Monday, January 25, 2010
Saturday, January 23, 2010
New Ways of Teaching
Educator Preparation and Development
Education Preparation and Development means that all educators are prepared to teach the 21st Century students; that they have the education and time to do so. Professional learning is always and ongoing process and essential for all educators. In the Long-Range Plan for Technology: Vision 2020, it says “The role of professional development is to teach teachers how to transform their teaching and learning, to renew and invigorate their passion for teaching, to acquire the new pedagogical and technology skills they must have, and to understand how to successfully integrate technology into instruction, across the curriculum, at all grade levels.” Texas has great teachers that are willing to try new things if they had the now how and the time to prepare.
At our school, we have many bright and eager teachers that want to use technology in the classroom. They are limited by the lack of resources and instructional knowledge. According to research, our school has not changed very much in the last 3 years. In studying the StaR Chart on other local schools, there was only one school in the area that has moved up in classification. The rest have not moved up at all and some have even gone backwards.
I think that school districts need to give ample time to teachers, so that they can learn how to implement technology. They need workdays to learn new ways of teaching, without adding to their school year. They need leaders who are willing to give their time, and help, instead of being afraid to ask for help.
Education Preparation and Development means that all educators are prepared to teach the 21st Century students; that they have the education and time to do so. Professional learning is always and ongoing process and essential for all educators. In the Long-Range Plan for Technology: Vision 2020, it says “The role of professional development is to teach teachers how to transform their teaching and learning, to renew and invigorate their passion for teaching, to acquire the new pedagogical and technology skills they must have, and to understand how to successfully integrate technology into instruction, across the curriculum, at all grade levels.” Texas has great teachers that are willing to try new things if they had the now how and the time to prepare.
At our school, we have many bright and eager teachers that want to use technology in the classroom. They are limited by the lack of resources and instructional knowledge. According to research, our school has not changed very much in the last 3 years. In studying the StaR Chart on other local schools, there was only one school in the area that has moved up in classification. The rest have not moved up at all and some have even gone backwards.
I think that school districts need to give ample time to teachers, so that they can learn how to implement technology. They need workdays to learn new ways of teaching, without adding to their school year. They need leaders who are willing to give their time, and help, instead of being afraid to ask for help.
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