I think my suggestions from week three would be an effective way to enhance that learning experience.  I think it would be effective because it is similar in theory to the educational game we played earlier in the semester.  One change to the game that could be beneficial is adding a market or some sort […]

I think I would be able to teach this lesson.  Most of the lesson is described in enough detail that I feel confident in my ability to teach it the way the teacher wants me to.  The only unclear aspect of the lesson is the beginning.  The teacher says that she wants us to introduce […]

Standard 4 “Student as an Innovative Designer” relates to almost all of the 21st century skills.  The first indicator of standard 4 involves being creative and thinking critically to test theories and solve problems, both of which are 21st century skills.  The second indicator says that students can use digital tools along with design constraints […]

To involve technology in the activity I mentioned in assignment 1a, the teacher could have had us use a program to simulate the fake money she was giving us.  This program could have allowed us to earn some sort of fake currency online by doing something trivial (such clicking as fast as possible) for a […]

Ubiquitous access to information is a good thing when using sources of information that are presenting correct, unbiased information.  Students having access to this information is a great thing when they should be using it.  If a student is curious about a subject and wants to go deeper than their lesson did, they are able […]

One of the best learning experiences that I can remember is from my sophomore year of high school.  During AP United States History, the teacher had our class participate in an activity to evaluate the practice of communism, because we were studying the red scare.  In this activity, the class was split up into wealthy, […]