The Wicked TPACK ModelIn revisiting both the TPACK and SAMR models this week, it’s caused me to reflect on where I’ve been, where I am and where I’m going. My goals are definitely to move from the enhancement areas to transformation in the SAMR model although I am struggling to find ways to do so with my capstone project. I hope that like many of the other ideas I’ve struggled to grasp through this program, an idea will eventually solidify and I will be able to stretch my learning but more importantly, that of my students. Aiming for that “sweet spot” of the TPACK model where all three domains meet is definitely the goal and in some ways seems more achievable than reaching the redefinition level of the SAMR model.
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Innovative ThinkingShare any thinking, new design steps, progress, challenges, and/or successes you have experienced during this course. How have you evolved as an innovative thinker?
As I reflect on this course, I am amazed at the journey we’ve taken together and the progress that is now visible. The readings, specifically Dervin, have definitely been challenging and a bit frustrating at times when I didn’t immediately gain understanding with the first read. The process of working through the “Why/How Ladder” was very helpful in trying to narrow the focus of my driving question. I now have the huge task of applying what I’ve learned in all my courses into the creation of my capstone project. I think that that’s where the true value lies - that I am much more aware of how every single moving piece has the potential to increase, or decrease for that matter, student achievement and it is up to me to very carefully place those into my design and more importantly, be able to adjust as necessary when implementing it with my students. I think that the reading of John Hattie’s Visible Learning for Teachers has helped me to synthesize some of the learning in this course. In going forward with designing my project, I will be taking a closer look at the strategies that are most effective based on his meta-analysis and applying those to my project. I will be making sure that my students understand the learning intentions, are challenged by the success criteria which is absolutely obvious to them, and will seek feedback and want to do a task again in order to excel. I now want to help my students exceed their potential, not simply reach it. |
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