A Web 2.0 Class: Students Learn 21st Century Skills, Collaboration, and Digital Citizenship | Edutopia

A Web 2.0 Class: Students Learn 21st Century Skills, Collaboration, and Digital Citizenship | Edutopia.

Getting Started with Technology Integration in Your Classroom | Edutopia

Getting Started with Technology Integration in Your Classroom | Edutopia.

Where do you stand on the Current Instructional Practices Framework?

The Current Instructional Practices (CIP) Framework measures classroom teachers’ current instructional practices relating to a subject-matter versus a learner-based instructional approach in the classroom. As one moves to a higher CIP Intensity Level, less emphasis is placed on didactic instruction, sequential and uniform learning activities, and traditional forms of assessment. In its place, teachers begin [...]

What’s your measure of fluency on The Personal Computer Use Framework?

The Personal Computer Use (PCU) Framework measures classroom teachers’ fluency level with using digital tools and resources for student learning. As one moves to a higher PCU Intensity Level, the depth and breadth of current and emerging digital tool use (e.g., multimedia, productivity, desktop publishing, web-based applications) in the classroom increases proportionally as does the [...]

Add some H.E.A.T. to your classroom

Dr. Christopher Moersch has developed a rubric for self-assessing 4 particular characteristics that have been shown to improve student achievement.  The acronym for this rubric is H.E.A.T.  Here’s some more about it: H.E.A.T. stands for Higher-order thinking, Engaged learning, Authentic learning, and Technology use. The H.E.A.T. Framework measures the integration of these four factors in [...]

What’s LoTI all about?

Dr. Christopher Moersch has developed a rubric  called Levels of Teaching Innovation (LoTI) that helps a teacher self-assess just where they are in terms of incorporating innovative practices into their teaching. Take a look and assess yourself. The Levels of Teaching Innovation (LoTi) Framework was first conceptualized by Dr. Chris Moersch in 1994 as a [...]