Technology Integration 101 has introduced and reinforced
many technology in the classroom concepts. In particular, there are three areas
that impacted me from this course. The
first area is that of 21st Century Skills. Although I had heard of them, I certainly had
not taken time to really reflect on how my practice of using technology in the classroom
was addressing these skills. The second
area was that of flipping the classroom.
I currently flip my advanced science courses and although my reasoning
was to increase time for labs in class, I continue to reflect on ways to move
towards mastery and a more student centered approach to flipping. The final area that impacted me was that of
data collection. As a scientist by
trade, I love data and evidence and have always felt that education doesn’t
quite get it right most of the time on collecting evidence. And although I do not have a definitive answer
for the best way to access whether technology integration is working, I have new
resources that will help our tech team as we work to create tools to collect
this data.
I appreciated the practical information from this
course. In particular, the lesson on
Special Circumstances has already helped pave a path for our corporation as we
begin to come up with a plan for substitute teachers in technology. In the past, subs were not allowed to access
the technology and now as a 1:1 system we have to come up with a plan. Discussions that I started with our
Technology Integration Specialist are now going to the superintendent to
determine what training and tools we need to provide our subs. This was great practical stuff.
Moving forward I want to continue to reflect on lessons
that I am creating and see if they are helping students to collaborate and
communicate with each other. Am I
creating lessons that are in the modification and redefinition levels of
SAMR? Am I creating lessons that are
student-centered rather than teacher-centered?
One of the greatest things about PD such as this course for a reflective
teacher is that it forces us to stop and take time to reflect and throughout
this course I have done just that. I
feel that the tools along with the reflective piece will lead to some great new
opportunities for my students and me.
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