Daily+Notes

** __ Day 1 __ ** Moodle – share with each other and with other LTT groups  · will use the LTT site to communicate with each other “Develop your capacities – actual and potential ability to perform, yield, and withstand.” -need to use a variety of perspectives to see where we are and where we are going. -Brookfield – four different lenses -share and support each other through word and portfolio __ How to start the field enquiry??? __  -field studies are a systematic way of going out to learn -there are three other ways of learning over time: our teaching and learning stories, professional learning and theoretical research -in the end the four aspects of learning will make up our portfolio for this summer institute -the process for the field study is – 1.) wonderings and questions 2.) data collection 3.) analysis of data/information 4.) report/discuss findings -instead of using the term data we will use evidence -we want to know how our field study will make our teaching better for the students -we are going to journal extensively and see how, over time, our knowledge and teaching practice has changed -we will be using our mentors to help guide our research as well as 3 other resources (i.e. articles, online articles and other experts in the area) -my class and I will be the case study -the circle that has the KEY QUESTIONS to support field study is very important to dwell on   -a good way to get started thinking about the question is to say, “What if...? -don’t censor yourself right now -know your learning style whether it is Top Down or Bottom Up  **  Finding a wondering... **  What intrigues me in the classroom? What do I most hope to change? What dilemmas am I facing that I feel I can actively do something about ? Are there any “what-ifs” running through my mind? Is there a student I have taught that challenged me in a particular ways I feel compelled to understand? What do I hope my field study can teach me? ** __ Day 2 __ ** Theme: using the internet in a critical manner -how do we determine if a site is reliable or accurate and worthwhile using? -we have a responsibility to assist students with not only finding appropriate sites, but how to use the information they find there as well -when a student asks “I want to find out about...” we need to help them find the info and how to safely delve deeper -when a new technology is introduced to a class, the teacher has a role to support, direct and inspire the students to learn more; as time goes on, the teacher becomes invisible and it’s learners teaching learners -“digital natives vs. digital immigrants” -we are digital immigrants and our students are digital natives...or are they? -some students have difficulty with the basics in WORD and word processing ** ISTE ** iste.org __ International Standards in Technology Education __ -this is a place to find standards for teaching various subjects -they are international standards that various teachers came together to create -there are practical applications of technology i.e. lesson plans and other applications of technology in the classroom -we should refer to them, but not teach or test to them ** __ Day 3 __ ** Collecting data - can be collected at one point in time or over time · Interviews · Focus groups – a group snapshot · Surveys – a snapshot · Digital pictures/Videos · Journal/weblog · Notetaking – notes while observing, after observing · Recordings · Student comments · Emails · Exit notes  · Quantitative accounts of events Multiple sources provides more accurate and deeper understanding – try and use at least 3 (e.g. students, other teachers, journal) Other ways of saying this are: teacher journal, focus group, colleagues’ input ** __ Day 4 __ ** The special topics that were presented today: Roxia Photo Show - it is quite an easy way to take photos and make a little slide show about of them Jing- useful for you to record your voice and capture pictures on the screen, then play them back Imovie - a great way to make simple movies, using your webcam; you can combine others video pieces and put them all together as one Blogs – a great way to record thoughts and feelings about what we are learning; a chance for students to journal and give feedback to each other
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