I am almost finished with the second course of my masters program. The question is: “What have I learned this week that I can apply to my teaching?” In a very short time I have been inundated with a tremendous amount of information—many wonderful free online tools, an in-depth book addressing technology standards and a guide to incorporating these standards into education, numerous web sites, data bases, lesson plans, new technology,……………..
What I have learned this week is that I must now thoroughly research all of this new information. I must start picking and choosing. I must examine my curriculum, my math department, the Liberal Arts division, and my teaching institution and then realistically decide what is possible in terms of incorporating technology into my teachings and what isn’t. I must find at least one other math teacher who has an open mind to share ideas with, to brainstorm with, to test plans and projects with, and to help me sell this new way of teaching to the other math teachers. My math department will get no new technology or software unless the teachers are sold on the importance of these tools. I must start small and keep building. And I must continue to learn.
Through hard work, careful planning, time, trial, error, and patience, I see only positive impacts on our students.
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Michele,
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that it is imperative that we thoroughly research all of the new information that we have been taught. I have found the process of really examining this new information to be a daunting task. I will follow your advice concerning starting small and continually building as I learn. I wonder if I, like you, will be able to find someone to share my vision about technology for the future. Although my district has made a concerted effort to incorporate technology into every classroom, I have found that many of my colleagues are a bit reluctant to invest the time needed to learn any new technology. I am sure that in time, most teachers will get on board with this vision, or they will have to be left at the station. :)