6.3 Field Experiences
Candidates engage in appropriate field experiences to synthesize and apply the content and professional knowledge, skills, and dispositions identified in these standards.
Artifact: iFlashcards to ESOL Group
Reflection:
Field Experience logs are required for each course taken in the Instructional Technology program. For the first half of the program, I kept track of my field experiences using my blog. My structured and unstructured field experiences are posted to my blog. My unstructured field experiences mostly consisted of me helping fellow teachers with problems they were having with technology in the classroom. One example is when I helped our ESOL teachers and students use iFlashcards to study with. The site is accessible by computer, iPad, iPhone or Android. I showed teachers and students how to create flashcards online and then practice with whatever device they decided to use. This helped the ESOL teachers save time later by creating files of vocabulary words they use every year with students. This also gave students another way to study their vocabulary words.
Teaching our ESOL teachers and students about iFlashcards demonstrates mastery of standard 6.3 in that I applied my professional knowledge to aid in technology use not only for me in my classroom but colleagues classroom's as well. Our ESOL teachers will be able to use this site every year and teach their students to use the site to aid them in studying vocabulary.
In helping the ESOL teachers and students, I realized how much vocabulary is a part of their learning and understanding of English. I would like to find more technology resources to help our ESOL students. Keeping track of field experiences made me aware of whom I was helping and how it was impacting student achievement. To improve my field experiences, I would share more on the results of my experience using video clips, pictures or product examples.
My field experience impacts faculty as well as student development. Teachers were able to learn a new tool for their classroom and students were able to learn a fun way to study on the go. The impact can be assessed by quizzing students on vocabulary words to determine whether their use of iFlashcards is helping them study. I can also gain feedback from our ESOL teachers as they use the site in their classroom.
Field Experience logs are required for each course taken in the Instructional Technology program. For the first half of the program, I kept track of my field experiences using my blog. My structured and unstructured field experiences are posted to my blog. My unstructured field experiences mostly consisted of me helping fellow teachers with problems they were having with technology in the classroom. One example is when I helped our ESOL teachers and students use iFlashcards to study with. The site is accessible by computer, iPad, iPhone or Android. I showed teachers and students how to create flashcards online and then practice with whatever device they decided to use. This helped the ESOL teachers save time later by creating files of vocabulary words they use every year with students. This also gave students another way to study their vocabulary words.
Teaching our ESOL teachers and students about iFlashcards demonstrates mastery of standard 6.3 in that I applied my professional knowledge to aid in technology use not only for me in my classroom but colleagues classroom's as well. Our ESOL teachers will be able to use this site every year and teach their students to use the site to aid them in studying vocabulary.
In helping the ESOL teachers and students, I realized how much vocabulary is a part of their learning and understanding of English. I would like to find more technology resources to help our ESOL students. Keeping track of field experiences made me aware of whom I was helping and how it was impacting student achievement. To improve my field experiences, I would share more on the results of my experience using video clips, pictures or product examples.
My field experience impacts faculty as well as student development. Teachers were able to learn a new tool for their classroom and students were able to learn a fun way to study on the go. The impact can be assessed by quizzing students on vocabulary words to determine whether their use of iFlashcards is helping them study. I can also gain feedback from our ESOL teachers as they use the site in their classroom.