The experiences highlighted in Powering Connections exemplified both the challenges and the transformative power of technology use. Feeling shut out or locked out of experiences or access to information because of the challenges with navigating various platforms can be so frustrating. I also felt a lot of empathy for those who spoke about their…[Read more]

One of the teaching practices that resonated most with me was “Adopting expansive notions of learning”. We talk a lot about the importance of valuing students’ funds of knowledge and our students’ computing and digital literacies are certainly an important part of that more so now than ever before. We also talk a lot about providing student…[Read more]

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I thought about the process of the Capstone Inquiry Project that my TESOL students complete throughout the semester. I was interested in the Liberatory Design Process and I tried to incorporate some of the language in my model. I used Google Slides, which I am not new to, but I wanted to figure out a way for my presentation to play on its…[Read more]

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I tried to come up with a way to incorporate group discussion and reflection with individual intention setting. My option 3 asks participants to ultimately choose 1 mindset that is either most important to them or most central to their work with students or even potentially one they feel they need to commit to most. After everyone narrows…[Read more]

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I ended up with 10, 8, 26, 34 and 35. My choices most closely relate to two of the CS Values:

1. Citizenship and Civic Engagement
2. Equity and Social Justice

These two values are related to one another. As a teacher of middle and high school students as well as teacher candidates in the TESOL department, literacy is central to my…[Read more]

Hello! My name is Kendra Miller (she/her). I’m an adjunct lecturer in the TESOL department. I am also a literacy coach with the DOE. I’m looking forward to learning and collaborating with everyone this summer!