Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum

Teaches implement curriculum plans that include methods and strategies for applying technology to maximize student learning. Teachers:

Performance Indicators for Teachers:

A. facilitate technology-enhanced experiences that address content standards and student technology standards.
B. use technology to support learner-centered strategies that address the diverse needs of students.
C. apply technology to develop students' higher order skills and creativity.
D. manage student learning activities in a technology-enhanced environment.

Reflection:
Last week in class we learned about blogs. To me, a blog could be categorized under standard three, letter C or D. Blogs can help to manage student learning activities. It will allow them to use technology and learn about how to use it more. I like the idea of a blog because the students can keep blogs about what they learn from day to day. The teachers could get on and read the blogs and see what their students are learning. When using a blog they are also applying technology and thinking about what they learned in order to create a blog. They are learning while they are doing their blog. I think this is a very useful tool in technology. We learned that blogs are a great way to show what you learn. We will also do a blog weekly on everything we learned in class.

Last week, we learned how to us Inspiration. We learned how to create concept maps for our lesson plans. This applies to the standard Teaching, Learning, and the Curriculum. I believe it applies to letter B. I believe they use technology to support learning strategies that can help all students. The concept maps allows the teacher to put it in sequence order. It also allows the teacher to put in notes for the students and use pictures for students who like to visualize. I believe that these can be very helpful in enhancing lesson plans. When the students have it in front of them in order, they will more likely be able to remember and recall the information from the concept map. I will definately use this program when I become a teacher because it allows teachers to put information down in an interesting manner for the students.

Artifacts/Evidence:







http://www.scribd.com/doc/3603642/worksheet
http://www.scribd.com/doc/3603653/word-search
Future Learning Goals:
I hope to use technolgy to help my students learn the curriculum. Technology is very important when it comes to teaching the curriculum to the students. I want to learn more about using technology to accompany the learning styles of my students. I want to know how to help them learn more and how to comprehend everything that I teach. I want to watch their eyes widen when they learn a concept that I have taught. I really hope that I use technology in every subject to broaden the students learning and knowledge of the subjects. I want to also learn more about how to use technology as a supplement for learning.