Almost a year ago, I was in Washington State visiting my stepson, and I got the phone call that no parent wants to hear. My Mom called to tell me that my Dad had gone to check on my adult son because he hadn’t responded to a phone call, and found that he had passed […]
Art, Technology, Pedagogy
Category: Digital Learning and Leading
My COVA + CSLE Design Work
The Digital Learning & Leading Program at Lamar has ignited my passion for creative design in a way I never thought I would find this level of excitement — creating digital learning environments. This program has taught me to look back in history at learning philosophies that have worked throughout time, study those philosophies, and […]
Personalized Learning — or Replacing Teachers?
Personalized learning sounds great. Every student is unique, so wouldn’t it be better if schools could use technology to teach each student what they need, rather than teaching one lesson for all? This just makes sense, right? We all want to help our students succeed. Except, that’s not what personalized learning is, in many cases. […]
EDLD 5316 — Reflection
In EDLD 5316, we learned about digital citizenship. While this concept was not new to me, this course was eye-opening because it brought attention to the breadth of the issue and the lack of attention being paid to digital citizenship in my school (and many schools, unfortunately.) Much is said of digital citizenship when things […]
And now, for something completely different!
Is blended learning a good fit for my students?
Blended Learning Research from Rebecca Recco on Vimeo.
EDLD 5314
Artwork by Maya Hayuk BHAG — My big, hairy, audacious goal is that Cindy Avitia High School will take the tools they’re already using (Google Classroom, Google Drive, Google Slides, etc…) to create a learning environment that empowers students by putting them in charge of their own learning. AUDIENCE — Cindy Avitia High School […]
My Alternative Professional Learning Plan Outline
Rebecca Recco — EDLD 5388 How will incorporate the 5 key principle of effective PD into your plan: The duration of professional learning must be significant and ongoing to allow time for teachers to learn a new strategy and grapple with the implementation problem. Ongoing support. The duration of the PD will be […]
Student-Powered Learning : An Alternative PL Session
“I don’t even get why the kids have devices.” “Yeah, maybe they’re useful for some things, but we made it all the way through school without having them, so I’m sure these kids will be perfectly capable of doing work without them.” “If I had a dollar for every time a kid was supposed to […]
My Online Art Program
In a typical high school art classroom, students create individual works of art that are as unique as the students, themselves. Students develop their own artistic styles as they learn each media and find inspiration in the artists they study. Students work at their own pace, completing their works of art as they meet with […]