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3. Week 01

Culturally Reflective

Culturally Relevant/Reflective Teaching and Learning

Ladson-Billings (1990) Teachers being aware of their own culture and biases as well as their students’ culture.

  • Reflecting on Biasas
  • Learn about Students’ Backgrounds
  • Achknowledge Differences
  • Inclusive Curriculum
  • Encourage Student Voice
  • Adjust Teaching Methods

Self Reflection Questions * Does the technology I use in the classroom support and reflect the cultural diversity of students * Are there cultural experiences and perspecitves reflected in stories or analogis? * How do I use technolgoy to amplify my students’ voices and allow them to share their culutural knowledge? * What assumptions do I make aobu what is “common knowledge” for my students?

Collaboration for Success

Research shows that teachers have more success integrating technology when they collaborate and partipate in a professional community.

TPACK theory of Teacher Knowledge -Technology - Content - Pedagogy Fab Learning Academy -Technology - Science of Learning - Innovative Practices

Moving away from teacher knows everything! Collaborate and fill in what’s missing by having subject area teacher work with technology teacher to design lessons.
1. Look at Technology Knowledge Domain (teacher in school or outside specialists) 2. Content Area Domain (subject area teacher) 3. Pedagogy Domain (teachers, instructional coaches, administrators)

Ways of Collaborating * Brainstorming * Remixing lesson plans * Observation * Sharing resources

The Collaboration Cycle: Building Independence Through Partnership Full Collaboration - Partial Collaboration - Coaching - Mentoring

This is like the co-teaching model but with technlolgy

Challenges to Collaborating

It’s important to consider where teachers are coming from - their philosophy, their

Electronics

Why do it for K-12? * Hands on * STEAM career prep * Builiding foundational skills * Project-based learning * Develop critical thinking and problem solving skills * Hands on learning * Fostering creativity and innovation

Important Considerations * Age appropriate * Safety protocols * Access

Early Elementary (4-8) * Batteries * Simple Swatches and LIghts * Buzzers * Conductive inks/foils

Upper Elementary (9-11) * Series & parallel circuits * Simple circuits * Light sensor, dc motor

Middle School * More complex components, e.g. resistors, capacitors, transistors, breadboards * Building projects; more sensors, output devices, motor control * Block or scripted coding

High School * Deeper dive into circuit analysis, simple circuit design * Calculations of current, votage and resistance * More advanced projects, e.g. building robots, alarm systems, etc. * Other hardware platforms

Online Simulators - Tinkercad Circuits

Tutorial (insert link)

Demos - Embedded Boards

Paper Circuits (make a pop up greeting card that lights up) Put it on vinyl cutter…

Makey Makey - a great introduction to electrical current, integrates with DF You can make your own board

Work

Watch videos Explore some basic electronics - lights, batteries, etc. Desing smoe educational activity using simple electronical complenents suitable for your age group

TO DO: Document 1. Describe projcet 2. 2. Enumerate the electronic component 3. A few pictures

Refleciton How do we integrate electronics HOw can we build with other teachers? How can you integrate cultural reflective learning?