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		<title>Optimistic Teacher &#8230; despite the odds</title>
		<link>http://lkidder.wordpress.com/2012/04/03/optimistic-teacher-despite-the-odds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 20:07:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[My husband has told me that I am a pessimist.  For the most part I would have to agree.  However, there is one place where I am a definite optimist &#8211; teaching (and leading &#8211; which I consider almost synonymous but is not the focus of today&#8217;s post). I have consistently had great hope and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lkidder.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13413732&#038;post=362&#038;subd=lkidder&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The (K-5) Teacher side of &#8216;Design&#8217;: in Teaching vs. Instructional Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Feb 2012 21:18:46 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a continuation of  looking at ADDIE from instructional design through the lens of a K-5 teacher, we are looking at Design.  For previous posts on this subject check out the Teaching vs. Instructional Design category. Design According to Gagné (2004), the Design step of ADDIE includes the following: Translate course goals into performance outcomes, and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lkidder.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13413732&#038;post=351&#038;subd=lkidder&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Are Teachers Instructional Designers?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:56:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my original post about teaching and instructional design I ended with a question on why instructional designers don&#8217;t see themselves as teachers.  Perhaps I was asking the wrong question. Perhaps I should ask: Are teachers instructional designers? See one person&#8217;s thoughts on this question &#8211; Are Teachers Instructional Designers?<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lkidder.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13413732&#038;post=348&#038;subd=lkidder&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The (K-5) Teacher side of &#8216;Analyze&#8217;: in Teaching vs. Instructional Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:43:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As I am working on my PhD in Instructional Design I am constantly comparing my previous experiences with what I am learning.  One of my struggles has been this whole idea of Teacher vs. Instructional Designer.  There appears to be others in a similar journey or exploration so I have created a &#8220;Teaching vs. Instructional [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lkidder.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13413732&#038;post=332&#038;subd=lkidder&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Growing Our Theories</title>
		<link>http://lkidder.wordpress.com/2012/02/06/growing-our-theories/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 17:33:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Theories are ideas about how things work.  Just ideas.  Hopefully, someone &#8211; often the theory developer, then &#8220;tests&#8221; the theories to see if they are &#8220;true&#8221; or &#8220;correct&#8221;.  Theories develop over time, with lots of observation.  We all have them, and we all test them everyday. We even began testing them early on.  &#8221;What happens [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lkidder.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13413732&#038;post=318&#038;subd=lkidder&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Technology Philosophy Statement</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:37:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[In one of my recent course I was asked to create a technology philosophy statement.  I have written teaching philosophy statements, but this was the first time I actually thought about my technology philosophy.  Rather than a written document, I created a Prezi.<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lkidder.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13413732&#038;post=308&#038;subd=lkidder&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Finding the Best Tools for eLearning</title>
		<link>http://lkidder.wordpress.com/2012/01/13/finding-the-best-tools-for-elearning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 19:22:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not long ago I was working in an office and needed to hire a new employee.  The work was basic office stuff, answering phones, using word and excel for letters and reports.  Going through a temp agency, I was able to &#8220;try&#8221; people out.  After two people didn&#8217;t work out I told the agency that [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lkidder.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13413732&#038;post=304&#038;subd=lkidder&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Deciding where to work&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://lkidder.wordpress.com/2011/12/09/deciding-where-to-work/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Dec 2011 20:50:13 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Work with the smartest people you can find, do something you&#8217;re not ready to do, find an environment in which you&#8217;re very comfortable so you can find your voice, and work for someone who believes in you &#8212; because when they believe in you, they&#8217;ll invest in you. &#8211; Marissa Mayer in Google Exec Marissa [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lkidder.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13413732&#038;post=297&#038;subd=lkidder&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Universal Design for Learning</title>
		<link>http://lkidder.wordpress.com/2011/10/31/universal-design-for-learning/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:44:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you design curriculum and have not seen the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, you must take a look at cast.org. The principles are organized into three sections Provide Multiple Means of Representation Provide Multiple Means of Action and Expression Provide Multiple Means of Engagement They make sense to me.  They also make sense [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lkidder.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13413732&#038;post=299&#038;subd=lkidder&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Teachers and Instructional Design</title>
		<link>http://lkidder.wordpress.com/2011/10/24/teachers-vs-instructional-design/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am currently working on a PhD in Instructional Design.  I waited to find a program that fit into where I have come and where I am going.  But even now, in the middle of this choice I often wonder why this new fangled term &#8220;Instructional Design&#8221; is so &#8220;new&#8221;.  Isn&#8217;t this just another word for teaching? [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=lkidder.wordpress.com&#038;blog=13413732&#038;post=293&#038;subd=lkidder&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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