I truly feel that at the center of every good teacher are the students. The reason so many of us do what we do is for our kids. Although we are here for the students, my capstone website will have other educators as the target audience. I believe that it is so valuable to create a space for resources, research, and inspiration as teachers aim to get their classroom functioning at a high level. If my capstone can help or inspire even one teacher, that could have an impact on a large number of students. When I started teaching I felt very isolated, there has been a shift in education towards a much more collaborative work environment. I think this collaboration is a vital part of a schools success. Creating this site for other teachers allow the connections and support to go beyond the walls of the classroom and even beyond the walls of the school or district.
As I look at the "Learn More" pages I get an idea of what I can include in my capstone. I like that Saelee had an infographic as well as some how's and whys of resources. I also like how her links were clearly defined. I hope to include screencasts, infographics, data and research, and quotes to name a few. I am not sure what the organization will look like at this point. I am struggling a little with streamlining the information because I did end up changing my driving question slightly. I would also like to make sure my page is visually appealing and that there is not too much text or too little. I hope to keep my audience engaged in the site because it will be easy to navigate and feel like there is good information but not to the point that it is overwhelming. Overall I don't have a clear idea of what it will look like but I am going to continue looking at the work that I have done and begin to piece it together.
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Gottfried:
I think her audience is not only teachers but administrators and school sites implementing something school wide. She also mentioned having some information for students. I think you could use some of her resources to support students in blogging. Yes, I think that she was effective in presenting the information. I love her use of visuals and quotes from both students and other educators. Her titles on each page captured my attention. I also liked that she linked things in such as common core standards and the design thinking process. Being from her school, I may be a little biased, I know that she stands by this work and the information she presented lives on at New Tech High. Saelee: I think Saelee's audience is teachers. She is giving educators the tools and information for a student centered classroom. I think she was effective in presenting this on each page. I liked her use of color with the text, it focused me in on some key points. I think her lay out was clean, it was simple but informative. She had a lot of visual components that captured my attention. I really appreciated how on some of the resources she had the "How" and "Why" information; I would find that much more helpful than just seeing an icon. I also really enjoyed how she presented her teaching journey in timeline form. Ellison: Again, I think this site is targeting educators. I enjoyed the Learn More page and the guide to the website along with all the videos that were inspiration. I also liked the standards page and how the visual was a group on links. This page seems very user friendly and things are communicated clearly. Avrukin: This site also seems to have educators as the target audience. Normally I like the idea of not too much text; however I felt that there was almost no information on some pages. I also like that there was a guide to what was on the website; however, by looking at the guide, I would not necessarily know where to find it. It was clear that her focus was differentiation, but I had to dig deep to find any information that I would be able to apply to my classroom. Overall, I think there were some good elements, but it was not the most meaningful to me. I came into this program not really knowing what to expect but knowing that I want to grow as an educator and as an individual. "The Innovative Learning program was designed to immerse teachers and provide first hand knowledge for teachers in Project-Based Learning, 21st century workforce readiness skills through a blended learning environment that includes face-to-face virtual classes and a “flipped” teaching model." After spending eight years teaching in southern California and being part of a program that was partnered with Loyola Marymount University, I pushed my practice as a math teacher every year. When I moved back home to Napa I was excited to get a job at New Tech High, a wall to wall project based learning school site. I felt as if I was a brand new teacher. I have learned a lot over the past two years and being a part of the Innovative Learning program has helped to develop me as a teacher at a PBL school. My goals are as follows:
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