Standard 1.3 Policies, Procedures, Programs & Funding
Candidates research, recommend, and implement policies, procedures, programs and funding strategies to support implementation of the shared vision represented in the school, district, state, and federal technology plans and guidelines. Funding strategies may include the development, submission, and evaluation of formal grant proposals. (PSC 1.3/ISTE 1c)
Artifact: Emerging Technology Presentation
During the ITEC 7445: Multimedia and Web Design in Education course I had to research and recommend an emerging technology that could successfully impact my school. Emerging technologies are resources that can support teaching and learning by enhancing differentiation and student engagement. Many emerging technologies allow our students and teachers to generate, communicate, and even collaborate with others. The emerging technology that I felt that would be the most useful in our school was the Flipped Classroom. For this artifact I created a PowerPoint presentation detailing the research behind The Flipped Classroom, its strengths and weaknesses, and how this emerging technology fits into the Marietta City Schools technology vision.
During my research, I learned that the Flipped Classroom is a relatively new student-centered approach to learning. Instruction that would occur at school now happens at home through teacher created videos, interactive lessons, and class readings. The Flipped Classroom can transform our classrooms from teacher-led to student centered learning environments. This new approach maximizes our classroom instruction for more inquiry based activities because the learning takes place at home. This frees up more time for classroom discussions, inquiry, and investigation at home. The cost to implement this technology into our classrooms is extremely minimal. Teachers would not need expensive software or equipment and it is encouraged for teachers to share resources. Many of the resources used to create the teacher made videos are already available in our classrooms or they are free to download.
Implementing this technology into our classrooms requires are teachers to create short 10-15 minute videos for our students to watch. These videos can be easily uploaded to YouTube, so our students can watch and so other teachers can share resources. This emerging technology provides several benefits for our students, but there are a few challenges. The most pressing challenges were: creating the videos, production time for teachers, and equitable access for our parents to these online resources. Many of these challenges can be overcome with sharing resources and including our stakeholders in the design of this emerging technology.
While analyzing several articles on the benefits of the Flipped Classrooms, I had to weigh the pros and cons to implementing this in my school. It is a wonderful technology that can have far reaching benefits, but two challenges really concerned me. Those two challenges were: parent participation and student engagement. I work in a Title 1 school and this type of technology requires a large amount of parent participation. Also, there is not a way to verify that your students have really watched and understood the videos. As a teacher, you can add reflection questions, but many times you may have to reteach. In my opinion, I would not recommend this technology for my elementary school. Looking back now I believe that I should have chosen another emerging technology that could truly benefit my school.
The vision of Marietta City Schools is to use technology to further our learning communities. This technology actively supports our vision by enhancing our challenging curriculum. It provides more time for hands on activities through inquiry and analysis. The Flipped Classroom can be integrated into our middle and high school classes easily. The impact can be assessed by observing how our classrooms transform from teacher-led to student centered classrooms and feedback from our stakeholders, teachers, and students.
During my research, I learned that the Flipped Classroom is a relatively new student-centered approach to learning. Instruction that would occur at school now happens at home through teacher created videos, interactive lessons, and class readings. The Flipped Classroom can transform our classrooms from teacher-led to student centered learning environments. This new approach maximizes our classroom instruction for more inquiry based activities because the learning takes place at home. This frees up more time for classroom discussions, inquiry, and investigation at home. The cost to implement this technology into our classrooms is extremely minimal. Teachers would not need expensive software or equipment and it is encouraged for teachers to share resources. Many of the resources used to create the teacher made videos are already available in our classrooms or they are free to download.
Implementing this technology into our classrooms requires are teachers to create short 10-15 minute videos for our students to watch. These videos can be easily uploaded to YouTube, so our students can watch and so other teachers can share resources. This emerging technology provides several benefits for our students, but there are a few challenges. The most pressing challenges were: creating the videos, production time for teachers, and equitable access for our parents to these online resources. Many of these challenges can be overcome with sharing resources and including our stakeholders in the design of this emerging technology.
While analyzing several articles on the benefits of the Flipped Classrooms, I had to weigh the pros and cons to implementing this in my school. It is a wonderful technology that can have far reaching benefits, but two challenges really concerned me. Those two challenges were: parent participation and student engagement. I work in a Title 1 school and this type of technology requires a large amount of parent participation. Also, there is not a way to verify that your students have really watched and understood the videos. As a teacher, you can add reflection questions, but many times you may have to reteach. In my opinion, I would not recommend this technology for my elementary school. Looking back now I believe that I should have chosen another emerging technology that could truly benefit my school.
The vision of Marietta City Schools is to use technology to further our learning communities. This technology actively supports our vision by enhancing our challenging curriculum. It provides more time for hands on activities through inquiry and analysis. The Flipped Classroom can be integrated into our middle and high school classes easily. The impact can be assessed by observing how our classrooms transform from teacher-led to student centered classrooms and feedback from our stakeholders, teachers, and students.