WOW! The Social Media Count shows me that technology is not just changing over the years but changing as the seconds pass. And keeping up with technology is getting harder every day. If teachers don't move forward with the new advances of technology then you may as well find a new occupation. We know we are an ever changing society and that the history facts you teach today may be the same you were taught ten years ago, you also have to know new ways to catch and keep students attention. When they would rather play a game and fight a war than read or hear about one, you have to go with it to some degree. Find ways to adapt to your students and not the other way around.
We can change and grow just like the numbers on the Social Media Count, but only if willing. Teachers, myself included, will have to get out of their comfort zones and actively get the training needed. It may be in the form of college, professional development, or conferences. If teachers truly want to teach, they will first have to become learners.
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Hey Pam, my name is Heather and I’m in your Monday class. I agree that teachers today and future teachers should not just teach but be learners as well. Like you I’m going to school to be a special education teacher. I was able to be in several special education classes since starting school and none of those classes used any type of technology. Just think of the possibility that awaits these students.
ReplyDeleteI agree that teachers should learn the new advances of technology. Like you said, teachers need to get out of their comfort zones to get the training they need. Even teachers should want to learn new and improve ways of teaching.
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