I was just discussing about centering and affirming learners in Module 6, and now Module 7 is all about centering learners! I enjoyed getting to know these learners featured in the Powering Connections, and their experiences with technology in and outside the classroom. Lisbeth’s experience at the new student orientation with technology reminds m…[Read more]

I really liked that from the first orientation, it has been abundantly clear that the CITE program adopts equity lenses and ideas and strives to prepare teachers to teach and learn ABOUT, WITH, THROUGH and AGAINST technology. From the last few modules, it is obvious that the equity lenses were used in design principles and mindsets.

In my work…[Read more]

Correction! Just noticed that the Canva link above is wrong! Here is the correct one:

https://www.canva.com/design/DAFk6zjKM6M/rf_8mJKgQ0Te8D9O_d8O3w/edit?analyticsCorrelationId=01457d7f-04af-416b-be18-80ad095a4822

Sorry about that!

Yang

There is so much to learn in this module! I am glad that I signed up for CITE — what a great opportunity to add some new tools to my tool box while gaining new insights about mindsets and design thinking!

I love visual representations. For this project, I benefited most from Design Thinking for Educators. The five phases of design thinking…[Read more]

Hello, everyone!

I tried to match the five cards I have left with the core values and projected impacts of CS education in Sara Vogel’s article, as follows:

#5, Equity and social justice

#8, Citizenship and civic engagement

#15, School reforms and improvement

#18 and #30, Personal agency, joy and fulfillment

What resonated the most was #8…[Read more]

Hello, everyone!

I am Yang Hu, and I teach in the graduate program of Literacy Education. I am looking forward to developing digital literacies and computational thinking this summer!

Yang