These past few months have really pushed me as an educator. I am now talking about innovative learning outside of work. I’m professionally networking with friends, family members and strangers as we share our journey of technology from town to town and state to state. It is so easy to get caught up with your day to day personal and professional life that you sometimes forget that there are a vast amount of teachers in this world that are experiencing the same things that you are. As I come from an extended family of educators it is interesting to me to see how diverse everyone is when it comes to technology. Some schools force technology onto their teachers while other districts allow teachers to add technology where they feel fit. I feel that there needs to be a middle ground. Teachers should not be stressed out and want to leave this profession due to these high demands, but teachers also need to be informed about how to integrate technology. There is a fine line as to how hard to push, but something needs to change. Not all teachers are at a point in their lives where going back to school it feasible, practical or something that they want to do. How can we get teachers to network so that all students have exposure to technology and all that it has to offer?
This year I have a student teacher and I am excited to share what I have learned over the past 10 years as well as what I am learning right now. As I learn and practice with my students, my student teacher also gets to practice some new 21st century teaching strategies. I can’t wait to see how this year ends and next year begins. The amount of engaging teaching strategies as well as technology components that I am adding to my teaching, my next year’s class will be even more prepared for this digital world that we live in.
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Madeleine O'Rear
2/25/2018 03:54:12 pm
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