As I continue to monitor my progress with my GAME plan, I see that I am making very good progress towards my goal of becoming a leader within my school community. I have more "meetings" scheduled with my colleagues that have shown an interest in integrating technology in their classrooms. My disappointment is not being able to pull in some of those other colleagues that a resistant to the idea of technology in their classrooms. I have made a change in my plan of attack to try to reach those teachers. I have prepared a frequently asked questions list to share with those staff members in the hope that they will see a reason to try "something new".
This week's have provided me with more tools to use in my classes, to develop and strengthen critical thinking and problem solving skills. I particularly like the possibilities of the Patch tool from NCTM's illumination website.
My students can benefit from the practice of pattern recognition and creation.
A question that comes to mind is how do I ensure that students that are behind or have IEP's do not become distracted by the "cool" activities and thus miss the content that they need to learn? How do I get those same students to rise up to meet the challenges that a presented in a problem-based learning activity? I will ask other teachers about any strategies that they use with these same type of students.
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Your willingness to "pull other colleagues in" on using technology is admirable. Some teachers can be resistant for a variety of reasons. While some want to stay in their comfort zone, many really do face the challenges of managing new and emerging technologies, due to lack of proper training, or availability of techology resources. It would be helpful if technology training could be available as on-going training. Good luck to you in getting your colleages on board with teachnoloy. Cennamo, Ross, and Ertmer, remind teachers to "self-reflect" on their teaching practices and to consider "in action (reflection) and "on action", which involves the action taken as a result of the reflection"(2009, p. 11).
Referennce:
Cennamo, K., Ross, J. & Ertmer, P. (2009). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach (Laureate Education custom edition). Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.
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