After discussing my greatest challenge with technology and education, I've started to think about mistakes I will make as a teacher. What will I do when I have a whole lesson using some form of technology, and it doesn't work? Or the computer is down, etc? How will I handle it? How long should a teacher spend trying to teach something before finally improvising or moving on to the next lesson?
I know that as a teacher, there will be many many times things do not go according to plan, or how I wish they could have gone. However, the important thing is that the kids still learn. So, when these things happen, I think it could be helpful to think of way to turn the mistake into a teachable lesson for the kids. For example, let's say I have a power point on zoo creatures and it isn't working when I need it. I try for a few minutes to fix the unknown problem, but it just isn't coming together. I could turn it into a teachable moment and talk about how sometimes technology just doesn't work, or the importance of having multiple copies of a document, or thinking ahead and creating a plan B. These are a few ideas.
Overall, I want to be a teacher that expects the best, but prepares for turning the worst into the best :-)
1 comment:
This is a great thing to think about because you can be certain that it will happen to you sooner or later. Teachable moments are important learning times for both you as a teacher and for your students. And just maybe the time that you are without technology can become the best learning time as you and your students are foced to use creativity and imagination.
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