: 02/21/2024
  • All the constant updates are my technology nightmare too. I had a very large spreadsheet that I... More >>
    Comment on: Happy $20.24
    Posted on: 02/21/2024
  • You make a good point. While technology tends to be individuals on their own laptop, can we also... More >>
    Comment on: Unintended negative impact
    Posted on: 02/21/2024

Latest Annotations from clothrop

  • As a former K-12 educator who DID take ed philosophy and methods courses, I see this sole focus on... More >>
    Annotation on: Putting the pedagogic horse in front of the technology cart
    Posted by: clothrop
    Posted on: 02/25/2024
  • Amen! This is where OUR skill as an educator, our intuition, our experience can come to the fore. ... More >>
    Annotation on: On Silence: Humanising Digital Pedagogy
    Posted by: clothrop
    Posted on: 02/25/2024
  • This lies in the face of teacher-student, student-teacher philosophy. And, the techs who write the... More >>
    Annotation on: On Silence: Humanising Digital Pedagogy
    Posted by: clothrop
    Posted on: 02/25/2024
  • Should we consider silence at a time for students to process? If we wait long enough, would... More >>
    Annotation on: On Silence: Humanising Digital Pedagogy
    Posted by: clothrop
    Posted on: 02/25/2024
  • Love this!! I feel someone akin to the revolutionaries of the '60's talking here.... More >>
    Annotation on: On Silence: Humanising Digital Pedagogy
    Posted by: clothrop
    Posted on: 02/25/2024

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