As an ESL teacher for an after school program I definitely agree that technology supports learning for culturally and linguistically diverse students.
The chapter states the importance of using technology as a way to overcome language barriers. There will come in a time in your teaching career that you will have a student who speaks a language you are completely unfamiliar with. Technology allows for you to translate in minutes. It also allows for you to communicate with parents who may feel uncomfortable trying to communicate out loud.
Technology opens up roads for students to showcase all their talents that they may not have been able to do without the aide for technology.
It also allows for you to assess what your students do and do not know with the use of online quizzes. Majority of the students who do not speak english as a first language are unlikely to volunteer to share out their responses. This is a way to get everyone to share without having to single a student out.
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Thursday, March 3, 2016
Chapter 4
- The one thing that has been instilled in me during my educational career is that everything you teach should be assessed. T
- There are many different ways to assess your students work both informally and formally.
- Technology offers many different ways of assessing students formally with immediate results. One way we learned to informally assess our students is by asking them to show a thumbs down signal if they did not understand something.
- The problem with this method is that some students may say they understand the topic and really don't. Teachers resort to this method because they need a quick way to know if they can move on to another part of the lesson or not.
- Technology tools like Kahoot and socratic are a quick way to assess students on actual content with immediate results.
- Another great tool technology offers is a safe place to store student work without having to worry that it would get lost or ruin. This could especially come in handy during a parent-teacher conference when a parent is asking why their child's score is so low. You can pull up quiz results, lessons and student work samples from an online portfolio.
Tuesday, March 1, 2016
Chapter 9
Being that I am still not the most "Tech-savy" teacher I tend to find myself always leaning towards using the document camera instead of the actual smart board. I love that I am able to take hard copies of text and have them be projected onto the screen to share with my class. I also love that the students are able to see me doing something "live." One thing I love using the document camera for is math. I used it for a lesson the other day to model how to use manipulatives to solve addition problems. Although the smart board has a section for manipulatives I found it better to show to the students how to do it with a hands-on activity. To physically have to count and move the manipulatives around has them grasp a better understanding of the topic.
I am so a big fan of using YouTube (when appropriate) to show videos to my class. I usually use a YouTube video as a launch to a new topic we are learning to get students engaged and excited about a new topic.
This chapter also touched up digital storytelling. I had taken an education class my junior year that was called "Writing in the classroom." This class opened up my eyes to show that they are so many more ways to expressive ourselves in writing without actually have to use words to do so. We were asked to make a digital story of a our choice. I was trying to find the link to it but my partner had deleted it so it won't let me access the drop box! It was on tattoos and how they are a way of expressing meaning without words.
I am so a big fan of using YouTube (when appropriate) to show videos to my class. I usually use a YouTube video as a launch to a new topic we are learning to get students engaged and excited about a new topic.
This chapter also touched up digital storytelling. I had taken an education class my junior year that was called "Writing in the classroom." This class opened up my eyes to show that they are so many more ways to expressive ourselves in writing without actually have to use words to do so. We were asked to make a digital story of a our choice. I was trying to find the link to it but my partner had deleted it so it won't let me access the drop box! It was on tattoos and how they are a way of expressing meaning without words.
Chapter 3
Being that I am new to teaching I am still testing out what approaches I like most and which I find to be the most effective. I am constantly comparing how I was taught growing up to how I want to teach moving forward. Being in the classroom now during my student teaching has shown me how teaching has moved away from being "teacher-centered" and is now leaning towards being "student-centered." One of the staff developers I work with during my after school teaching job told me how important it is for students to self-evaluate themselves and their own work. The text defines this as a form of metacognition. If a student is able to evaluate their own work they are able to see first hand what they did wrong, what they are missing and how they can improve it for the future. Being self-aware is a big thing for student's in today's world!
I, as both a teacher and a student, am a big supporter in using the internet as a major resource if and only if it is done properly. Children need to learn that not everything on the internet is going to be accurate or helpful and they need to be shown the correct way to weed out what isn't and isn't a proper resource. The major benefit of the internet is that students are able to access information without constantly needing answers or constant direction from a teacher. Their are so many interactive websites and games that can help promote critical thinking and problem solving skills. I remember when I was in school we would play "Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego?" It was such a fun game that promoted problem solving and content area studies at the same time and I as a student didn't even realize because I was having fun.
As a teacher I am finding the internet to be an awesome way to collaborate and connect with other teachers. Whether it be reading their blogs, glancing at sample lessons or even visiting teacherspayteachers.com to find cute and inventive ideas to incorporate into an another wise boring lesson! It is the quickest way to keep up to date with what is going on in the world of education. It is also a way to communicate with students, parents and other community members alike.
One thing I've learned throughout my ED TPA certification expierence is how important inquiry-based learning is. All any scorer on this exam portfolio wants to see is that you are engaging your students in activities that help promote learning and collaboration in the forms of differentiation, group work and partner work.
I, as both a teacher and a student, am a big supporter in using the internet as a major resource if and only if it is done properly. Children need to learn that not everything on the internet is going to be accurate or helpful and they need to be shown the correct way to weed out what isn't and isn't a proper resource. The major benefit of the internet is that students are able to access information without constantly needing answers or constant direction from a teacher. Their are so many interactive websites and games that can help promote critical thinking and problem solving skills. I remember when I was in school we would play "Where In The World Is Carmen San Diego?" It was such a fun game that promoted problem solving and content area studies at the same time and I as a student didn't even realize because I was having fun.
As a teacher I am finding the internet to be an awesome way to collaborate and connect with other teachers. Whether it be reading their blogs, glancing at sample lessons or even visiting teacherspayteachers.com to find cute and inventive ideas to incorporate into an another wise boring lesson! It is the quickest way to keep up to date with what is going on in the world of education. It is also a way to communicate with students, parents and other community members alike.
One thing I've learned throughout my ED TPA certification expierence is how important inquiry-based learning is. All any scorer on this exam portfolio wants to see is that you are engaging your students in activities that help promote learning and collaboration in the forms of differentiation, group work and partner work.
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