Art, Technology, Pedagogy
Category: projects
Is blended learning a good fit for my students?
Blended Learning Research from Rebecca Recco on Vimeo.
EDLD 5314
Artwork by Maya Hayuk BHAG — My big, hairy, audacious goal is that Cindy Avitia High School will take the tools they’re already using (Google Classroom, Google Drive, Google Slides, etc…) to create a learning environment that empowers students by putting them in charge of their own learning. AUDIENCE — Cindy Avitia High School […]
My Alternative Professional Learning Plan Outline
Rebecca Recco — EDLD 5388 How will incorporate the 5 key principle of effective PD into your plan: The duration of professional learning must be significant and ongoing to allow time for teachers to learn a new strategy and grapple with the implementation problem. Ongoing support. The duration of the PD will be […]
Student-Powered Learning : An Alternative PL Session
“I don’t even get why the kids have devices.” “Yeah, maybe they’re useful for some things, but we made it all the way through school without having them, so I’m sure these kids will be perfectly capable of doing work without them.” “If I had a dollar for every time a kid was supposed to […]
My Online Art Program
In a typical high school art classroom, students create individual works of art that are as unique as the students, themselves. Students develop their own artistic styles as they learn each media and find inspiration in the artists they study. Students work at their own pace, completing their works of art as they meet with […]
Building My Online Course
As I am building this course, I have been attending some really intensive training for my new school. It’s so cool that so many of the things I am learning in this course are really in line with the requirements for my new school. Though I am really struggling with all the new information at […]
Updated 3-Column Table
Featured Art: Detail of Womb mural by Maya Hayuk Because I am moving to a new school and a new grade level, I’ve had to change my online course concept and my 3-column table. I’m still going with the art makerspaces, but changing my concept to work with a high school program with classes meeting […]
Art Makerspaces: An Action Research Proposal
Introduction As schools become more driven by high-stakes testing, opportunities for students to learn through creative experimentation begin to disappear to make room for more skills drilling and test preparation. Related arts class time is slashed or programs are sacrificed, completely; scheduling time for electives gets bumped to make room for study skills classes and […]
Makerspaces In The Art Room? Yes, please!
Makerspaces are quickly becoming regular features in classrooms and libraries across the United States. Their popularity is due to increased attention to project-based learning and personalized learning models, and the successes of such programs have proven time and time again that students gain deeper understanding of concepts when given some time and freedom to discover […]