Over the past several weeks, I have learned a great deal of skills I will need to implement my technology in my lesson plans. I have good plans for meeting the goals I set for myself regarding the NETS-T standards. The use of cell phone technology will allow me to engage them in real-world problems by allowing them to actually take their technology into the community and then communicate with the world. They will be able to collaborate and share their ideas and their learning with others. By planning these lessons and engaging the students in this type of learning, I will be meeting the second standard, which is to design and develop learning experiences using technology. I have learned several different ways to use cell phones to support learning, and will incorporate those in my lessons when appropriate.
I would like to extend my learning by engaging in professional development activities. I would love to continue to learn more about this topic and how other teachers have used it successfully in their classrooms. I would also like to share what I have learned with my colleagues. By opening up a dialogue and collaborating about our experiences, we will all become more effective teachers.
As I’ve been saying all along, I feel that it will be very important to speak with my colleagues at school because they know the students and the district policies. They will be a good resource to bounce ideas off of and tell me when I’m getting out of hand with my ideas. Sometimes I want to include too much, but need to reign it in when there are better ways to convey information or assess student learning.
Sarah
National Education Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) located at http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf.
Sarah,
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So you wish to collaborate with your colleagues in the use of 21st century skills? I would say that after all we have learned, you would be one who could teach them some skills. Do not sell yourself short. You have the knowledge and the support of your Walden colleagues to maybe show your colleagues some things. What do you think?
Sarah -
ReplyDeleteDefinitely use your colleagues as a barometer to see if you are on track or way off base! I am still learning about PBL so I always talk to other teachers in my department to see if I'm on the right track or not. I also talk with them when I need to talk about an idea for a lesson and it's not fully developed. I still feel like a "new" teacher even though this year I'll be fully vested so I sometimes need reassurance that either my idea is good or that I'm on the right track.
I think you really need to look into your district policy regarding cell phone use and see if you'll be able to work around that in your class. At our school, the policy is before school, during lunch, or after school but sometimes, exceptions are made for projects. Just be careful to not get in trouble with your administrators!
Becky Armstrong