Blog Post #2

     I find it interesting how technology is being integrated into the classroom and partnered with certain strategies it can enhance the learning through various researched and applied methods. As a future math/physics teacher I hope to be able to understand how to implement and critique my own use of technology. Through the use of the Substitution, Augmentation, Modification, and Redefinition (SAMR) Model, I would like to be help students enjoy mathematical concepts, on various devices and applications, through interactive learning and games. I don't think I would be able to fully allow for a complete implementation of the entire process but I believe, "A continual re-examination of practice to make the best possible use of technology" (Puentedura, 2016), is essential in today's classroom. I look forward and the possibility of restructuring math problems, through the use of technology, to present on an almost individual basis if I can.

     I understand in enhancing my own instruction I should learn guidance from different sources of material such as, Building Better Instruction. I try recognize that each student is different and using different strategies will enhance different methods of learning for students, I realize that I may be able to utilize certain strategies more effective than others, but I want to be able to help students learn how to utilize effective "Summarizing and Note Taking" (Brabec, Fisher, & Pitler, 2004) stills and take steps to restructure information in meaningful ways. I find it personally helpful, especially in Physics, taking known information and equations and solving problems in letters before introducing numbers and placing information into charts.

Links:
Building Better Instruction
Ruben Puentedura on Applying the SAMR Model
SAMR Model

References
Brabec, K., Fisher K., & Pitler, H. (2004, February).  Building Better Instruction
     How Technology Supports Nine Research-Proven Instructional Strategies, Volume 31 Number 5. 
     Retrieved from https://files.eric.ed.gov/fulltext/EJ695741.pdf. 6-11.
Puentedura, R. (2016, May 19). Ruben Puentedura on Applying the SAMR Model. Retrieved from
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXFl7Jw_qRU
SAMR Model (n.d.). Retrieved from https://sites.google.com/a/msad60.org/technology-is-
     learning/samr-model

Comments

  1. Mrs. Nicole SwensonJune 6, 2018 at 10:13 AM

    Good reflection on the required readings. I hope the SAMR model gives you an easier way to begin implementing technology into your classroom.

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