Reflections on Tech Integration101

·  What are you most excited to learn about?

This is my first year teaching in a 1:1 setting and I am really excited to gain additional tools to make this a true learning experience for my students.

·  In which areas might you serve as a leader or "expert" for your coursemates?

I have always been successful with classroom management and prior to teaching science I taught computer courses and feel confident in my management skills in this setting. I know there are always new ideas and things to learn, but I know I have some things I can share.

I also feel very confident with inquiry learning.  I have had significant training in inquiry learning especially as it relates to science and STEM and feel I have a good grasp of this type of learning environment. I love inquiry learning in the science classroom.

I currently am using the Flipped Classroom Model in my Advanced Science Classroom and love the freedom and time that it frees up for doing labs and inquiry instruction during the class period.  I know I have a lot to learn as this is only my second year of flipping, but I really have found it to work well in this particular setting.

·  In which areas will you need to spend more time exploring and getting ideas from your coursemates?
I don’t want to just use technology for curriculum management and to move towards a paperless classroom.  I want to get additional ways to enrich the curriculum without overwhelming the curriculum.  There are so many awesome resources out there that sometimes it almost is too much to determine what works and what doesn’t.  I look forward to hearing from others what is working for them and what is worth investing my time and my students’ time in learning.