Standard+2

** Teachers know how children grow. **  The teacher understands how children with broad ranges of ability learn and provides instruction that supports their intellectual, social, and personal development.
 * Standard 2 **

Evidence 1: Final Paper: The Future of Education

Rationale 1: This evidence was a final paper for the course Innovations in Education: EDT 652. The paper involved discussing what education will be like in the future. Overall, the paper discussed how technology will impact students in the future. In order to discuss what education will be like, I needed to consider how students learn. The impact technology has made on today’s students is drastic. Students need more technology in the classroom to learn best, because of the amount of exposure they have had to it in their everyday lives. Children today grow up in an age when technology has been the norm and computers are used at a very early age. This evidence discusses how children from a variety of abilities learn using technology and computers. Computers allow students from various levels to be successful in a variety of areas.

This evidence was important to my growth as a teacher, because it made me focus on what learning will be like for my students in the future, and what, we as teachers must do in order to prepare them for future success. In addition to my growth as a teacher, this evidence also taught me what the future will look like for my students in the workforce. The future for my students is unknown, so as a teacher, I must prepare them with as much technology competence as possible, because technology will definitely be an important factor in their lives.

KSD

2.K.1 The teacher understands how learning occurs -- how students construct knowledge, acquire skills, and develop habits of mind – and how to use instructional strategies that promote student learning for a wide range of student abilities. // This evidence shares a variety of ways computers and technology meets the needs of a wide range of student abilities. //

2.S.1 The teacher assesses individual and group performance in order to design instruction that meets learners’ current needs in each domain (cognitive, social, emotional, moral, and physical) and that leads to the next level of development. // This evidence discusses the importance of group activities and individual activities to meet a variety of student needs. Social learning will be very important in the student’s future employment, so teachers must include all aspects of learning into the curriculum. //

2.D.1 The teacher appreciates individual variation at each developmental level and shows respect for the diverse talents of all learners, and is committed to help them develop self-confidence and competence. // This evidence discusses how computers can assist students at a variety of different abilities. It also discusses how some students who are more successful with technology can feel an increased self-confidence. In addition technology allows all students to work on a skill level that meets their developmental needs. This allows the student to feel successful by meeting individual goals that are attainable. //