The transformation that has taken place for me this semester has been amazing. The technology tools that I have tried with my students would have never taken place without the push I received from this class. I have come to realize that student in first grade are able to do much more in regards to technology than I previously gave them credit for.
I have really enjoyed the opportunity to be exposed to theories of practice from different points of view. I think that my practice has not only changed because of the technology tools I have been introduced to, but also because of the words of people like John Hattie, Ruth Clark, and Bobbe Baggio. They have helped to redefine my teaching. John Hattie helps to remind us of our impact on student learning. Student performance is dependent on our use of effective strategies and behaviors. Certain strategies that we use are more effective than others. Ruth Clark gives us a more business oriented model of learning that instructs us on how to teach facts, concepts, processes, procedures and principals in ways that are effective and efficient. The sensemaking journey I have been on has been challenging. It caused me to completely redesign my thinking for my capstone. I think that the combination between all the dense reading we have done this semester about learning theory and the plethora of new tools we have been exposed to has caused a perfect storm to take place in my brain. I hope that the wave I am riding doesn't fizzle out. So many times I leave trainings where there is inspirational information is given and innovative learning is the main focus. I leave feeling hopeful and energized. Shortly after I revert back to what is comfortable. I don't want that to happen. I hope to keep changing my practice for the better.
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May 2019
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