{"id":16801,"date":"2019-04-12T17:34:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-13T00:34:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=16801"},"modified":"2023-10-27T03:16:50","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:16:50","slug":"janeen-cohen-shapes-students-views-of-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/janeen-cohen-shapes-students-views-of-technology\/","title":{"rendered":"Janeen Cohen Shapes Students\u2019 Views of Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\"><strong>Janeen Cohen Shapes Students\u2019 Views of Technology<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><br><em>\u201cRemember, the base of the learning pyramid is ownership.\u201d &#8211;<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janeensix\/status\/1074494642517917696\"><em>Janeen Cohen via Twitter<\/em><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<hr>\n<table style=\"height: 215px; border: 1px solid black; margin-left: 10px;\" width=\"191\" align=\"right\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><strong>Connect<\/strong><\/em><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 15px;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janeensix\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15620 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190208140028\/Twitter_Logo_Blue.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"43\" height=\"43\" srcset=\"https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190208140028\/Twitter_Logo_Blue.png 400w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190208140028\/Twitter_Logo_Blue-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190208140028\/Twitter_Logo_Blue-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/images.tynker.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/20190208140028\/Twitter_Logo_Blue-250x250.png 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 43px) 100vw, 43px\" \/>@janeensix<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 15px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cohen.nnms.org\"><strong>STEM @ NNM with Janeen<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 15px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nnms.org\/\"><strong>Near North Montessori<\/strong><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"padding-left: 15px;\"><strong>Chicago, Illinois<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\n<p>In Janeen Cohen\u2019s classes at Near North Montessori (NNM) in Chicago, Illinois, students are interacting with robots, tinkering with code on iPads and flying drones! To Janeen, providing students with opportunities for hands-on learning is vital to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnms.org\/uploaded\/email_files\/public-files\/15S_Montessorian_STEM.pdf\">shaping their perception of technology<\/a>: \u201cWe nurture the idea that it\u2019s the child who makes the choice to use the technology, that she\u2019s trying to accomplish something and that this tech will help her fulfill her own goal.\u201d As the Director of Educational Technology at NNM and educator for 25 years, Janeen also believes it\u2019s crucial to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nnms.org\/uploaded\/email_files\/public-files\/15S_Montessorian_STEM.pdf\">foster students\u2019 creativity<\/a> to prepare them for an ever-changing world: \u201cWe want to give students access to creative ways of thinking. Our goal is to nurture the competency, perseverance and optimism necessary for them to succeed in their life objectives through creativity.\u201d Paired with her deep knowledge of STEM subjects, Janeen\u2019s teaching practices are truly empowering students at NNM for success, now and in the future!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter alignleft\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gotynker?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@gotynker<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ParrotEducation?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ParrotEducation<\/a> 1st graders learning how to keep cool with a Parrot Rolling Spider drone\u203c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cgzxHbe4dm\">pic.twitter.com\/cgzxHbe4dm<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Janeen Cohen (@janeensix) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janeensix\/status\/756234796255313920?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 21, 2016<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janeensix\/status\/756234796255313920\">Via Twitter @janeensix<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Janeen\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/cohen.nnms.org\/\">updates of students\u2019 STEM activities<\/a> describe a variety of tools, platforms, and devices, thus demonstrating the kinds of opportunities students have to experiment with, and take ownership of, tech tools. &nbsp;In February 2019, for example, 5th graders created Tynker projects featuring famous African Americans to celebrate Black History Month. Other students have explored the Tynker Augmented Reality course and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janeensix\/status\/1074494642517917696\">customized their own Ice Art projects<\/a>! While watching videos of students creating and displaying their coding projects, you can see that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DVnSQ-Ocf8w\">they are clearly proud of their work<\/a>&#8211;one of the benefits of involving student choice in the lesson-planning process. Through engaging with a variety of tools in these ways, students come to understand the diverse uses of technology.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> As a society, we regularly encounter new technology and tools. With the hurried pace of innovation, enthusiasm for learning is a necessary part of anyone\u2019s perspective toward technology. Janeen is a fantastic example to her students of someone who is constantly learning. She holds a BA in Mathematics and an MS in Science Education, and her formal education far from ended with those degrees: she\u2019s a self-described MOOC enthusiast, having taken courses in android development and astrobiology. Additionally, she\u2019s not afraid to learn alongside her students, as her<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/janeensix\/status\/998692730929909765\"> tweet about completing her first Tynker tutorial<\/a> demonstrates.  We\u2019re thrilled to have Janeen Cohen as a Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator! We\u2019re sure that her diverse knowledge of STEM and technology, paired with her passion for creativity and teaching, will continue to help build her students\u2019 technology skills and prepare them for the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>Read our previous post about <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/marcos-navas-makes-with-code\/\"><em>Tynker Blue Ribbon Educator Marcos Navas<\/em><\/a><em>, a \u2018teacherpreneur\u2019 who\u2019s making waves in coding education! <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Janeen Cohen Shapes Students\u2019 Views of Technology \u201cRemember, the base of the learning pyramid is ownership.\u201d &#8211;Janeen Cohen via Twitter Connect @janeensix STEM @ NNM with Janeen Near North Montessori Chicago, Illinois In Janeen Cohen\u2019s classes at Near North Montessori (NNM) in Chicago, Illinois, students are interacting with robots, tinkering with code on iPads and flying drones! 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