Post #3

Hillsboro Math Classes

I would support the innovation of Hillsboro teachers in their efforts to establish a curriculum more specific to the needs of their students. I think this approach would be okay as long as these teachers can establish a common language that  would promote collaboration among the stakeholders, assure equity considerations are addressed that would assure that all students have access to the technology, information and resources, establish a component of accountability, create tool(s) to measure progress and have rhe support of their school district.  The cons of this approach would be  the discontinuity between teachers, classrooms and schools within a district and the equity issues that must be considered to assure that all students would have access to the technology and resources before implementation. Considerations for funding would also have to be taken into consideration.

It would be my assumption that teachers who have decided to embrace this undertaking, would willingly assume responsibility for the additional workload that would be required to manage this program, under guidelines outlined by the teacher's union.  One idea that might compliment this innovative idea would be to enlist a few student teachers to assist in the classroom.  In doing so, they would be able to propagate their instructional practice, have a few more hands in the classroom to assist with the workload, while creating a pool of teachers who could quite probably continue their philosophy and with whom they would consider hiring in the future.

Post #1

Blog Response #1 Day 2

1) Yes, with additional practice and help during this class, I do see myself blogging,  I really have the desire to learn as much as I can to become literate with technology.
2) The advantages of blogging are the opportunities that you have to access an international audience and communicate with others who are near of far.
3) The possible hang-up of blogging is the inability to retract information that you publish.  People have difficulty inferring your intent or emotions via means of technology.
4)  I presume the blog is more specific and specific in nature.
5) A blog could replace a newsletter or parent letter in the classroom.  It could also be used to replace a quiz or test I suppose.

Post #2 Response to Prensky

1) I have used several websites in the classroom to incorporate technology to showcaase my technogical knowledge.

2) We can help DI and DN connect in the classroom by merging 'the best of both worlds'.  Incorporating both traditional and technological approaches of presenting instruction in the classroom.

3)  Prensky's article, written in 2001, still holds true today.  Technology is changing rapidly.  Unless you 'move with the wave', you can easily lose sight of what is current  and become outdated.