TechVention: Technology + Intervention

For this week's blog, I read chapters 4-6 of "How people learn II: Learners, contexts, and cultures" from the National Academies Press (2018). My focus was on Chapter 4, which specifically emphasized processes that support learning. The following is an infographic on how people learn and make connections between thinking, memory, and creativity. It draws from chapter 4, but also Gura (2020) on the Creative Classroom and Rivero's How to Use 5 Tools to Foster Creativity (2020). It describes how metacognitive skills such as self-regulation, focus, and reflection enable students to really participate in their own learning and how these ideas are also aligned with the ISTE Standard for Empowered Learner, in which students use technology to set goals, solve problems, and reflect on their learning journey. Infographic:.Gathered from How People Learn, Gura, and Rivero;  shows how thinking, memory, and creativity work together to help students become empowered learners. Refere...

Image source: AIW Institute,  The Framework  page. In today’s post, I’d like to look at Authentic Intellectual Work (AIW). First, let me discuss my views of what Authentic Intellectual Work is and how it differs from traditional approaches to instruction and assessment. In my own words, I believe that Authentic Intellectual Work is when the instruction and assessment has the student apply what they have learned and not just regurgitate facts. With traditional approaches, teachers (myself being guilty of this) will present the information to the students, and then the students are expected to basically mimic the lesson. Authentic Intellectual Work provides students with the opportunity to understand why the information is important and how they can apply it in situations outside of the classroom.  There are three components of Authentic Intellectual Work. These are: construction of knowledge, disciplined inquiry, and value beyond school. “According to the AIW framework, th...

                                                                                                                            Image created with ChatGPT   Hi everyone! For those of you who are new to my blog, let me introduce myself. My name is Liz Henderson. I am many things (a wife, a mom, an educator, a life-long learner), but this blog is for my role as a grad student. This particular entry is for my very last grad class, and when I finish, I will have a master's degree in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Educational Technology. I am very excited to have that degree. I have recently had a job change. My previous ...