Jenn Edwards

Learning how to be an EL teacher 🥳 (she/her)

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@AdamKennedy24 @tyLanasaurusrex Good point! Tech integration doesn't hold a ton of value for me either, but it does have a lot of uses in differentiation, which IS what I'm looking for in a district!

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@murr0498 @tyLanasaurusrex I agree. I definitely want to find a district that actively seeks the input of staff who are in the classroom working with students for ideas about how to make our schools more relevant and engaging for students

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@tyLanasaurusrex A5: I'm going to prioritize a district that values student identities and encourages culturally-relevant pedagogy for ALL students. A school's stance toward equity and addressing students' needs is much more important to me than how technology is implemented #ci5307 #pstpln

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@carolyn_nue @tyLanasaurusrex @irvspanish Yes to this! Technology can be a great asset, but there are a lot more important things like how students' (and staff!) identities and needs are addressed.

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@PWFang333 @tyLanasaurusrex @OWLanguage @MNEEPRaceEquity @WLClassroom @irvspanish Great recs! I'll have to check them out, especially @MNEEPRaceEquity since they work so closely with our community.

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@science_ellie @tyLanasaurusrex @MPS_News @SPPS_News @MrMonsonTech Great idea, I hadn't thought about this! Always good to stay in the loop with the community and local districts

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@tyLanasaurusrex A4: I think other #ci5307 students should check out @npr_ed. They have a lot of really great, relevant resources and articles that span a huge variety of topics in education including politics and social justice (and who doesn't love NPR!?) #pstpln

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@wardellESL @tyLanasaurusrex @nelsonlflores @irvspanish Yes! His articles and blogs on language learning and raciolinguistics are a huge reason why I was motivated to become a language teacher!

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@mayawest1010 @tyLanasaurusrex @CAST_UDL Yes! Choice and agency are absolutely key, and students seem so much more engaged when they get to actually work in a medium that they like and fits their learning styles.

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@PWFang333 @tyLanasaurusrex @CAST_UDL @irvspanish Your Jamboards are next level! They're a great way to engage students, and (as you demonstrated) there are so many different uses for them!

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@WilliamIbele @profe__olivia @tyLanasaurusrex @CAST_UDL great idea! We're currently struggling to get some of our kids to want to read for fun, so maybe we'll try having them listen to audiobooks when they're done with work instead of more "traditional" reading

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@CI5307 @tyLanasaurusrex @tsmitner Yes! And with that, seeking out student feedback and working with students to evaluate how edtech is being used in the classroom.

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@rach_nader @tyLanasaurusrex Great point about teaching digital literacy in addition to actually providing students with tools. I'm definitely guilty of assuming that most kids are really experienced with all forms of tech, but that's not always the case

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@RachelKScience @tyLanasaurusrex Totally agree, differentiation becomes super realistic and way less intimidating with #edtech

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@tyLanasaurusrex A3: Something that comes to mind is how the switch to online school brought up inequities in who had access to tech and who didn't, which is something we might take for granted. But there are a lot of great resources especially for EL classes to support students #pstpln #CI5307

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@tyLanasaurusrex @CAST_UDL A2: I want to use technology to offer a variety of different source materials like videos, audio/podcasts, web articles, and Lexia to provide students with differentiated and authentic language content. #CI5307 #pstpln

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

A1: Hi everyone! My name is Jenn, and as a K-12 student I went through the full spectrum with educational technology from only computer labs to SMART boards and computer carts to required "tech" classes like multimedia arts #PSTPLN #CI5307

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

Hi everyone! My name is Jenn, and as a K-12 student I went through the full spectrum with educational technology from only computer labs to SMART boards and computer carts to required "tech" classes like multimedia arts #PSTPLN

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@Adri_teaches @tyLanasaurusrex Ask Jeeves? I've never even heard of that! What did you use that for?

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@profe__olivia @tyLanasaurusrex Oh learning how to type with computer games brings me back, although the students I'm working with now can probably still type better than me

[Jenn Edwards @jenn_dot_edu]

@WilliamIbele @tyLanasaurusrex Oregan Trail in the computer labs was the highlight of my educational tech experience