As this course comes to a close, I am reflecting back upon my original personal theory of learning styles. At the beginning of the course, I had an idea of what I wanted my teaching style to be like so that my students could learn in the best way possible. Through the information I have learned in this course, I have been able to keep my personal theory, but have refined it. I have always wanted students to learn in a cooperative manner, and through the knowledge I have gained, I have been able to apply more techniques to help my students learn in this way. Cooperative learning is a way of working together to achieve an end product or artifact. Cooperative learning falls under the constructionist learning theory. I have found that this learning theory best fits my thoughts and views towards teaching.
Two technology tools I would like to begin using with my students are Kidspiration and Excel. Throughout this course, I was able to learn how to use Webspiration, which is similar to a program we have available at school called Kidspriation. I think it will be a great way for students to make concept maps to help them learn. Also, I have always thought Excel was more on the difficult side to use, but as I become more used to working with technology, I have found that it can be kid friendly, especially when making different types of graphs.
Two long term goals I have for my teaching are to continue integrating technology in a meaningful manner and to continue with professional development to learn new ways of integrating technology. In order to achieve these goals, I plan to attend an upcoming conference related to technology. I also plan to continue taking courses through Walden and continue my eMINTS training. Both of these are providing me with great ways to integrate technology into my classroom.
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