Math Matters 2.0

Reflections on Lifelong Learning

May 31, 2008

What a great way to model lifelong learning for our students!  Learning new and exciting ways to update our curriculum that appeals to our students and uses technology tools.  I love change!  Every year I look for ways to change my teaching for the next year.  Even though I have taught math at the same school for the last 21 years I try to make it new and different in some way every year. This is good and bad.  Change for change sake is not always good.  So most challenging for me is to begin with the end in mind.  Where am I going?  I need to be sure that I am meeting the needs of my students and preparing them for the next level of math, not just “having fun”.  Therefore, I need to keep my essential questions in front of me at all times.

I have over the years created my own learning toolbox.  Right now it is overflowing!!  Some organization is needed so I can put my hands on what I need when I need it.  Using technology to my advantage is a continuing goal.  Since I went back to school in educational technology, I have found technology a wonderful set of tools to help me teach.  It’s easy to play with these new tools, but sometimes hard to stop.  Therefore summer is a great time to continue playing and planning for next year.  It is important to select the tools that best fit the objective.  i hope that through this course I will connect with others in sharing ideas for teaching math and integrating technology tools.

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