Bøger af Troy Hicks

"There are countless technology tools available to educators. But how do educators employ those tools in an optimal, purposeful way? In Making the Move With Ed Tech, authors Troy Hicks, Jennifer Parker, and Kate Grunow help educators wade through edtech jargon and frameworks and learn to employ edtech tools strategically. The authors explore "moves," or instructional strategies, both familiar and new, that facilitate inquiry, dialogue, critical thinking, and creativity. These strategies will help students think critically and creatively, and are paired with suggestions for appropriate technology tools, and alignment with ISTE standards"--

This practical book brings together coauthors Troy Hicks and Jill Runstrom with the voices of ten additional educators (Grades 4-9) to explore applications of NCTE's Beliefs for Integrating Technology into the English Language Arts Classroom position statement in real classrooms. It follows a year in the life of Runstrom's ninth-grade English classroom amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the many changes that remote learning necessitated. With specific lesson ideas and examples of student work, the book brings the entire Beliefs statement to life while also foregrounding the primary goal that we should consider "literacies before technologies," creating rich opportunities for reading and writing, enhanced with digital tools. Part of the Principles in Practice imprint, this book includes chapters and vignettes that explore:How remote technologies can enhance in brick-and-mortar ELA instructionLessons and technologies for close and critical reading for literary analysisRecommendations for teaching writing to inform and argueConsiderations for remote and hybrid learningThe authors' insights and recommendations will help you use technology to enhance your ELA teaching across remote, hybrid, and in-person settings.

Written for teachers of writing by a teacher of writing, "Crafting Digital Writing" is both an introduction for teachers new to digital writing and a menu of ideas for those who are tech-savvy.

"We need to help students see that writing can be for an audience other than a teacher, and for a purpose beyond getting a grade".

When teachers write, good things can happen; writing helps educators to better understand themselves, as well as students, parents, and colleagues. This practical book illustrates how to encourage, lead, and sustain teacher-writers, especially in group contexts. The authors offer descriptions of key practices they have developed over years of coaching, teaching, and collaborating.

* A debate has arisen on how and whether digital writing should be taught and what skills should be expected of students. As many teachers know, students may be very adept at text messaging, and communicating online, but do not know how to craft a basic essay.