Laura Richter
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Laura Richter replied to the discussion topic In person meeting in the group
Digital Learning Advisory Group 6 months, 3 weeks agoView group discussionThis is the day before Thanksgiving…hmmm and we have the day off from school.
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Laura Richter replied to the discussion topic In person meeting in the group
Digital Learning Advisory Group 7 months, 1 week agoView group discussionI am flexible and can usually arrange to come either morning of afternoon.
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Laura Richter replied to the discussion topic 1. Quality control in the group
Digital Learning Advisory Group 7 months, 1 week agoView group discussionI have to say, when I read your post, Ruben, I felt much better. It is good to know that there are indeed higher level designers and courses out there. I am particularly interested in your comment about the […]
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Laura Richter replied to the discussion topic 1. Quality control in the group
Digital Learning Advisory Group 7 months, 2 weeks agoView group discussionI think Ruben is right on here…lowest common denominator sounds right to me. This seems the best way to seek those more interesting providers!
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Laura Richter replied to the discussion topic 3. Equity in the group
Digital Learning Advisory Group 7 months, 2 weeks agoView group discussionThis is definitely a necessary thing…establishing accountability. However, how will districts remain accountable if they use the “local control” argument? One example…
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Laura Richter replied to the discussion topic 2. Professional development in the group
Digital Learning Advisory Group 7 months, 2 weeks agoView group discussionAbsolutely Bill!! This is what I have been trying to say about online learning…unless we have classes that have those tools to transform learning and reinforce the SAMR model and TPCK…what do we have? We have […]
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Laura Richter replied to the discussion topic In person meeting in the group
Digital Learning Advisory Group 7 months, 2 weeks agoView group discussionI prefer small online groups and then a larger face to face meeting, but I can also see the merits of getting together soon to process information discussed already, and to set specific goals.
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Laura Richter replied to the discussion topic 2. Professional development in the group
Digital Learning Advisory Group 7 months, 3 weeks agoView group discussionWhen I think about the transition to online learning for our public schools, I find myself focusing on the needs of the learner. In the classroom it is so important that the teacher look at each student and work […]
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Laura Richter posted a new activity comment 8 months, 1 week ago
In reply to: Laura Richter posted an update in the group Digital Learning Advisory Group I got a message that I successfully ”unsubscribed” to the group, so I hope that is a mistake. I am still here;) I agree that we should […] ViewInteresting that you mentioned virtual and blended. ..when I was asked to be part of this group, I assumed we were talking about a blended environment. I even thought possibly that the MLTI group would be charged with the task of creating rich components for a blended environment. I was a bit surprised to hear “virtual school”…this is…[Read more]
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Laura Richter replied to the discussion topic Welcome and introductions in the group
Digital Learning Advisory Group 8 months, 1 week agoView group discussionI am Laura Richter and I too am very pleased to be part of this important mission. I am in my 28th year of teaching and for the last 10 years have been the technology integrationist and the Skowhegan Area Middle […]
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Laura Richter posted an update in the group
Digital Learning Advisory Group 8 months, 1 week agoInteresting article in the NYT today:
Koedinger is convinced that learning is so unfathomably complex that we need the data generated by computers to fully understand it. “We think we know how to teach because humans have been doing it…[Read more]
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Laura Richter posted an update in the group
Digital Learning Advisory Group 8 months, 1 week agoI meant to add that sub groups(onine) for in depth research and whole group(online) for sharing discoveries. I also think that this forum is very good and that perhaps we need to meet as a whole group face to face at a later time.
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Laura Richter posted an update in the group
Digital Learning Advisory Group 8 months, 1 week agoI got a message that I successfully “unsubscribed” to the group, so I hope that is a mistake. I am still here;) I agree that we should work in sub groups as Ruben initially recommended. I am especially concerned with quality and I have been researching online virtual resources. I will be looking deeply into this Florida connection and the track…[Read more]
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Laura Richter posted a new activity comment 9 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: Ed Brazee posted an update in the group Digital Citizenship in Schools A question for the group…or more appropriately several questions. One of my colleagues used to say, ”School is the place were students come to […] ViewYou are quite right!! Our tech team was disbanded when the members ventured too far in their normal curiosity regarding everything from exploring terminal to by passing some of the unneeded filters. They were the brightest and the best!! The schedule in the school began to focus on teaching to the tests more so the tech team had no time to meet. I…[Read more]
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Laura Richter posted a new activity comment 9 months, 2 weeks ago
In reply to: Ed Brazee posted an update in the group Digital Citizenship in Schools A question for the group…or more appropriately several questions. One of my colleagues used to say, ”School is the place were students come to […] ViewI believe it is because schools are still functioning on the obsolete industrial model…they are set up to prepare individuals for the work force of yesterday. School leadership must embrace the realities of the 21st century and take a good long look at what has changed since the model was established. For some strange reason, education and the…[Read more]
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Laura Richter posted a new activity comment 1 year, 1 month ago
In reply to: Teri Couette posted an update in the group Digital Citizenship in Schools I was just reading something that was discussed on the AASL (American Association of School Libraries) list serve and wanted to share. It […] ViewThank much Teri. I just sent to the superintendent, asst. superintendent, tech coordinator, principal and vice principal. I feel that this is really an important issue and the head in the sand approach just does not work. When we embrace the tools of this digital generation, we connect in a meaningful way with them and can accomplish so much more…[Read more]
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Laura Richter posted a new activity comment 1 year, 1 month ago
In reply to: Laura Richter posted an update in the group Digital Citizenship in Schools This is one of my favorite classes to teach using the Common Sense Media curriculum and tweaking knobs to make it a nice fit. I have tried […] ViewThat is great that you are starting with the lower grades. Can you imagine if all schools began teaching this as early as K, 1??? By the time they reached the middle school, they would be so aware and making much better choices. Why is this so hard for some teachers to see? I get the…too much on the plate argument, but I have to say…it is PART…[Read more]
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Laura Richter posted a new activity comment 1 year, 1 month ago
In reply to: Teri Couette wrote a new blog post Who teaches Digital Citizenship at your school? in the group Digital Citizenship in Schools: I travel all over Maine helping schools that want to implement some Digital […] ViewIn RSU 54, the goal is to have teachers begin to integrate the skills of digital citizenship throughout their daily routine. At present, I am the one responsible for modeling the lessons of security, privacy, digital footprint, cyber bullying, creative license etc. As I teach, the classroom teacher observes and hopefully gets the point that all…[Read more]
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Laura Richter posted a new activity comment 1 year, 1 month ago
In reply to: Laura Richter posted an update in the group Digital Citizenship in Schools This is one of my favorite classes to teach using the Common Sense Media curriculum and tweaking knobs to make it a nice fit. I have tried […] ViewAbsolutely. And this is why the parent tip letters are so important when using this curriculum. I make sure they have them in their google docs so that at home they can easily share with the parents. Today we covered digital footprints with my new group…what an active conversation and discussion we had!! This group is so open about sharing…[Read more]
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Laura Richter posted a new activity comment 1 year, 1 month ago
In reply to: Laura Richter posted an update in the group Digital Citizenship in Schools This is one of my favorite classes to teach using the Common Sense Media curriculum and tweaking knobs to make it a nice fit. I have tried […] ViewWell, I had a student come back to me this year to tell me that the imaginary yellow, green and red light in his head actually saved him from posting something he would have lived to regret…if we can at least impress upon our students the importance of thinking before posting, it will be all worth it. Keeping them safe and helping them gain the…[Read more]
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To borrow a phrase from Ford in the 80s, Quality is Job One. While things can’t be perfect before moving forward, I think we need to be reasonably sure we aren’t putting our students in harm’s way as we proceed. I’m reminded of how one district stated its decision making priorities…Students first, teachers second, administration third. There…[Read more]
Laura, I definitely agree with your concerns around quality. You and Commissioner Bowen both referenced some of the recent concerns about virtual charter schools in Florida. I am most concerned with the allegations that some of these schools falsified certification or asked teachers to state that they were teaching students that they weren’t. …[Read more]
I agree that quality is key. I think we need to first be clear about what quality is when talking about online learning. I also think the criteria for quality is different depending on the purpose. Is the online learning being used as a fully virtual experience or is it a blended learning environment.
Interesting that you mentioned virtual and blended. ..when I was asked to be part of this group, I assumed we were talking about a blended environment. I even thought possibly that the MLTI group would be charged with the task of creating rich components for a blended environment. I was a bit surprised to hear “virtual school”…this is…[Read more]