My names is Roxana Ferreyro, I’m currently an undergrad in Early Childhood Education.
I’m creating this blog to further expand my opinion about technology, to better discuss instructional design and its applications to k-12 classrooms, and to collaborate with other educators. By collaborating I hope to find resources to become an efficient educator and to meet every student’s needs.
Technology is used every day and it has become a really important part of everybody’s life. As new technology emerges and it expands, so should our knowledge and skills to use it. As an educator it is really hard to keep up and to be able to pick out the best options for our students. As new technologies emerge so do the challenges of the learning of their use. I feel that educators have to know how to manage time effectively, one can not spend too much time learning how to use only one certain form of technology because by the time you learn how to do it and implement it in class a new version emerges. I believe that the earlier in life we learn and adapt to use technology, it will be very beneficial later on in life.
It is my plan that students throughly enjoy learning in the classroom through the blending of different pedagogues. My philosophy of education includes that all students need to be motivated in order to learn. As a teacher I think that one should give lessons that inspires the student’s creativity and curiosity. In order to keep students engaged and wanting to learn you have tor provide them with an environment that promotes learning, an environment in which they will be successful but also learn from making mistakes. In my personal opinion students learn best by trial an error. By nature all humans are social beings and by providing hands on activities we are providing active learning in which students can work in groups and learn from each other’s mistakes. In order for education to be successful, a teacher must let loose sometimes and have freedom in their classroom, at the same time it is also important to be able to manage the classroom to make sure students are really working. As an educator I have to be flexible and be able to accommodate the differences among students without pointing them out, and help all students achieve the highest level.
As an educator I firmly believe that if given the opportunity and the right tools students can achieve great things in life, they just need to be motivated and have someone believe in them. Educators and parents are equally responsible for believing in students and letting them know that they have someone who strongly belive in them, this way they can believe in themselves first then rise up to the level of expectation that we have for them regardless of the students’ race or ethnicity, life experiences, religion, and socio-economic status.
I feel that there are many issues facing k-12 education such as having enough school funds, keeping up with technology, curriculum standards, etc. To me the most important issue in the next five years training future educators to be successful. With the NCLB Act more students are falling into the gap of not being “successful students” because they do not meet the standards of other students in the same grade. I’m a strong believer that standardized testing is not effective because not all students learn the same way, not all students take exams the same way, and the standardized testing being provided does not reflect every learning style. I also believe that NCLB has had a great negative affect on urban schools. The low scores does not only reflect the students’ level of education he/she has achieved, but also the effectiveness of the teacher, which is not always true.
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