Reflection
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NETS for Teachers
After reading the six standards under NETS
for Teachers, I felt that Standard #2 best applied to my current
process of becoming a teacher. Although as a teacher I feel as
though all six standards are crucial incorporate. Standard # 2, PLANNING AND DESIGNING LEARNING ENVIRONMENTS AND EXPERIENCES, really
stood out to me because I am currently observing in a 6th grade
classroom, and one of the first things I noticed was the set up in
the room. Also while attending TC3 I took a course
specifically designed upon children and the classroom. As a
teacher it is crucial to be aware of the importance of the learning
environment can provide.
I feel as though the learning environment can either
make or break a child's experience in a classroom. Creating the
right learning environment is pretty difficult because there are so
many aspects to take into consideration. Teachers need to take
into consideration the size of the children that will be in the
learning environment. Furniture, such as chairs and desks, should
be accommodating to a child. A child that is squeezed into a
small desk is going to be preoccupied because their uncomfortable.
Also the learning environment needs to be safe and inviting.
The teacher can help make the room inviting by taking into
consideration:
~ color of the room, something thats warm but not over stimulating
~ teacher presence, the mood the teacher sets throughout the day
NETS for Students
After reading the six standards under NETS for Students, I felt that Standard #4 Technology communications tools
is the most important for students to demonstrate competency.
This is important to be able to use technology because students
will be able expand their communication tools. It's crucial that
students are competent in this standard because it is a life skill,
something they will use throughout their lives.
There are many ways children can demonstrate their competency:
~creating power point, incorporating pictures and hyper links, etc,
~publishing a website about a particular subject