One of the ISTE standards that I would like to improve as an educator is indicator five which is Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership. In order for me to ensure that I seek more opportunities so that I can grow professionally is going to require that I set realistic goals of the number of professional developments that I can participate in on a semester basis. Because I am pursuing my masters’ degree it does limit the extra time that I have to seek additional technology workshops. However, on the other hand I am learning innovative technology strategies to enhance my instructions while completing my masters degree. The technology workshops would be beneficial as well because these are hands on sessions, where I have an opportunity to use the latest software and devices as it relates to my specific content area.
Goal:
To obtain credentials as a Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) so that I can demonstrate proficiency in the newest standard of the world’s foremost desktop computing applications.
Resources:
Resources:
I will need to enroll in Moodle training so that I can take one or more of the Office 2007/2010 suite exams to include Word 2007/2010, Excel 2007/2010, Excel 2007/2010, PowerPoint 2007/210, and Access 20076/2010 courses that relate to my business education curriculum.
Additional Information:
I would need to know the requirements for course which includes a timeline for the length of course, fees, and certification process.
The Steps that I have taken so far:
I have talk with others business teachers in my district who are already teaching the MOS certification curriculum inquiring about the textbook, content, teaching skills and knowledge required to instruct this class.
Indicator: 1) Facilitate and inspire student’s learning and creativity
The other indicator that will help me improve my teaching practices is learning how to facilitate and inspire students to work to their full potential. As an educator, I find that student’s academic achievement is based heavily on teacher’s ability to facilitate instructions in a manner that is going to inspire student learning. This require teachers to incorporate activities that will allow students to demonstrate their knowledge of course content through various means of strategies that will promote students creativity and critical thinking skills.
Goal:
Design and create lessons that will spark student’s interest so that they will become immerse in learning how to use advance technology to grasp complex course content knowledge.
Resources:
I will need a variety of technology online resources such as access to blog websites, podcasting application and multi-media software such as movie maker and Adobe. I will also collaborate with my colleagues to seek additional educational websites to explore variety of instructional strategies that will help students learn new vocabulary in my curriculum.
Additional Information:
I will inquire about whether the educational websites are freeware or shareware programs. I want to know if students can access these websites through smart phones and home computers. I will also make sure that parents, administrators, and central office staff will approve technology use in my class.
The Steps That I Have Taken:
I have taken a technology interest survey in all of my classes so that I can be more knowledgeable of the kinds of electronic devices that students are familiar and how they use these devices daily. This survey will help assist me with selecting the kinds of technology that students would like to use in class. I could also assess students’ skill level in using a specific application or device. I will also use this opportunity to introduce students to advance software they may not use often such as voice recognition, computer animation and multi-media software.
References:
Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology Integration for Meaningful Classroom Use: A Standards-Based Approach. (Laureate Education, Inc., Custom ed.). Belmont , CA : Wadsworth
National Education Standards for Teachers (NETS-S) located at http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf
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ReplyDeleteI am very curious to know what the results were of the survey in your classes regarding what technology uses the students preferred. What types of questions did you ask. Can you post a copy of the survey you gave out on here? I would be interested to see how many students have actually heard of some of the technology tools we have encountered in our classes. I find that students will say that they have heard of or know how to do something, and when it comes to actually using it they have no idea what they are doing.
Cherese, students used a variety of advance technology such as web cam, computer animation application, speech recognition software, personal digital assistant,Ipods,digital cameras, movie maker software,cell phones, Skype and social networking websites. I have found that when students have prior knowledge of using technology it helps to stretch their learning in that area when we use that device in class. Students may have some challenges however the exposure does help them feel more comfortable with using the device. I feel that with high school students there is a broad level of technology ability and I have benefited from them assisted me with learning new technology.
ReplyDeleteHi Hazel,
ReplyDeleteIt sounds like you are making good progress with your goals.
Surveying your students' familiarity can help you better plan how to introduce or incorporate technology tools.
I wonder if colleagues would want to create a wiki where they post resources (interactive websites, links to lesson plans, favorite blog sites) so that all of the teachers could benefit.
Thank you for posting.