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DQC Week 9

The Maker Movement has been growing in popularity in recent years. The wide ranging, nearly all encompassing nature of activities in the Maker Movement allow for a diverse group of participants. Makers are creators and builders, they use the materials around them to bring ideas to life. Activities in the Maker Movement might include building… Read more DQC Week 9

DQC Week 8

It was sad, but not shocking, to read in the research report by Crowley et al that parents are explaining STEM topics to boys three times more often when compared to girls. While wondering around the California Science Museum, young boys are being engaged more often by their parents sharing explanations that may inform a boy’s interests and… Read more DQC Week 8

Week 7 DQC

In Breaking the Symbol Barrier Devlin compares math to piano music. Music is merely represented on paper, while it is experienced when someone plays a piano. The instrument is engaging and provides immediate feedback to the learner. Math is similarly represented on paper with symbols but experienced through mathematical thinking. Devlin argues that Everyday Math can… Read more Week 7 DQC

DQC - Week 6

Writing is an incredibly difficult subject to teach. As a first grade teacher, I constantly found myself toeing the line of teaching writing conventions without crushing their interest in writing. In Justine Cassell’s article, Towards a Model of Technology and Literacy Development, SAM really intrigued me as a “Vygotskian more capable peer, seeming to push… Read more DQC - Week 6

Week 5 DQC

After reading From Content to Context: Videogames as Designed Experience,  I am intrigued by what video games may be able to offer educators. According to the authors, “it is critical that researchers examine what players actually do with games, rather than assuming that there is any one ‘game itself’ as it is meant to be played.” This… Read more Week 5 DQC

Final Project Topic

During my observation I learned about a website that makes current events more accessible to students by adjusting reading level and language. I would like to work on a project to make other topics more accessible to students. I was thinking art history would be interesting.

DQC - Week 4 - Betsy Anderson

While reading Fröbel’s Forgotten Gift I did not get the impression that any of the 20 toys and activities he created had distinctively male or female  features. All of the toys and activities seemed to be fairly gender-neutral and over time have inspired very gender specific toys like Legos and sewing activities. In Barbie Girls and… Read more DQC - Week 4 - Betsy Anderson

Betsy's Review and Redesign

Website Name: Raz-Kids URL: https://www.raz-kids.com/ Focus: Literacy Grade Range: K – 5 Description: Raz-Kids is a subscription based e-book library with a wide selection of leveled books and reading comprehension quizzes for elementary aged students. On the website both family and classroom subscriptions are available. Elizabeth Anderson – Assignment 1

DQC Week 3 - Families Matter

Lori M. Takeuchi provides an incredibly interesting looking into how parents view and experience the media their children interact with. Takeuchi urges readers to recognize potential for learning from and communicating through digital media. The case studies mentioned in the paper illustrate how children communicate on the web, play with siblings, learn from their parents, teach… Read more DQC Week 3 - Families Matter

Childhood Parasocial Relationship

Molly, the American Girl Doll, was my pal. She was a young girl during World War II. She made me want to plant a victory garden and buy war bonds. As a child, one of my favorite gifts was a set of matching red and white striped pajamas for me and Molly.