Personally, you cannot have enough technology in the classroom. Today's students not only want to create, they NEED to create! It is part of their identity as people...they are creators. I have talked with several people about ideas for next year that I'm hoping now I will be able to actually implement. First, implementing a blogging site and allowing students to turn their work in via the blog, or some other type of shared media where they may receive constructive feedback and argumentative discussions will be outstanding! I tell my students all the time, "We learn best when we learn together." This will allow for a new avenue of shared learning.
By reaching in to their world, I hope to increase the performance of my students both in class and in life. We can assign homework, but odds are they will forget by the time they leave my room. If they have subscribed to my blog they will receive a daily reminder of readings, homework, and other assignments they will need to have completed prior to coming back to my classroom.
Tuesday, June 29, 2010
Thing #1
Learning never ends. This statement is simple, but holds tremendous weight. When we become so entrenched and rooted in our routines we cheat ourselves and more importantly, our students.
In regards to the 7 1/2 habits of effective lifelong learners, I feel like setting goals is going to be the greatest challenge I face. Planning with the end goal in mind is often difficult for me. I tend to be more a laissez-faire, go with the flow kind of person. If I can master this habit, I feel like my students will benefit greatly (and so will I!!) This will also be the most important habit that I develop over the course of 23 things.
What I lack in planning, I feel like I make up in several of the other habits. First, technology is something that is part of my every day life. I am at the beginning of the "techie" generation. While I am nowhere nearly as technically savvy as the kids that I teach, I am striving to reach their level in the classroom so as to reach them where they are.
In regards to the 7 1/2 habits of effective lifelong learners, I feel like setting goals is going to be the greatest challenge I face. Planning with the end goal in mind is often difficult for me. I tend to be more a laissez-faire, go with the flow kind of person. If I can master this habit, I feel like my students will benefit greatly (and so will I!!) This will also be the most important habit that I develop over the course of 23 things.
What I lack in planning, I feel like I make up in several of the other habits. First, technology is something that is part of my every day life. I am at the beginning of the "techie" generation. While I am nowhere nearly as technically savvy as the kids that I teach, I am striving to reach their level in the classroom so as to reach them where they are.
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