Comments on: We Have Come a Long Way http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/17/we-have-come-a-long-way/ The Magic of Learning Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:20:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Kathy Balek http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/17/we-have-come-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-13209 Kathy Balek Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:09:07 +0000 http://www.langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/17/we-have-come-a-long-way/#comment-13209 Kinberly, I am one of the teachers at Silvia's school. I can answer your question regarding our Tech Connect planning time. The time was scheduled while our children are in a resource. For those of us in the lower grades, we have aides in our classrooms so they go with the children. In my room, the children are not in a resource, but my aide is wonderful and she just teaches morning meeting while I go and plan with the grade level. I cannot speak for the other grade levels, but ours looks forward to the time each week. Sometimes it is brain storming about what we are going to do during our time in Tech Connect for that week. While other times we are learning about something new and talking about how we can incorporate it in our classrooms. We love Silvia! Kathy Kinberly,
I am one of the teachers at Silvia’s school. I can answer your question regarding our Tech Connect planning time. The time was scheduled while our children are in a resource. For those of us in the lower grades, we have aides in our classrooms so they go with the children. In my room, the children are not in a resource, but my aide is wonderful and she just teaches morning meeting while I go and plan with the grade level.

I cannot speak for the other grade levels, but ours looks forward to the time each week. Sometimes it is brain storming about what we are going to do during our time in Tech Connect for that week. While other times we are learning about something new and talking about how we can incorporate it in our classrooms.

We love Silvia!

Kathy

]]> By: Kim Cofino http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/17/we-have-come-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-13152 Kim Cofino Fri, 18 Jan 2008 00:51:36 +0000 http://www.langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/17/we-have-come-a-long-way/#comment-13152 Great post Sylvia, So important to remember how far we (whoever "we" may be) have come in a such a short amount of time. Just like Dave, I often have trouble remembering that my enthusiasm about these tools means I operate on hyper-speed and it can be tough to slow down. Thanks for the reminder! kim Great post Sylvia,

So important to remember how far we (whoever “we” may be) have come in a such a short amount of time.

Just like Dave, I often have trouble remembering that my enthusiasm about these tools means I operate on hyper-speed and it can be tough to slow down.

Thanks for the reminder!

kim

]]> By: Kimberly http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/17/we-have-come-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-13144 Kimberly Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:48:34 +0000 http://www.langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/17/we-have-come-a-long-way/#comment-13144 "It meant for teachers that they would have an additional half an hour a week taken up specifically for technology planning time." How did you work that in? Did someone cover classes? Was it taken out of their regular planning time? I tried to do something like this where I met with my teachers once a month for 40 minutes, but it was during their regular plan time. I experienced a bit of resistance and it was only once a month. “It meant for teachers that they would have an additional half an hour a week taken up specifically for technology planning time.”

How did you work that in? Did someone cover classes? Was it taken out of their regular planning time? I tried to do something like this where I met with my teachers once a month for 40 minutes, but it was during their regular plan time. I experienced a bit of resistance and it was only once a month.

]]> By: Dave http://langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/17/we-have-come-a-long-way/comment-page-1/#comment-13143 Dave Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:47:58 +0000 http://www.langwitches.org/blog/2008/01/17/we-have-come-a-long-way/#comment-13143 Absolutely agree about the late adopters who choose not to learn. I can work with anyone as long as they are willing to learn and grow -- no matter what the speed. But those kinds of late adopters are modeling the exact opposite of the attitude we want to foster in our students. Because I move faster with new technologies, I must be VERY conscious of going at a slow but reasonable pace with late adopters who want to learn. I always struggle with that, slowing myself down. Absolutely agree about the late adopters who choose not to learn. I can work with anyone as long as they are willing to learn and grow — no matter what the speed. But those kinds of late adopters are modeling the exact opposite of the attitude we want to foster in our students.

Because I move faster with new technologies, I must be VERY conscious of going at a slow but reasonable pace with late adopters who want to learn. I always struggle with that, slowing myself down.

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