![]() Chapter 1: 1.What standards do you feel are most relevant to your teaching and to your content area and that will challenge you the most? What strategies will you employ to become familiar with these standards so that you can more easily address them in your classroom? Chapter 1 of Teaching and Learning with Technology focuses on different standards such as Common Core Standards Initiative (CCSSO), International Society for Technology in Education Technology (ISTE), and the Association for Education Communications and Technology (AECT). All of these standards help shape the aspects of how a lesson will be taught while also determining the roadmap on what a student needs to know. Now there will be times where some standards may be of better use to an educator, or it’s also a possibility to live in a state that merges the standards all at once in a way to understand and equipped clear understanding to educators. I will have to say that as a second grade teacher following the CCSSO standards is more relevant. The CCSSO is full of objectives and standards that help measure my students' education. The state of Mississippi provides educators K-12 standards that a student must comply with and successfully complete by the end of a school year. Mississippi also provides technology standards that students must practice for each grade. For example, in second grade technology standards are combined with writing standards. The standard reads “ELA2.W.8 Recall information from experiences or gather information from provided sources to answer a question” (mde, 2021). When looking at the AECT standards, which are designed to focus on the design of how instruction should be managed with technology, the writing standard correlates to the content knowledge standard provided. When looking at the ISTE standard, which is where the AECT standards begin to form, the Knowledge Constror states that “Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others” (ist.org,2021). The point I am showing is that even though I concentrate on the common core standards the most, all standards build from one another to provide the best education for learners. I plan on continuing to attend teacher workshops that will continue to implement all the standards needed for my career. The technology standards are something that will be around for a long time. However, technology tools that teachers can implement in a classroom will continue to change. For me to be a better teacher, I must continue to practice the latest and updated standards for my school district and state. Chapter 2: 1. Identify a favorite teacher in elementary or secondary school. Describe three teaching or learning strategies that this teacher employed to meet your own learning needs that were significant in helping you learn. Why do you think they were effective for you? One of my favorite teachers had to be my sixth grade reading teacher. I learned English at the age of eight but did not quite reach proficient knowledge of the language until probably high school. If I am being completely frank, I sometimes continue to struggle with the comprehension aspect of it at times. All that to say, my 6th grade reading teacher went above and beyond to make sure I always understood what was being taught, and she even managed to teach me how to fall in love with reading. My sixth grade teacher used various learning strategies to make sure I always understood what I was learning. One learning strategy she used was understanding my cognitive style, also known as my personality. She knew that I had only been speaking English for three years by the time I made it to her class. As expected, I was very quiet and shy. It was in her class that I began to gravitate more towards chapter books. I remember being so excited about something happening in the book that I would go to her after class and talk her ear off about what I had read. Growing up, I realized that she did not do that with other students. She used that time to let me shine and work on my English comprehension skills. It was her way to allow me to have a safe place to communicate my understanding in reading. Another learning strategy used by her was the multiple intelligences theory. The theory consists of different learning strategies for different types of learners. I was not the common student she was used to having. So, she pinpointed my three main intelligences and used them to my advantage. Those were Musical, Spatial, and bodily-kinesthetic. Her musical skills were used to help me learn prepositions and adverbs. Surprisingly enough I still remember the songs! I was in band and music always came easier for me to relate with. Spatial was used to show me pictures of what I was learning. She taught me all about the plots of stories using a picture of a roller coaster while also implementing a song with it. Last but not least she used bodily-kinesthetic to go over different words which helped me remember the meanings by performing the movements. I now see that my teacher got to know the best learning styles for me. There are three main ones: auditory, visual, and kinesthetic. From the following examples I have shared, it is evident that I used a little of all of those learning styles. I believe that when you are an English language learner (ELL) student, it takes a lot to fully comprehend what is being taught. My teacher used all of the things I loved doing to make things engaging and meaningful. Now, I continue to due the same for my students wether ELL or normal English speakers. Chapter 3:
In my opinion, after reviewing the DID steps and understanding their backgrounds, I feel like the hardest step for me would be step four, selecting the supporting technology. This year’s pandemic challenged teachers in ways we never expected. Technology was offered to us, but the problem was finding the right and appropriate tools for our students. For example, a second grader cannot work a computer or iPad the same way as a fifth grader. A way in which I overcame this difficulty, was by first concentrating on the required standards and objectives my learners where required to learn. I then concentrated on the specific technology strategies located in the writing standards that second graders are asked to work on. For example, hey are asked to begin basic research skills to learn about different topics. After years of trying to find the best tools, I found kid friendly search engines like Ducksters.com and KidRex.com that allows students to freely find information they would understand. I do, however, believe that to keep up with technology I must continue to attend professional developments that teach us about the up-and-coming tools. Technology is continuously changing which is why finding the right tools can be challenging but not impossible.
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Teresa Lacue Washington
6/5/2021 03:33:43 pm
Paulette, I must agree with your opinion about Step 4 of DID. At times finding the most accurate and appropriate technology is one of the most difficult things to do. But when you find a system that works out for not only you but your students than it worth the difficulty to do so.
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William Washington
6/6/2021 04:13:27 pm
Paulette,
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Steven Winters
6/6/2021 08:08:02 pm
Hi Paulette! As I don't teach in a traditional setting, I don't standards such as common core, state, regional, or national standards that I must comply with. However, I do still feel that standards used to integrate technology within education is beneficial in professional development as well. I am not extremely familiar with standards, but I am interested in standards that may assist me in the training industry. Any recommendations on where to start?
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