Friday, July 16, 2010
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Reflection for Thursday
After analyzing the difference between the 1990s standards and the 2000s standards, I have come to a general conclusion. The large difference I see between the timeframes is that technology changed dramatically, therefore, expectations had to change. Since there is more advanced technology, there are higher expectations of the students and teachers. I think that the technology standards in 2025 will accommodate the technology that is developed by then.
From birth, students will have been surrounded by our current technology and will already be familiar with what we have right now. Once those students have arrived in 2025, technology will have advanced so much that the standards will have to reflect those changes. We have to ask ourselves, what do we want students to learn in order to best prepare them for the real world?
As a teacher, in order for me to meet these future standards, I will have to constantly stay up to date on technology. I can't expect the school district that I'm working at to provide me with that training. I will have to continue to self-educate myself for a lifetime to adapt to the new technology and standards. If I don't take the responsibility to stay educated in technology, then no one will make me and that's not best teaching practice.
From birth, students will have been surrounded by our current technology and will already be familiar with what we have right now. Once those students have arrived in 2025, technology will have advanced so much that the standards will have to reflect those changes. We have to ask ourselves, what do we want students to learn in order to best prepare them for the real world?
As a teacher, in order for me to meet these future standards, I will have to constantly stay up to date on technology. I can't expect the school district that I'm working at to provide me with that training. I will have to continue to self-educate myself for a lifetime to adapt to the new technology and standards. If I don't take the responsibility to stay educated in technology, then no one will make me and that's not best teaching practice.
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