CEP 811 Final Reflections
In CEP 811, I gained many new teaching strategies and organizational devices. This course forced me to sort through websites and resources I already had in addition to the several new sites I was introduced to over the past eight weeks. Because I had the chance to evaluate and create web-based technologies, I can tell which ones will be successful and meet the needs of my wide range of students.
Through webquests and stAIR projects I was reminded of the importance of incorporating different teaching strategies within a single lesson. In both types of lessons, it is necessary to scaffold the introduction of the material being taught. The students are introduced to the material through explanation and modeling, then eventually they become independent learners. Technology makes this type of independent and individualized learning possible.
In this course, I was able to achieve a few of my personal goals regarding technology. First of all, I created a blog, which I have been wanting to experiment with for a long time. Second, I created my own website to collect and organize my sites and web resources. Lastly, I was able to create a wiki where my language arts department members and I can share resources in an organized manner. Because all of these are web-based, we can access them from anywhere.
As for my future goals, I would love to continue to grow the sites I referred to above. This summer, I plan to set aside time each week to work on organizing all of the wonderful technology tools I have collected over the past year from CEP 810, MACUL(this year and last), CEP 811, and CEP 812 (which I will be starting next week). I tend to acquire great teaching resources and then not have time to implement them during the craziness of the school year packed with data analysis, grading of papers, state requirements, classroom management, etc...
I know that technology can make all of the above go more smoothly. With that in mind, I will continue to reach for my ultimate goal of complete organization using my new tools and sites to help me.
Through webquests and stAIR projects I was reminded of the importance of incorporating different teaching strategies within a single lesson. In both types of lessons, it is necessary to scaffold the introduction of the material being taught. The students are introduced to the material through explanation and modeling, then eventually they become independent learners. Technology makes this type of independent and individualized learning possible.
In this course, I was able to achieve a few of my personal goals regarding technology. First of all, I created a blog, which I have been wanting to experiment with for a long time. Second, I created my own website to collect and organize my sites and web resources. Lastly, I was able to create a wiki where my language arts department members and I can share resources in an organized manner. Because all of these are web-based, we can access them from anywhere.
As for my future goals, I would love to continue to grow the sites I referred to above. This summer, I plan to set aside time each week to work on organizing all of the wonderful technology tools I have collected over the past year from CEP 810, MACUL(this year and last), CEP 811, and CEP 812 (which I will be starting next week). I tend to acquire great teaching resources and then not have time to implement them during the craziness of the school year packed with data analysis, grading of papers, state requirements, classroom management, etc...
I know that technology can make all of the above go more smoothly. With that in mind, I will continue to reach for my ultimate goal of complete organization using my new tools and sites to help me.
posted by Molly @ 8:23 PM
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1 Comments:
I hope you do spend some time working/prepping for your classes this summer. If I were you I would work with a partner and collaborate together. I find that when you do this it is much more fun and you will accomplish more.
That is great that you are collaborating on a Wiki together.
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