After reviewing the national educational technology standards for both teachers and students, it would seem natural for many of the concepts to be related.
The first teacher standard deals with facilitating and inspiring learning and creativity. Without technology this seems like an insurmountable task, with technology teachers have to do little to inspire. This coincides with the first student standard which is creativity and innovation. I have found that many of my students have few problems being creative and innovative with the use of technology. When I did my book trailer assignment, I found that most of my students went way above and beyond the minimum requirements of the assignment.
Working with others is another great way to learn more and to problem solve. The teacher standard, “engage in professional growth and leadership” seems to relate to the student standard, “communication and collaboration”. As a reluctant student myself in grade school, I never seemed to do very well in the traditional instructional model of lecture, test. I did respond to group work, and I can think back and remember the main ideas of those lessons. We know so much more in the 21st century about how people learn and collaboration is a way to appeal to many more students than in the past. Working with my colleagues still engages me more than listening to a lecturer even as an adult.
The next standard is the student and teacher promoting and exhibiting digital citizenship. Character education is growing more and more necessary with recent school violence making national and world news. Digital citizenship takes character education to the next level with responsible web usage and explaining and modeling the importance of cyber behavior.
Based on my GAME plan I have many ways to use the student standards in my unit. By modeling technological use, giving clear explicit directions, and letting my students work through the problems they encounter I can implement the standards into my lessons.
These are just a couple examples of the similarities of the standards for teachers and students. As always I appreciate your thoughts, comments and suggestions. Thanks for reading my blog.
Resources:
National Education Standards for Students (NETS-T) located at
http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForStudents/2007Standards/NETS_for_Students_2007.htm
National Education Standards for Teachers (NETS-T) located at http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/NETS/ForTeachers/2008Standards/NETS_T_Standards_Final.pdf.
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Paul
ReplyDeleteYou have done an excellent job of correlating the NET-T standards to the NET-S standards. I like how you show that one standard will feed off of another and that the two are interrelated through their same basic goals and visions.
Also, as you suggested, I agree that good digital ethics will need to be increasingly addressed as we move into more and more use of technology in our classrooms. Your methods for doing this are great--modeling appropriate use, offering specific directions and expectations, and exposing your students to activities that will require solving authentic problems in principled ways. Well done!
Hello Paul,
ReplyDeleteI too was not a traditional learner and it is very ironic that my own children are not either. They are extremely creative, especially my son.
I also agree that we have to help our students work their way to solving a problem. It can be very difficult at times to not give them the answers. This is certainly a skill that they will need in their future work environment as well as in their social and family lives. All learning experiences that provide authentic instruction are invaluable. Good post as usual. Good luck!
Kristin
Hi Paul,
ReplyDeleteYour assertion that you much prefer interacting with your colleagues, as opposed to listening to a lecture, says so much. By using the technologies we have been learning about, we can certainly make learning more engaging, relevant, and productive, as well as evening out the field of play, as noted by Cennamo & Ertmer (2010). Best wishes!
Monica
Reference
Cennamo, K., Ross, J., & Ertmer, P. (2010). Technology integration for meaningful classroom use: A standards-based approach. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth, Cengage Learning.