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Inquiry For my free inquiry project, I pursued the goal to try and improve my gym lifts, as well as work on my other personal fitness goals. This project helped me to thrive this semester as I felt more clear, and motivated every day after my exercises. My final thoughts on my project is that…
My sketchnotes looks at which activities or exercises we did each week: Week 1: Intro, Blog Creation, Inquiry Brainstorming (Lifting) Week 2: Making inquiry pods, Open education resources Week 3: Screen recording, PLNs, Bluesky Week 4: Using AI in the classroom & its effects Week 5: Field Trip Day! Week 6: Pro-D workshop on proper…
Learning Pods This week I watched 4 learning pod videos looking at a wide variety as to how ed tech can be implemented into the classroom. The four presentations I engaged with offered a diverse look at modern EdTech: Pod 3 (Fitness Tech & Tracking Apps): Explored whether apps promote healthy habits or fuel unhealthy…
This week we discussed, then made up an Edcamp for ourselves where multiple educators discuss topics around education. For this session I collaborated with my peers discussing the topic: Promoting positive student skills During our meeting we discussed General Skills: Student Social Skills: The topic I was most engaged with was the discussion on bringing…
Our topic for this tech group assignment is to look at the pros and cons associated with using generative AI software to mark assessments/assignments in the classroom. As a teacher it is incredibly time consuming to mark the hundreds of assignments, tests, quizzes and more that you hand out throughout the year, and any time…
The fitness industry is undergoing a digital revolution. Back in the early 2000s-early 2010s high-cost personal trainers, infomercials, and early online pdfs dominated the industry, but now easy access apps that live right on our smartphones are starting to change the industry. Today’s apps act as digital coaches that adapt in real-time. This shift has…
Reflection of Coding in the Class In the context of science especially when exploring complex fields like microbiology, cell reproduction and biology coding and computational thinking can shift the student from a classic student listener to a creator which can help to deepen their understanding of the topic. Rather than just memorizing how bacteria reproduce,…
Often Missed Digital Accessibility Practices When browsing the internet, or social media, there are many commonly missed practices when it comes to digital accessibility, which is difficult for educators as we must ensure our students have reliable, functional information for all. The most common one I see is the lack of meaningful link text such…
This week, I continued with the regime I had detailed last week, but also took a deep dive into the research behind muscle growth/recovery Muscle Growth Building muscle mass isn’t only about hitting personal records in the gym, but is also about the crucial process of recovery and growth that happens in between workouts. This…
The biggest thing I took away from this professional development session is that we need to teach kids to keep their hands on the wheel when it comes to AI use. AI is an amazing tool for our students, it gives them the ability to have a 24/7 tutor/learning partner that can help a student…