Week 10 Assignment#2 Teaching Philosophy & Technology
My philosophy on teaching and the role of technology integration begins with teaching students how to think and not what to think. My teaching philosophy is based on Reconstructionist Critical Theory, a philosophy that emphasizes the addressing of social questions and a quest to create a better society and worldwide democracy. Teaching and learning are motivated by cognitive reception to what and how it is learned. To that end, students attained knowledge by examining context through social influences that motivate their critical thinking habits. I believe that providing a learning environment should stimulate learning and ensure academic achievement for all students. Technology does that! All children learn differently, and I want to always maximize each students’ potential to become successful learners. With new literacies, I can fine tune my lessons with multiple intelligences activates to benefit all learners. The role that technology plays in my classroom is agreeable to a liberated critical thinking approach because teachers are to motivate students to reach their thinking capacity. It is often said that technology is everywhere, students can access it on their smart devices. This gives me more opportunities to connect with students by uploading assignments and tracking student progress to include students who are absent a lot. I would use technology for project-based learning as it creates opportunities for ELL and Special Education students to collaborate and to drive their own learning. For example, applications such as screencatify and screenomatic are tools that will help students to produce more thought-provoking project-based work. As students work on their project these tools support skills such as problem-solving and help to develop critical thinking. Students could send questions out to each other and have robust discussions. My philosophy is sensitive to cultural diversity. Mutual respect must exist between student, teacher and moral behavior in other words thoughtful character building is a classroom expectation.
As an early childhood elementary teacher, I would incorporate technology as a learning tool because I believe it supports teaching and learning. The significant aspect of technology in the classroom is the ability for students to create, connect and use interactive technology that is considered cognitive tools. The purpose of technology integration is to facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity. As an educator, my role is to design and develop digital-age learning experiences and assessments. I include technology activates and tools when I plan lessons to support my teaching instructions. By adhering to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), modeling digital-age work and learning will develop digital citizenship and responsibility, and engage in professional growth and leadership. Technology Empowers support teachers and helps students to become competitive young leaders in a global society. I use multiple intelligences to differentiate instruction and use different was of assessing the students' abilities and to drive and analyze data. I can use Google Drive, to send invitations to join quizlet for assessment purposes or invite the class to Edmodo app to take a bicycle ride through a park to learn about climate control. These applications can satisfy two academic subjects (science/ social studies).
I could create a concept map in Microsoft Word then upload it to a presentation or have students do a virtual journey in another country to experience geography, hold discussions through a podcast on critical local and world issues. To add to this global experience, students will benefit from online podcasting, video streaming, and simulations. Simulation games encourage learners to think critically, make decisions based on a deeper understanding. As classroom leader my responsibility is to model proper digital citizenship, so that students recognize the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical.
My final point is that operating with this inclusive classroom mindset; differentiated instruction through intentional technology (visual scaffolding) integration lesson planning is necessary. My classroom would run conductively where multiple learning centers. Anchor charts still remain as concrete resources and using technology enhances the classroom environment even further. Students are able to build computational thinking skills by collecting data, analyzing it, problem-solving and creating a digital notebook to store information through automation. Last but not least, students learn communication skills by using cognitive tools to express themselves as they present information learned. I want to be the educator who expands the use of new literacies while learning from students’ toward positive classroom culture.
As an early childhood elementary teacher, I would incorporate technology as a learning tool because I believe it supports teaching and learning. The significant aspect of technology in the classroom is the ability for students to create, connect and use interactive technology that is considered cognitive tools. The purpose of technology integration is to facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity. As an educator, my role is to design and develop digital-age learning experiences and assessments. I include technology activates and tools when I plan lessons to support my teaching instructions. By adhering to the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), modeling digital-age work and learning will develop digital citizenship and responsibility, and engage in professional growth and leadership. Technology Empowers support teachers and helps students to become competitive young leaders in a global society. I use multiple intelligences to differentiate instruction and use different was of assessing the students' abilities and to drive and analyze data. I can use Google Drive, to send invitations to join quizlet for assessment purposes or invite the class to Edmodo app to take a bicycle ride through a park to learn about climate control. These applications can satisfy two academic subjects (science/ social studies).
I could create a concept map in Microsoft Word then upload it to a presentation or have students do a virtual journey in another country to experience geography, hold discussions through a podcast on critical local and world issues. To add to this global experience, students will benefit from online podcasting, video streaming, and simulations. Simulation games encourage learners to think critically, make decisions based on a deeper understanding. As classroom leader my responsibility is to model proper digital citizenship, so that students recognize the rights, responsibilities, and opportunities of living, learning and working in an interconnected digital world, and they act and model in ways that are safe, legal and ethical.
My final point is that operating with this inclusive classroom mindset; differentiated instruction through intentional technology (visual scaffolding) integration lesson planning is necessary. My classroom would run conductively where multiple learning centers. Anchor charts still remain as concrete resources and using technology enhances the classroom environment even further. Students are able to build computational thinking skills by collecting data, analyzing it, problem-solving and creating a digital notebook to store information through automation. Last but not least, students learn communication skills by using cognitive tools to express themselves as they present information learned. I want to be the educator who expands the use of new literacies while learning from students’ toward positive classroom culture.
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