4. Technology:
a. I believe that technology is a transformative learning tool when used correctly.
b. I believe this because there have been many technological advances in education that are slowly contributing to a changing classroom; where students use the technology in a much more meaningful way.
c. While I do support the implementation of new technologies, I also want to be sure that the technology being adopted is going to contribute towards a transformation in the classroom rather than a shift.
d. For example, laptops in a classroom can be used to take notes, just like pen and paper (shift). But, they can also be used to create meaningful projects (transformative).
e. This does not mean that no technology should be adopted when there exists some doubt. Instead, a leader must consider the needs of his/her school and the abilities of the teachers to implement those technologies in a meaningful way.
Implementing a new technology is a very time consuming process, teachers need to be trained, given opportunities and time to experiment with the technology. Then, once in the classroom, students also need to learn how to use it in an educational way. Many still see technology as a distraction in the classroom, and it can be. But slowly, we must shift our way of thinking to allowing for the possibility that technology should be transformative. Allowing for a shift in the way students, from memorizing facts to synthesizing and analyzing those facts in meaningful ways
a. I believe that technology is a transformative learning tool when used correctly.
b. I believe this because there have been many technological advances in education that are slowly contributing to a changing classroom; where students use the technology in a much more meaningful way.
c. While I do support the implementation of new technologies, I also want to be sure that the technology being adopted is going to contribute towards a transformation in the classroom rather than a shift.
d. For example, laptops in a classroom can be used to take notes, just like pen and paper (shift). But, they can also be used to create meaningful projects (transformative).
e. This does not mean that no technology should be adopted when there exists some doubt. Instead, a leader must consider the needs of his/her school and the abilities of the teachers to implement those technologies in a meaningful way.
Implementing a new technology is a very time consuming process, teachers need to be trained, given opportunities and time to experiment with the technology. Then, once in the classroom, students also need to learn how to use it in an educational way. Many still see technology as a distraction in the classroom, and it can be. But slowly, we must shift our way of thinking to allowing for the possibility that technology should be transformative. Allowing for a shift in the way students, from memorizing facts to synthesizing and analyzing those facts in meaningful ways