Robin Green EDUC 5373

  The ISTE Standard for Education Leaders focus on empowering teachers and coaches and on boosting student learning. Educators who have elevated to the level of education leaders and technology experts seem to fully inhabit the characteristics described in the ISTE standards, including empowering educators, modeling use, communicating widely, and inspiring innovation (ISTE, 2025). Most are curious and passionate about teaching and learning and consistently center the student. Elizabeth Thomas, for example, said teaching is her passion, and she was instantly enamored the first time she implemented iPads in her classroom. Her enthusiasm for students and technology drove her career path (Stachowiak & McClay, 2018). Similarly, Erin English, an early adopter of technology in the classroom, shared her knowledge of tech with fellow teachers and eventually became a teacher trainer. Because she is passionate about students, though, she found herself back in a school setting as a princip...

Pregnant and parenting youth (PPY) in the Tulsa area are faced with many dividing factors that educators  would expect for this community. PPY often live in families that receive government assistance benefits and are often children of parents with lower levels of education (Mickler & Tollestrup, 2024). Oklahoma State Department of Health data show that PPY are disproportionately members of minority groups (2024). Data show that only 51% of teen mothers go on to earn a high school diploma as compared to 90% of their counterparts (Mickler & Tollestrup, 2024). Each of these factors contributes to the digital inequities that PPY in the Tulsa area face. Minority groups are often distrustful of digital technologies and may be unaware of “how technology can help raise one’s social position” (Darvin, 2019, p. 213). Most of the Strong Tomorrows students complete their education via an online school through Tulsa Public Schools. The curriculum used by the program relies heavily on p...

My name is Robin Green and I have worked in education my entire adult career. I taught in small, rural districts in Oklahoma for 10 years before beginning my career in online education. I’ve worked as an online teacher, professional development specialist, an instructional designer, and curriculum developer. I have a heart for marginalized communities in our schools which is why I’m particularly interested in applying what I learn with a non-profit called Strong Tomorrows. This non-profit serves Tulsa area students who are pregnant and parenting.  Strong Tomorrows focuses on four main areas of support: high school graduation/college and career readiness; high quality child care and early education; young parent engagement; and health and wellness. In the past ten years, Strong Tomorrows has served over 1,459 youth. In the 2023-2024 school year, the program supported 137 babies. The rate of teen pregnancy has decreased by 50% in Oklahoma in the last 10 years (Healthy Teens OK!, 2025...

Part 1   “Technology supports in the UDL framework: Removable scaffolds or permanent new literacies?” examines multiliteracies, New Literacy, and Universal Design for Learning as complementary approaches to pedagogy that the authors refer to collectively as Universal Access for Learning (Vasinda & Pilgrim, 2022). In designing learning experiences through a UDL lens, digital tools are often referred to as “scaffolds,” limiting the true power of technology in the classroom. Instead, they encourage a shift in perspective that views digital technologies as “permanent new literacy options” that offer a more equitable form of literacy to all students (Vasinda & Pilgrim, 2022, p. 45). They provide specific examples of ubiquitous technologies such as speech-to-text, spelling and grammar checkers, voice typing, podcast, short form videos and more. Each of these technologies is used by adults in a variety of professions and should, therefore, be recognized as “supports” that are cont...

Part 1 The lesson generated by Magic A.I. is partially aligned to the OAS standard. The lesson discusses ratios and allow students to practice with equivalent ratios, but there is little in the way of solving problems involving ratios. After expanding the prompt to ask for a detailed worksheet for independent practice, the generator provided questions that align to the standard. Overall, the content is not as rigorous as what I would expect for 7th grade students, but the tool does expand on the lesson when prompted with specific queries that drill deeper into what is needed. I was somewhat surprised that there was not a greater focus on mathematical discourse, which could elevate the level of rigor of this lesson. Additionally, I would like to see slightly more complex real-world problems that students solve using proportional reasoning. I don’t know that I would use this generator to create rigorous lesson plans. Instead, I would recommend using this as a solid outline for a lesson t...

ISTE Standard Empowered Learner 1.a says learners “set learning goals, develop strategies leveraging technology to achieve them and reflect on the learning process to improve learning outcomes.” Educators focused on brain-based learning understand that cognitive processes including metacognition, self-regulation, and executive function work in concert with memory to help students have rich, meaningful learning experiences (National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2018). Self-regulation, for example, involves students managing their cognitive activity to set goals and figure out how to achieve them. Additionally, in Fostering Student Creativity , Gura notes the importance of making creativity a priority (2020). Each of these processes can be supported with the disciplined integration of technology that help students create and produce meaningful content.