Education and technology

Primarily coursework for TIE 542.

My blog on education and technology

Course blog postings

1. What good is the Internet for education?
2. Bookmarking
3. Inquiry-based learning and webquests
4. Criteria for evaluating educational web resources
5. Virtual science education
6. An open-ended inquiry webquest (webquest reflection)

Developmentally Appropriate Technology
A collection of resources on using technology in the classroom that is appropriate to the level of development of the child.

Links to Internet resources for teachers, and more
This is a link to my diigo bookmarks page. I am using diigo now to store and share links to resources I find useful and/or interesting.

Math and other resources for Chicago teachers
Another collection of links, specifically related to math and teaching math in CPS.

Dreamweaver sampler
Examples of different HTML options created using Dreamweaver. This assignment is complete now.

Inquiry-based learning and webquests
A rubric for assessing the "inquiry quotient" of webquests, along with assessments of 10 middle school math-related webquests.

Draft teaching guide for a webquest

Knowledge Explorer webquest
A webquest that attempts to implement open-ended inquiry. Still under construction so likely to change. See the teaching guide link above for more info.

Older education material developed my me, not related to TIE542

• Globalization and Charter Schools (pdf file) - A bit rough, but an attempt to situate charter schools (especially their Chicago version) within globalization. (11/08)


• We want a teen center - my first webquest, developed with Kate Kindleberger. Students are charged with arguing for a teen center in their neighborhood. Intended for middle school students, but should work with high school students too. Produced for a class, and never battle-tested. (7/08)


• Reflection on Booker T. Washington's "The Struggle for an Education" A reflection on Chapter Four from Booker T. Washington's autobiography Up from Slavery. Chapter Four, titled "The Struggle for an Education", describes his journey from West Virginia to the Hampton Institute to begin his college education. (3/08)


• Review of Eric Gutstein's "Teaching Mathematics and Developing Student Agency" A review of a journal article by UIC Professor Eric Gutstein on social dimensions of teaching math. (7/07)

Non educational work (mostly on technology, economics, globalization, the environment and networks)

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Last updated August 6, 2009