Thursday, September 3, 2009
Goals for the Class
After looking at the NETS for teachers, I was somewhat overwhelmed by how "advanced" these standards appeared to be. Words like "authentic learning experiences", "technology-rich learning environments", and "model digit etiquette" makes me nervous. How am I, a busy adult with limited time, going to get enough practice time with new technology? And get enough practice time that I'll feel comfortable demonstrating to a class of 28 15-year olds? And moreover, to design lessons that meet advanced standards that echo the highest levels of Bloom's Taxonomy? And therein lies my goal for this course: to gain the experience, practice, and wisdom to be confident enough to try these new "Mindtools" in my classroom. Eventually, I would really like to design units around specific mindtools, but I'm going to start simple: stick with that previously mentioned goal and take it from there.
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Don't think of them as advanced. Think of it as different types of teaching/learning. If we change the questions we ask, or the tasks we ask students to perform, we're on our way to having students meet those standards. You're going to hear me say this a lot: think about the content first, then decide which tool facilitates the students meeting the content goals!
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