So much to consider...what hopes, concerns, questions do you have after today's session?
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I am excited about all these new ideas. I am brimming with ideas and anxious to rid my classroom of some excess furniture. I have some concerns about management, nothing I can't handle just need to really anticipate problems I may encounter and how I can minimize them.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to collaborating with resource teachers to help deepen the research process.
Any ideas on experts who may be available to speak about the scientific process?
What I am confident in accomplishing next year.
ReplyDeleteActually I need to take a lot of stuff out of my room and junque up my own house some more...so that's a great accomplishment all by itself.
I hope to be better organized to have my students' portfolios and work on the computer so that there won't be a lot of hard copy stuff around my room.
I hope to let go of hard copy resources and rely more on the Internet and to trust that I can instill how important it is to be "ethical users of technology" in my students.
What will I need assistance with?
I only know what I know and what I have experienced so although I may know trivial stuff, I sometimes don't know the obvious stuff that one may assume that I know.
Please don't assume at any time that I know what's going on. Every single day I learn stuff that people think I know or should know....I don't!
So, I welcome any kind of assistance and suggestions.
I am excited for next year. I think the first year will be the hardest because it's all so new to us. I feel confident in that we all will reach the goals we set.
ReplyDeleteI know that next year will be a challenge for me. It'll be stressful at times learning a new curriculum, but I'm ready for this challenge.
I think the hardest part will be creating this "project-based learning" curriculum. I will probably need assistance in making sure that I'm heading in the right directions.
Pita's Piece:
ReplyDeleteI'm just as excited as the rest of you. I know that this project will require more focused planning than you've done in the past. However, Kazuko, Michelle, Lynele and I are here for you. It is a PLC because we all have professional expertise that can add to the success of the group.
Typical of every first workshop of a new initiative, I felt like there was a great deal of information to digest. However, in retrospect, most of the discussion, questions, concerns, and planning was relevant. I recognized a greater need for "total immersion" into the tech. Doing the "hands on" component is crucial.
I'm anxious for next week!
I'm both excited and overwhelmed about next year! There are so many different things to take into consideration. Classroom management, procedures, and where to start with second graders. I'm striving to be a Techno-Constructivist and I'm willing to try new things. I feel that with the collaboration of our Tech PLC we can accomplish a lot. The one thing I'm worried about is having enough technology integration throughout the day and having the right kind of technology integration. Looking forward to moving forward!!!
ReplyDeleteMy story for the day......
ReplyDeleteThe first time that I used a Mac ( I was on a GS at the time) was at Kinko's in Monterey. The cost was eight dollars an hour and I just sat there, not knowing how to open the windows!!!
That was far away and long ago. I just finished putting away a document in a folder in another folder on my crowded desktop and realized that I do all of that stuff regularly.
I kind of feel like that time at Kinkos when I'm blogging-it's a hit and miss BUT I know that the more I do it, the more natural it will become.