Katrina Lifer's Blog

  For this week I looked at creating a SMART goal of my own. My current job is a STEAM teacher for 1st-4th grade students. Each class of 1st and 2nd graders are seen 2 times a month and each class in 3rd-4th grade are seen 1 time a month for a preplanned STEAM lesson. Working with the teachers to plan lessons that are best suited for the current content being taught in the classroom we try to develop a plan that focuses on one of the STEAM concepts.  My initial goal is : By the end of the 2025-2026 school year, teachers will enhance the use of technology in a manner that better engages the students. Using technology in a more meaningful way that is applicable to the lessons being studied and lessening the use of technology as a must simply because it is provided. Teachers will incorporate 1 STEAM based lesson a week.  S - This will help students in the classroom as well as provide a way for teachers to see a more effective way to utilize technology. The classes of student...

Part 1:  When starting to develop the LMS for this class I had a moment where I realized I have already been put in charge of something similar for my district. I have been asked to create a repository of resources for teachers that allows them to figure out the best technology to use for certain situations. Using the Triple E Framework I will be able to evaluate the technology before outlining it for teachers. Though the Triple E Framework will be the best approach for me to examine the technology I am putting out for teachers to use, I do think that they will need an introduction to the framework to develop a better understanding for what I am using to evaluate. The teachers and staff in my district will be the lead learners in this project and I will be creating the course for them to build a resource that allows them to access technology to enhance, engage and extend. This will allow teachers to make sure that their students are moving forward with technology in the most bene...