In chapter 2, Couros compares his Innovator’s Mindset with Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset. How much do you agree with Couros? Give some examples for why you believe the way you do. I have done a lot of reading on Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset, but I appreciate how Couros expands on Dweck’s ideas. The principles in…

What do you feel was the most impactful learning experience for you in this course? There were a few things that I really enjoyed about this course. I enjoyed working on the blog and think it’s a creative way to lay out assignments. I also enjoyed working on the Agent of Change assignment with Todd Miceli as…

What might this person be drowning in? Have you ever been overwhelmed by technology? What advice would you offer a friend in this situation? This picture really speaks to me. Throughout the spring months I was feeling completely overwhelmed between teaching, department chair duties, graduate classwork, and my family commitments, I was going non-stop. I…

How do you move from “standardized” to “personalized” learning opportunities for your students and staff? One of the things I enjoyed most about our last class was the practice at making online learning modules and how they focused on responsive instruction tailored to the needs of the learner. I feel that as a teacher, I…

What is your philosophy regarding the role of technology in your teaching? How is that reflected in what you and your students do with technology in your classroom? I have had the pleasure of working with technology in my classroom since around 2011. During the 2007-2014 timeframe, I worked in a Title 1 school where…

If you were to start a school from scratch, what would it look like? When responding to this consider Papert’s readings and discuss how he guided your ideas or how they are different/similar? What do you see as similarities or differences between Paperts’s ideas and Prensky’s or Jonassen’s?   To give a little background before responding, prior to becoming an educator,…