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I want my instruction to evolve. I want to dedicate myself to developing online resources that will help provide scaffolding to my students. By building an informal structure through which I can flip my classroom, I can help not only students, but other teachers in my district as well. By doing this, I can better target all students from remedial to advanced and also maximize productive, meaningful classroom time. With the support of people like my coworkers and education bloggers like Jon Bergmann and Crystal Kirch, I know I can take these steps and improve my teaching.
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I want my students to evolve. I want to give more ownership of the classroom to my students. I like to be in control, but I can see a serious deficiency in my classroom when I cling to power and do not allow my students appropriate space to play and explore. When it comes to technology, I have to remember that my students are oftentimes more fluent than I am, and it’s okay to hand over the reins to the experts in the house. Not only does this allow for my students to enjoy class more, but it allows me to learn more from them. I am going to dedicate myself to leaving my comfort zone and exploring more student-led projects with technology. While lists like this are a good place to start, I’ve got to also commit to staying up-to-date as years go on and technology continues to develop.
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Finally, I want to community to evolve. I want to inspire my colleagues by leading with technology. I look at blogs like "The Innovative Educator" and I think about how many other teachers find inspiration from Lisa Nielsen's online content. I can easily pick out a couple teachers in my district right now who are pushing themselves to use technology to its full potential in their classrooms, and I know I don’t want to just follow in their paths--I want to take on that kind of position in my community.
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