To carry out my game plan there are many things that I need to do. First, I need to do some research on types of technology that my preschoolers will benefit from. I need to talk with my co-workers to see what things they have tried and how they worked with their students. Look for workshops that I can attend on technology that will help me move to the next stage. I need to take notes on what my classmates share so that I can try them in my classroom.
I have taken one step towards my GAME plan. I have talked with some of my co-workers about different types of technology they have used with their students and how it has worked for them. They have given me some ideas that I plan to try with my students.
Saturday, November 27, 2010
Sunday, November 14, 2010
My game plan for strengthening my confidence in two indicators in the NETS-T are:
First indicator I need to work on is engaging in professional growth and leadership. I can get strength in this area by doing research and going to workshops. This will help me to learn more and be able to share things that I have learned with my colleagues. The only way I can grow is to do things that will help me grow professional so that I can do my best at my job.
My second indicator is facilitating and inspiring student learning and creativity. Strength in this indicator will help me better to teach and motivate my students. Learning from my co-workers can give me some ideas of things that I can use immediately in my classroom. Concepts that I am learning from Walden is assisting me inspiring my students' learning and making them to be more creative at what they do in the classroom.
First indicator I need to work on is engaging in professional growth and leadership. I can get strength in this area by doing research and going to workshops. This will help me to learn more and be able to share things that I have learned with my colleagues. The only way I can grow is to do things that will help me grow professional so that I can do my best at my job.
My second indicator is facilitating and inspiring student learning and creativity. Strength in this indicator will help me better to teach and motivate my students. Learning from my co-workers can give me some ideas of things that I can use immediately in my classroom. Concepts that I am learning from Walden is assisting me inspiring my students' learning and making them to be more creative at what they do in the classroom.
Sunday, August 22, 2010
Week 8: Reflection
This class has taught me a lot of information that will be helpful in my future years of teaching. My personal theory remains the same somewhat. I plan to incorporate social learning into my theory. My students will enjoy learning from each other than me all the time. This will teach them how to get along with others and work together to accomplish a goal. I know it will be hard at first with my preschoolers but with a lot of modeling I know my students will catch on and be successful at it.
My plans are to incorporate more technology into my classroom to give my students more hands on learning experiences. Two technology tools that I plan to use in my classroom are blogs and Voice Thread. I am going to setup a classroom blog to display students' work, weekly newsletters, and a way for parents to keep in touch with me about anything they need assistance with. With Voice Thread, I am going to have students retell stories, discuss what they drew in their journals, and other fun activities. I will download the Voice Threads to our classroom blog site for parents to hear. What a great way to keep parents inform on what we are doing in the classroom.
My two long term goals are to use virtual field trips to save my parents money and continue to expose my children to technology to have them ready for the real world. Students love to go on field trips. What a great way to bring the field trip to our classroom. Students will still get the expose but in an environment that they already feel safe in. We as teachers are competing against technology so I am going to incorporate technology into my lessons to make learning familiar and fun for them.
This class has taught me a lot of information that will be helpful in my future years of teaching. My personal theory remains the same somewhat. I plan to incorporate social learning into my theory. My students will enjoy learning from each other than me all the time. This will teach them how to get along with others and work together to accomplish a goal. I know it will be hard at first with my preschoolers but with a lot of modeling I know my students will catch on and be successful at it.
My plans are to incorporate more technology into my classroom to give my students more hands on learning experiences. Two technology tools that I plan to use in my classroom are blogs and Voice Thread. I am going to setup a classroom blog to display students' work, weekly newsletters, and a way for parents to keep in touch with me about anything they need assistance with. With Voice Thread, I am going to have students retell stories, discuss what they drew in their journals, and other fun activities. I will download the Voice Threads to our classroom blog site for parents to hear. What a great way to keep parents inform on what we are doing in the classroom.
My two long term goals are to use virtual field trips to save my parents money and continue to expose my children to technology to have them ready for the real world. Students love to go on field trips. What a great way to bring the field trip to our classroom. Students will still get the expose but in an environment that they already feel safe in. We as teachers are competing against technology so I am going to incorporate technology into my lessons to make learning familiar and fun for them.
Sunday, August 1, 2010
Friday, July 30, 2010
Cooperative Learning
Cooperative learning is needed in every classroom. In some shape or form we all do cooperative learning in our classroom maybe not the way we learned this week. Students learn a lot of information when they work with their peers even in the early years of school. When they learn to cooperatively work together in the younger grades the easy it is for them in the upper grades.
Technology plays a major role in cooperative learning. It is amazing how much technology has advance and how things can be easy accessible. With little assistance my preschoolers can work in groups using technology. One way we work in groups using technology is playing educational games that deals with the standards. I will pair the students in groups of twos and they work on the game together on the computer. They enjoy it and they feel they are big boys and girls.
One cooperative learning technique that I would love to try with my students as a whole is keypals. I would love for my students to see other 4 year olds in different places and cultures. It would be a great experience for them to be friends with children their age from across the world.
Cooperative learning is needed in every classroom. In some shape or form we all do cooperative learning in our classroom maybe not the way we learned this week. Students learn a lot of information when they work with their peers even in the early years of school. When they learn to cooperatively work together in the younger grades the easy it is for them in the upper grades.
Technology plays a major role in cooperative learning. It is amazing how much technology has advance and how things can be easy accessible. With little assistance my preschoolers can work in groups using technology. One way we work in groups using technology is playing educational games that deals with the standards. I will pair the students in groups of twos and they work on the game together on the computer. They enjoy it and they feel they are big boys and girls.
One cooperative learning technique that I would love to try with my students as a whole is keypals. I would love for my students to see other 4 year olds in different places and cultures. It would be a great experience for them to be friends with children their age from across the world.
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Constructivism Practice
The main force of constructivism is that it is student-centered. The teacher is only the person who see over the project. The six tasks that are for generating and testing hypotheses would work for all students of different ages. With the smaller children, you would just have to do a lot of modeling for them. Technology would play a major role with the constructivism theory.
In the Pre-K classroom, we do a lot of predicting I just need to pair it up with technology to make it more hands on for my students. Constructivism will be good in a Pre-K classroom because the students would learn a lot and they would be exposed to a lot of real life situations. I would just have to do a lot of modeling to prepare them to work on their own but they will gain so much knowledge that they will benefit from in the upper grades.
The main force of constructivism is that it is student-centered. The teacher is only the person who see over the project. The six tasks that are for generating and testing hypotheses would work for all students of different ages. With the smaller children, you would just have to do a lot of modeling for them. Technology would play a major role with the constructivism theory.
In the Pre-K classroom, we do a lot of predicting I just need to pair it up with technology to make it more hands on for my students. Constructivism will be good in a Pre-K classroom because the students would learn a lot and they would be exposed to a lot of real life situations. I would just have to do a lot of modeling to prepare them to work on their own but they will gain so much knowledge that they will benefit from in the upper grades.
Monday, July 19, 2010
Cognitive Learning Theory
The cognitive learning theory consist of a 3 stage model: sensory input, short-term memory, and long-term memory. The 3 stage model helps students apply knowledge and retain information. When you connect prior knowledge to what you want them to learn then they are able to make a connection and grasp the new learning. The strategy that stood out to me was the Inspiration software. The software would be developmentally appropriate for my 4 year olds since they can not take notes at that age. This will assist them with the questioning technique to help promote critical thinking skills.
My school district uses EDI and with EDI you state the objective in kid friendly language. During the lesson, you tell how, why, and what they will use this learning objective for in the future. This is a good way to make connection to the real-world. The use of technology allows me to meet each student learning style.
The cognitive learning theory consist of a 3 stage model: sensory input, short-term memory, and long-term memory. The 3 stage model helps students apply knowledge and retain information. When you connect prior knowledge to what you want them to learn then they are able to make a connection and grasp the new learning. The strategy that stood out to me was the Inspiration software. The software would be developmentally appropriate for my 4 year olds since they can not take notes at that age. This will assist them with the questioning technique to help promote critical thinking skills.
My school district uses EDI and with EDI you state the objective in kid friendly language. During the lesson, you tell how, why, and what they will use this learning objective for in the future. This is a good way to make connection to the real-world. The use of technology allows me to meet each student learning style.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
