COVA or Not to COVA…

I continue to wonder about my abilities to implement a true COVA environment in my fifth-grade classroom. I know that I believe in the COVA model and the philosophy behind it. I know that if my students "aren't thinking about the learning process, we must ask if they are really learning?" (Harapnuik, Thibodeaux, Cummings 2018). Fighting with my fixed … Continue reading COVA or Not to COVA…

Do My Students ‘Own’ Their Digital Portfolios?

To answer this question, I believe you have to ask yourself, Can the students truly take their portfolio with them wherever they go? What if a student leaves a school district? Can they continue building that portfolio to show off their learning? What if they can't take it with them? Then what? All of these questions … Continue reading Do My Students ‘Own’ Their Digital Portfolios?