Professor: Dr. Kevin Smith
Summer-June 1/2 2020
1 Credit
Grade Received: A
ED 692 - DSU Teach Camp
Course Description: This is a virtual conference with sessions for K-12 teachers related to a variety of education topics including: education tech tools, social emotional learning, innovation in education, and best practices in teaching. There were 9 sessions to choose from during the two-1/2 day courses. Sessions focused on FlipGrid, ELL Resources, classroom management, building relationships, Google Classroom, gamification, visual design for learning and others.
This course had several speakers to choose from:
Katie Anderson-DSU
Tina Belden-Estelline Public School
Brandi Antonsen Fiegen-American School of Bangkok
Andrew Fiegen-American School of Bangkok
Jon Forster-Madison Public School
Scott Headrick-Dell Rapids Public School
Kindra Schneider-DSU Faculty
Kevin Smith-DSU Faculty
Sanford Inspire
How I Will Use This in my Professional Career:
There were many educational technologies that I learned about that I can use in my professional career. I am interested in including podcasts and benefitted from that session the most.
presented by Lisa Norris
This session focused on several R's for Relationships including reliable, responsive, relevant, relatable and results. One of my key takeaways was a quote by Jim Rohn, "We are the average of the 5 people we spend the most time with." In order to build relationships we need to team bond, risk take, and build trust.
presented by Jodee Hadley
This session focused on the program, "Words Their Way," the 6th Edition. One takeaway was the 5 stages of Spelling Development and looking for the gap between spelling and reading. The program can be used from PreK through 12th Grade.
presented by Marci Hofman
This session discusses how this teacher transformed her Life Skills Classroom into what she wanted on a budget. Tips and tricks were provided with ideas. One takeaway was the going out of your comfort zone to get products you need for your classroom.
Presented by Kristin Mulder
This session discussed the simplified process of podcasting and the benefits of having students listen to audio files to improve “listening comprehension” and make them “active listeners.” My key takeaways included several resources were shared of places students can upload their podcast.
Presented by Brandi Antonsen Fiegen
This session included three parts: how design impacts student learning, key principles for creating learning materials, and a few easy to use design tools. My key takeaways included different design tools that were presented including; canva, slides, powerpoint, the nounproject.com, pexels and pixabay.
Presented by Kayla Hinsch
This session will cover the importance of teaching Digital Citizenship in the classroom as well as resources and lesson ideas for both students and parents. Key takeaways include what students should not share online; last name, phone number, address, school, and pictures that show where you are.
This module discussed ways to engage students at the beginning of a lesson through the use of a hook, access prior knowledge and communicating the lesson objective. My key takeaway from this module were the strategies discussed for hooking the student; tell a story, use a prop and do something unexpected.
This module discussed ways to engage students at the closure of a lesson through the use of summarizing what you learn, check for understanding and transitioning to future instruction. My key takeaway from this module were the pitfalls discussed for closure which include lack of time for closure, lack of energy, and assuming mastery.
This module teaches teachers how to craft and deliver directions that minimize off-task behavior and set students up for success. My key takeaway for this session included making sure directions include the answers to how, what and why students are to do the task. The how section should include the steps to follow, movement, behavior and volume level.
This module presents specific strategies teachers can use to identify how and when to grade, and outlines important dos and don’ts of grading. One key takeaway was that no student should receive a 0%, instead they could receive a 50% if they are turning in the work. Also, mastery-based grading should not include extra credit, behavior, effort, attendance or homework.
This module discusses effective feedback to provide for my students. There are four types of feedback: corrective, timely, specific to criterion and student driven. One takeaway was that feedback should be specific with what the student is doing correctly and what they need to continue to focus on.
This module is designed to illuminate best practices for arranging the physical environment of the classroom as well as thoughtfully modifying the environment to meet students' needs. There are three domains: layout, materials and walls and decor.