As I have gained the experience of teaching a flipped lesson and using learning experiences for the next day in class I found that it is interesting to say the least. Honestly, I really like the flipped classroom it allows for the teacher and the students to participate in learning experiences that will enrich their understanding of the information that it being taught.
As of yesterday I taught my first flipped lesson and did the learning experiences in class. While technology was not cooperative as I would have liked I did think that the lesson was overall good. Of course there are always things that I can improve on but I think that it was pretty successful.
For my blog this week I wanted to do a self-reflection on my lesson. First of all I should have checked the technical resources that I was using in my lesson before I taught. Secondly, I did not give the "ground rules" on the use of cellphones in the classroom. As we all know it is extremely hard to make the connection that while we are teaching college students we should teach/treat them as the grade that we are teaching.
Overall, I feel that the flip lessons that have been taught for Social Studies methods have been great and I believe that it has greatly prepared us for teaching in an actual classroom.
As pertaining to the NC Professional Teaching Standards I feel that I was able to demonstrate all of the standards but I do believe that I do need some work in standard four that Teacher Facilitates Learning for Their Students. I do not know if I clarified the expectations for the students or if I was able to successful allow them to learn and grow during the lesson.
I thought I would post flip classroom lesson! Enjoy!
http://app.emaze.com/@AOTWCCRF/trail-of-tears
Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Digital Literacy
As of yesterday literacy in our minds was parallel with reading. When asked what is literacy?, we responded with books, comprehension, understanding, fluency, etc. When asked about literacy in 2015, our answers changed drastically. We moved away from literacy just involving reading but expanded it to many other specified areas. These areas included economics, environmental, and also digital literacy. By the time I left class the gears in my mind were turning.As has been explained over the past few months in class technology has spread to many and almost all aspects of our lives.
To gain deeper understanding of literacy in 2015 and specifically digital literacy I went on the search for other information. I found a pdf by Yoram Eshet-Alkalai and Oren Soffer. They explain that concerning technology, "It has become an essential element in learning, interpersonal communication, organizational work, and our leisure time. Extensive research has recently undertaken to assess how digital technologies—such as e-book readers, social media, mobile technologies and multi-player online games—are actually altering the traditional modes of learning, knowledge construction, cognitive and social skills, information distribution and consumption, as well as social participation and relationships."
I believe these two sentences capture the fact that technology plays a large role in today's society and not only in society but also in education. The last sentence explains that it has changed the traditional modes of learning, knowledge construction, cognitive and social skills, etc.
This resource explains that digital literacy is defined as " the ever-expanding and changing digital technologies confront users with the need to master a wide range of technological, cognitive and social competences." The resource also details that " users thus must become “digitally literate” in order to cope effectively with the complex sociological, cognitive and pedagogical challenges these technologies pose."
As future teachers it is not only our duty to have our students to be literate in language arts but also in an ever-changing era of technology. The large role of technology should not only change the traditional modes of instruction but should also change the way teachers teach. In NCPTS standard explains that teachers demonstrate leadership. In following this standard of helping our children become digitally literate we are taking responsibility for our students learning.
I also found a great video that may help with understanding digital literacy!
Resources:
http://www.ifets.info/journals/15_2/1.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESSIcLO3Z_Q
To gain deeper understanding of literacy in 2015 and specifically digital literacy I went on the search for other information. I found a pdf by Yoram Eshet-Alkalai and Oren Soffer. They explain that concerning technology, "It has become an essential element in learning, interpersonal communication, organizational work, and our leisure time. Extensive research has recently undertaken to assess how digital technologies—such as e-book readers, social media, mobile technologies and multi-player online games—are actually altering the traditional modes of learning, knowledge construction, cognitive and social skills, information distribution and consumption, as well as social participation and relationships."
I believe these two sentences capture the fact that technology plays a large role in today's society and not only in society but also in education. The last sentence explains that it has changed the traditional modes of learning, knowledge construction, cognitive and social skills, etc.
This resource explains that digital literacy is defined as " the ever-expanding and changing digital technologies confront users with the need to master a wide range of technological, cognitive and social competences." The resource also details that " users thus must become “digitally literate” in order to cope effectively with the complex sociological, cognitive and pedagogical challenges these technologies pose."
As future teachers it is not only our duty to have our students to be literate in language arts but also in an ever-changing era of technology. The large role of technology should not only change the traditional modes of instruction but should also change the way teachers teach. In NCPTS standard explains that teachers demonstrate leadership. In following this standard of helping our children become digitally literate we are taking responsibility for our students learning.
I also found a great video that may help with understanding digital literacy!
http://www.ifets.info/journals/15_2/1.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESSIcLO3Z_Q
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
TPACK
Well once again we are on the up on how to integrate technology in the classroom. In yesterday's class meeting we discussed TPACK. As of the end of class yesterday I felt pretty confident that we succeed in properly gaining understanding of what TPACK is. If I were to define TPACK is would be the cohesion of Technology, Pedagogy and Content that successful allows students to reach their potential for learning and developing.
Because I am not an expert in TPACK mostly because only 24 hours ago was my first encounter I went on a search to deepen my understanding. So I took to a twitter chat and found great buzz about Dr. Matthew Koehler. Dr. Koehler maintains a website about TPACK. Fortunately he explains that TPACK, "attempts to identify the nature of knowledge required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching, while addressing the complex, multifaceted and situated nature of teacher knowledge. At the heart of the TPACK framework, is the complex interplay of three primary forms of knowledge..." Of course we learned yesterday these three forms of knowledge are Content Knowledge, Pedagogical Knowledge, and Technological Knowledge.
TPACK incorporates the cohesion of these primary forms of knowledge rather than isolating them. As we discussed in class, 15 years ago content and pedagogy knowledge were all that teachers needed to teach because technology had not taken the center of learning as of yet. For 2015 teachers and beyond we have the task of incorporating not only content and pedagogy but also technology. As a future teacher I find it quite intimidating to know that there is so much that we should be doing and it is not being done intentionally nor appropriately.
Our TPACK game yesterday was very eye-opening for my understanding. We were able to incorporate standards, strategies, and technology. What I think was the greatest learning experience from the game was to be able to change the form of technology that we were using based on the content or pedagogy. I feel that it is very important that I take the same strategies to the classroom. To be an intentional teacher in my future classroom, TPACK should be a prevalent and should fit the students that I will be teaching that have developed in an era of technology.
If you are still struggling with TPACK here is a great video that you should watch!
Resources:
http://mkoehler.educ.msu.edu/tpack/what-is-tpack/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FagVSQlZELY
Because I am not an expert in TPACK mostly because only 24 hours ago was my first encounter I went on a search to deepen my understanding. So I took to a twitter chat and found great buzz about Dr. Matthew Koehler. Dr. Koehler maintains a website about TPACK. Fortunately he explains that TPACK, "attempts to identify the nature of knowledge required by teachers for technology integration in their teaching, while addressing the complex, multifaceted and situated nature of teacher knowledge. At the heart of the TPACK framework, is the complex interplay of three primary forms of knowledge..." Of course we learned yesterday these three forms of knowledge are Content Knowledge, Pedagogical Knowledge, and Technological Knowledge.
TPACK incorporates the cohesion of these primary forms of knowledge rather than isolating them. As we discussed in class, 15 years ago content and pedagogy knowledge were all that teachers needed to teach because technology had not taken the center of learning as of yet. For 2015 teachers and beyond we have the task of incorporating not only content and pedagogy but also technology. As a future teacher I find it quite intimidating to know that there is so much that we should be doing and it is not being done intentionally nor appropriately.
Our TPACK game yesterday was very eye-opening for my understanding. We were able to incorporate standards, strategies, and technology. What I think was the greatest learning experience from the game was to be able to change the form of technology that we were using based on the content or pedagogy. I feel that it is very important that I take the same strategies to the classroom. To be an intentional teacher in my future classroom, TPACK should be a prevalent and should fit the students that I will be teaching that have developed in an era of technology.
If you are still struggling with TPACK here is a great video that you should watch!
Resources:
http://mkoehler.educ.msu.edu/tpack/what-is-tpack/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FagVSQlZELY
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