After reading chapter 4, I couldn't agree more that technology is a necessity to help educators in all that they do- assessing, creating lesson plans, evaluations, etc. I also agree that technology has not been implemented in all schools; therefore concrete technological lesson plans are not enforced yet. I think the timing for the Common Core standards came at a right time so while educators are creatively coming up with ways to create lesson plans, he or she can use the Common Core standards as a guide to make sure they are still enforcing the content that needs to be taught. In addition, different students from different schools will still be learning the same curriculum, in terms of content, in order to have all students in the same learning level. Furthermore, it can prevent teachers from getting carried away with technology or prevent them from focusing to much on the small technical details rather than the foundation of the learning material.
It is comforting even now when teachers send additional/supplemental information on blackboard or by e-mail, therefore having a 'technology-based learning environment" is essential for a teacher to practice. With the major theme of integrating technology in this chapter, it is important to understand the amount of technology that should be used. That was one concern that I've always had- how much is too much? Looking at the stages of technology integration in chapter 4, I see that my biggest and probably the most challenging step would be the last one, the invention stage. I am not sure I will have enough experience to explore new creative ways to include technology to a personal collection professional teaching techniques. I guess the best teacher in that sense would be experience in the field.
Here are my questions for our guest speaker tomorrow regarding K-12 online education:
1. Will the socioeconomic status of students have an effect in their online learning k-12 curriculum assessments?
2. How will the social/people skills be affected in students enrolled in the k-12 online education?
3. What changes will be made for standards for teachers when/if this style of education is enforced in the future?
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ReplyDeleteI think your second is great. I do think it will take a hit, because so many kids are part of the online age, and that's where they "live". I think already social/people skills have tken a major hit from what it was 10-15 years ago.
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