After reviewing 7 1/2 Habits of Effective Lifelong Learners, I know there are going to be some easy things I'll understand quickly, and some other areas that will take some dedication on my end to make sure I accomplish.
The Challenging Habit
I think, hands down, the most challenging habit for me will be "Accepting Responsibility for my Own Learning." Back in the day, I may not have given my all in every class I took. I knew how to cut corners and didn't really take in everything I should have. I knew what I could do to get by. During this learning process, I am going to make sure I do what I can force myself to stay engaged and keep the end game in sight. What I learn during this class can and will help improve my teaching!
The Easier Habit
I won't call it the easiest habit, as I am not a master in the area, but I think the habit I'll do best with is using technology to my advantage. I think this is very similar to what I mentioned as a downfall earlier. I know what tech can do and how it can make my life easier. I want to be able to use the tech available to do just this!
The Most Important Habit
The biggest thing that I want to take away will be to teach/mentor/help others. I want to learn the information we will be covering. I find it fascinating and interesting. However, (and I'm almost afraid to admit this) I do not actually see myself using a lot of this information in my teaching. I am not afraid to use tech in the classroom, nor do I see it as a problem. My big issue is that I think kids can have too much technology thrown at them during the day. I can see when it would be useful to use technology in a KW class, but I also want time where kids are tech free. This is where I plan to use my teaching with my colleagues. If I can find something that might be useful for one of my team teachers to use, I will want to be sure to talk with them and show them how they could use it for their class.
Finally, as I repeated typed the word "Habit," I kept thinking about this picture, so I had to find a way to throw it in here.
It looks like you already figured out how to change your blog title. Score!
ReplyDeleteI agree that as a KW teacher you should want kids to spend time tech free. Who knows though you may be able to find some really ingenious ways to include it with goal setting. Either way it's good to be in the know :)
Andy, I like the new title of your blog! Thanks for being honest and open in "The Most Important Habit". I believe that if you continue to learn about the new tech out there, you can pick and choose as a KW teacher. No one will be able to say that you don't include tech because you can't -- instead everyone will know that you are choosing to not include tech because it is not a best practice for you. I look forward to reading more of your blog!
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on the low tech KW for the most part. Kids are really teched out. However, keeping tech in mind to make yourself more productive and efficient on the backend could also benefit your kids.
ReplyDeleteThanks for keeping your team in mind. I'm sure they'll love that you'll be able to help them and offer suggestions next year.
I agree that sometimes our students use too much technology in a given day, especially now with the iPads. However, I think the curriculum we are going to learn in this class will be beneficial to all of us as teachers/professionals (organization, communication, etc.), not just as an education tool for our students. I like your blog bud!
ReplyDeleteI totally agree with you and the idea about technology being around us too much and agree that the problem I have is how to use it for efficiency purposes. I also wish I could figure a way to use technology so it could help me going forward.
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