Ashley Pesch's Blog

Final thoughts Technology in Education  I have always believed that technology in education is so important. Many districts, including my own, actually rely on it and expect that teachers and students are using it for a variety of things. This course just enhanced my belief by showing me (and reminding me) of all the beneficial things that technology can do for us and our students in the classroom. This includes things like incorporating active learning techniques into my lessons, using accessibility tools with my students, and like most recently, using AI to enhance my classroom.  I think this course made me think about how to be more purposeful with technology. A lot of times as teachers we use technology because it is something our district or school requires us to use. However, in this course, I was exposed to so many cool tools that will be beneficial to me and/or my students. Those are the types of technology resources we should be using in our classrooms.  I do thi...

  What is a PLN?  A PLN is a professional learning network. This network is other people you can collaborate with, share resources with, and learn with to strengthen your role in your profession. Your professional learning network can be a variety of people. They don’t always have to be who you work with. They can be those you follow on X or teachers you share resources with on a Facebook group. If you are interested in reading more about my experience with PLN’s check out a previous blog post .  Everyone brings something different to their PLNs. I decided to take some different personality tests to see what I contribute and also what I can strengthen to make myself a better teammate.  Personality Test #1 Source: FiveFactorTest The first personality test I took was the “ Five Factor Test ”. This test was broken into five different categories: extraversion, openness to experience, conscientiousness, agreeableness, and neuroticism. My highest area with a score of 90% ...

  Examine your Relationship with Technology My Overall Relationship with Tech Technology is a big part of my life. I use technology for all sorts of things. My district is a one to one district so I use technology daily for my job. I am currently taking online graduate school classes therefore I use technology for my own education. I use technology to create and organize things for my upcoming wedding. I also use technology in my personal life for fun like scrolling on Tik Tok or using my Kindle to unwind and read. I am not going to lie, I do feel like I use technology too much. Especially once you write it all down and see how much you use it. It makes me take a step back and realize maybe there is something I can do about that.  The Tool that has my Heart  Source: Blog Owner's Instagram There is a certain piece of technology that holds more meaning to me than others and that would be Instagram. Instagram is a social media platform where users can post pictures, videos, ...

Technology in the Classroom! Technology is within all of our classrooms at some capacity. It is the way we as educators incorporate technology into our classrooms. One model a district may use is the SAMR model. The model has four levels of utilizing technology in the classroom. The four levels are: substitution, augmentation, modification, and redefinition.  Source: Giphy What is SAMR? S - substitution. This is exactly what it sounds like. You are replacing things that can be done with a paper and pencil with a digital version of it.  A - augmentation. This level is one step above substitution. In this level you are still in a sense substituting those paper and pencil activities however adding a little twist to it. The biggest idea that resonates with me is gamified activities such as playing a Kahoot. This can be done paper and pencil is more fun with the use of technology and its features. M - modification This level is where transformation begins to take place. You are no...