Upon reviewing the ISTE Standards for Teachers I feel as though I could
stand to build my confidence and proficiency with many of the indicators. There
are two that I feel the least confident in and I will focus on those two first.
The first indicator falls under the standard of designing and developing
digital age learning experiences and assessments (International Society for
Technology in Education (ISTE), 2016). Indicator B is to develop technology-enriched
learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual
curiosities and become active participants in setting their own educational
goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress (ISTE,
2016). I think this is such a hard thing for me to grasp as my students are so
young and really don’t know how to take the lead in there learning. However, I
know that my students can and will rise to meet any and all expectation that I
set forth. So in terms of my GAME plan for this indicator I must set the goal
of having more student lead instruction. The action I must take to achieve this
goal is to take a step back and relinquish the control to my students. I must
also teach and model the ways in which students can pursue their own individual
curiosities. Through observation I can monitor the success of my students as
well as evaluate their need for support and guidance in their learning process.
The second indicator that I feel I must focus on is indicator a-
demonstrating fluency in technology systems and the transfer of current
knowledge to new technologies and situations, which is under the standard of
modeling digital age work and learning (ISTE, 2016). My goal for this standard
is to become proficient in the technology systems that I want to teach my
students in order for them to understand them. To achieve this I must set aside
time each week to learn the new technologies that I want to teach my students.
Only once I feel comfortable with the new technology should I plan to begin
using it with my students. Throughout my learning of the new technologies I
will be sure to reach out to colleagues for support if they have used it before
or I will show off what I have learned to them if they have not used it before.
If I can successfully teach a colleague about the technology then perhaps I am
ready to pass it on to my students.
International Society for Technology in Education. (2016). Standards for teachers. Retrieved from http://www.iste.org/standards/standards-for-teachers
Valerie,
ReplyDeleteRelinquishing control by far is quite challenging in any setting. Often times, we underestimate what are student can and can't do. Relinquishing some control can certainly support and encourage Piaget's theory of the more knowledgable other. I think sometimes kids grasp And understand a concept much better when it is shown by another child. In all cases, students become much more confident.
Keeping up with technology can also be stressful. Just when you think you have gotten upto speed with something, another web tool or app has just come out. Concentrating on one tool and mastering the use is definitely important.