I think that the most important point that Mrs. Hines made was teachers must be learners. People are constantly learning and in order for someone to be an effective teacher they must be able to be a learner first. Just because teachers were taught a certain way when they were going through school doesn't mean that they have to continuously teach in that way. This is mainly important because the students of today are growing up in a different way than children did 20 years ago. Most teachers have access to a computer and know how to use it but why not use these as learning tools in the classroom?
Mrs. Hines also made the point that learning and teaching are not the same thing. She is very right about this. Just because you are teaching a student something does not mean that they are learning it. If the teacher realizes that the student is not learning what they are trying to teach them then the teacher needs to take a different approach to the way they are teaching. The teachers need to form their teaching methods to each student as an individual. I agree 100% with what Mrs. Hines says in this blog!
Is it Okay to be a Technologically Illiterate Teacher?
In this post, Karl Fisch discusses why it is not okay to be a technologically illiterate teacher. Computers in the classroom should be used as a learning tool for both teacher and student. Some teachers don't want to change their ways because of they are stuck in the time when they were taught to teach. Little do they know that times and technology continuously changes and they need to do the same. Being technologically literate is all for the learning of the student. I think that in order for the child to be taught the correct way teachers must have the drive to stay up to date. I totally agree that principles should be accounted for their teachers if they are not up to speed with today's world. Principals and teachers should want their students to succeed, right?
Karl Fisch and Mrs. Hines have a lot in common with the way they view technology in the classroom. I agree with them both and think that every teacher should start using it, and make a change in the way that they teach their students. Besides, students today are our future and we need to train them in every way we can!
Social Media Count
Seeing these numbers change in less than a second blows my mind! This is evidence that technology is advancing continuously. I know that as a teacher, I will need to keep up with technology even as I get older because it is the way people around the world stay connected to society.
I think that teachers need to stay up to speed with technology in order to stay connected with their students. To be able to be on the students "level" will allow them to gain more respect for you and for them to trust you with what you are teaching. Times are changing and so is the way that students are learning.
A Vision of Students Today
Although this was my first time seeing this video I can honestly say I am the majority of those students. I think that it is overwhelming what is expected out of college students. When the classmates were showing statistics, it all averaged out to be 26.5 hours of work a day. I know for me personally every hour of my day is filled with something. If it isn't school than it is work. Since this semester has started leisure time does not exist for me!
A way that this video does not relate to me is when they showed a sign that was suggesting spending a lot of money on books that they don't even crack open. Personally, I wait until after my first time in a class before buying books that way I know whether it is actually needed or not. Overall, I think this video does accurately represent the average college student and their day to day life.
You and I made some of the same points regarding Mrs. Hines blog. Technology is important but it takes the inner passion of a teacher to engage in students.
ReplyDeleteWith the Karl Fisch post, some teachers are stuck in the past but I also believe some teachers are just too lazy to enhance their teaching methods.