This is my second semester in pursuit of my MSEd at St. John's. I was a mathematics undergrad here at the University. I have met great peers along the way. I had always been way into numbers and I had always preferred taking exams that contained few words as possible; substituted by numbers of course.
One of my earliest memories had taken place during the fourth grade in elementary school. After being taught with notebooks and chalkboards for a bit now, my class had been selected for a Promethean ActivBoard trial. Which, they had taken a week to install, so the class was relocated to the conference room. I do recall being amazed with a remote tablet, an innovative pen, the slideshow presentations, and more importantly, the ActivVotes. Basically, our teacher created multiple-choice questions pertaining to the subject, in which we'd answer in a poll-style format. It was very fun and I do remember looking forward to those every day.
It is important that a teacher keeps up with the technological advances of the world. They should not lag behind. Different generations of students will come through to a single classroom. In turn, they are more accustomed to the new innovations in the world. Consequently, they could only successfully learn through the gadgets that they are accustomed to using every single day. A 21st century teacher should incorporate modern technology with tools and resources available that can engage students in their lessons. They can also help students outside of the classroom as well.
What I can work on is my willingness to adapt to any type of change, which should not be an issue, but you never know. Also, I do remember when ActivBoards were installed in my elementary school, my teacher had to be approved and had sat down for training sessions prior. The students require as much as the teacher requires from the students. Meaning, if a teacher has worked with the technology available inside of the classroom, then how could it be expected of the students to study and complete homework every day.
