Why Are Teachers Resistant to Change and Technology?
There are so many things I could say for this board. Perhaps the main reason is that some teachers just don’t want to take the time to learn anything new because some of them swear that they know it all already. Another factor could be that teachers are so bogged down in the bureaucracy of education that they feel like they just don’t have the time to do anything else. I echo Jolyn's sentiments!
Monday, May 24, 2010
Week Three Discussion 1
Deniela Collington Topic 1 says:
I haven’t really pioneered anything at my high school. I like to try things and then perfect them before telling anyone about them. I guess that is why I am looking to be bigger voice within my department with the presentation part of our assignment for this class. I can say that I did have my students write proposals for and plan a media project to demonstrate their grasp of The Crucible. They did an awesome job! I even had a spoof of a Jerry Springer Show.
Response to Quentin Cleaves Post Week 3
My wife is 7 months pregnant with our third child She isbeginning to wobble around the house now and complaining about her back. We are having another girl, and this makes three in a row. I have finally struck out. I was really hoping for a boy this time to carry on his daddy’s name. I guess now, I will be at ballets and dance performances instead of football and basketball games.
Friday, May 21, 2010
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Congratulations. But don't assume what your precious little one will aspire to. Our own Dr. Sue Bedard loves football and basketball and would not care one wit about ballet or such things. So, enjoy the discovery. :-)
Monday, May 24, 2010 - 11:41 AM
Congratulations Quentin!
That is wonderful. My daughter will be two in December and my husband is already dropping not- so-subtle hints about wanting a little boy. I didn't understand it at first. However, I guess I can appreciate dressing up my little princess and think that my husband wants to know what it would be like to have a carbon copy of himself to carry on the family name. Never fear, your daughter may surprise you. I was a tomboy climbing trees, playing football, and beating up my dad's friends' little boys until my mother intervened. I always felt that boys' toys were so much more fun. Maybe one day, you will want to try for number 4! Congrats again and God Bless.
That is wonderful. My daughter will be two in December and my husband is already dropping not- so-subtle hints about wanting a little boy. I didn't understand it at first. However, I guess I can appreciate dressing up my little princess and think that my husband wants to know what it would be like to have a carbon copy of himself to carry on the family name. Never fear, your daughter may surprise you. I was a tomboy climbing trees, playing football, and beating up my dad's friends' little boys until my mother intervened. I always felt that boys' toys were so much more fun. Maybe one day, you will want to try for number 4! Congrats again and God Bless.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 12:10 AM
Week Three Response to Emily Dale
Free Choice- Publish/Leadership Project
I can only say one thing HEELLPPPP!!! You this too is stressing me out. If I am understanding correctly, I need to find somewhere to present my AR project. Is that a correct understanding? I hope so. If not, I am confused!
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
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Emily, you aren't the only confused person out here in Full Sail land. I tell you this thing is certainly daunting. I am hoping it all comes together soon for your sake and mine!
Sunday, May 16, 2010
I want a iPAD!
So ever since I've started this Masters program, I have become addicted to anything media related. I already have a"crackberry" that is surgically attached, although I forget to keep it charged. Hey I can't remember everything. I LOVE my Macbook. To think that before Full Sail, I had no idea what this magical machine could do. Nor did I know how much it would revolutionize my practice as an educator. So now I think that I would like to move on up to an Android phone...I'd like the new iPhone that was leaked, but I am with Verizon. However I am sure that a few of my students could hack it if I had one. It is amazing what students left up to their own devices can do.
However, the ultimate gift would be an iPAD. I just want one. Can you imagine how many cool points I'd instantly get from my students and how I could use in in the classroom? Alas, I am just a teacher and everyone knows that teachers don't make that much compared to everyone else. With the budget cuts and all and the fact that I will not be getting a raise next year makes the iPad seem somewhat out of my league for now. But if Apple or anyone would like to give me one, I will certainly take one off your hands!
The ipad image was found on the internet via Google images at: http://www.readmobilenews.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/verizon-prepping-the-ipad.jpg
Week Two AR and Stuff-- I Have to do WHAT?
I usually pride myself on flying below the radar. Although I am an outgoing person I don't like to boast all of my talents to the world. I want to stay humble. The same is true in my classroom. Close friends and colleagues comment that my students are doing awesome things in my classroom. Just this year alone they have written collaborative research papers, blogged, conducted their own studies, became employees in a fictitious corporation, participated in board meetings, written project proposals, problem solved, written, acted in, and filmed talk shows, created commercials, podcasts, and multimedia presentations. But am I ready to talk about all of that? I am not sure. I think that for my presentation, I am going to start small. Since I have never told the English department or faculty and staff at my high school in detail about any of this, I think this would be a good place to start.
Week Two Response to Holly Leibham
Wk 2-Activity (Summary)
I cannot believe that I have almost made it to the end of 12 months of this journey. I remember starting my cycles and wondering if what I was doing was making a difference. I now find myself working on my summary. A paper that will put everything together about my journey into looking how creating video mini-lessons had impacted my students ability to become better writers with a strong foundation.
I am excited to be this far in the program but am still a little apprehensive about the end and what other people have to say about my project. The hardest part about the summary project will be only writing the main details instead of everything. Picking and choosing the best key points will take time. More importantly making it easy to understand and scholarly will also add some extra time. I can’t say enough how nice it has been to have time to work on my Action Research Project. I wish that each class would have had some built in time for it.
1 comments:
- Deniela Collington said...
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Holly, I wish I could ditto everything you said! This year has definitely flown by. I never knew the direction that my AR would take. It seems that mine blew up and took a direction of all its own. I am struggling to make changes so that those who weren't there to witness it can understand what I did and what happened because of it. Good luck to you and Keep on Truckin'!
- May 16, 2010 2:39 PM
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