Engage, Enhance, Extend

Start Creating Authentic Lessons With the Triple E Framework: Adapted from Learning First, Technology Second, by Liz Kolb

By Liz Kolb

ISBN: 9781564847263

Published: June 2018

Length: 6 pages

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Based on the best-selling book Learning First, Technology Second, by Liz Kolb, this laminated reference guide will help teachers move from arbitrary uses of technology in their classrooms to thoughtful ways of adding value to student learning.

The guide includes:

• An overview of the Triple E Framework, which helps teachers engage students in time-on-task learning, enhance learning experiences beyond traditional means and extend learning opportunities to bridge classroom learning with students’ everyday lives.
• Take-away strategies for each component of the Framework
• Examples of technology tools with built-in characteristics of each component
• The Triple E Measurement Tool to help evaluate integration of the Framework
• A guide to alignment of the Framework to the ISTE Standards for Students

(ISTE Jump Start Guide, 8.5" x 11", 3 laminated panels, 6 pages)

Audience: K-12 educators

About the Author

Liz Kolb (@lkolb) is a clinical associate professor of education technologies at The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. She has written several books, including Learning First, Technology Second (ISTE 2017) and Learning First, Technology Second in Practice (ISTE 2020). In addition, Kolb has published numerous articles and book chapters on new technologies and education in prominent publications such as Education Leadership, School Administrator Magazine, Scholastic magazines, Edutopia and Learning & Leading with Technology. She has been a featured and keynote speaker at conferences throughout the U.S. and Canada, and is currently co-chairing an auxiliary committee for the U.S. Office of Education Technology on sustainable professional development in teacher education. She’s a Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) board member and a member of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) advisory board for mobile learning and emerging technologies. Kolb is the creator of the Triple E Framework, an open-source framework for K-12 teachers and administrators to use to assess the effectiveness of technology in lesson plans. Kolb is also the creator of the 4T Virtual Conference, a free conference for over 3,000 K-12 educators held each May.