Did you Know? By Dr.
Scott Mcleod
What an amazing video. It is apparent that technology is
constantly changing. The educational system is constantly playing as I term “catch
up”. Teachers need to be the leaders and find ways to incorporate technology
into the classroom. With today’s economy budget is certainly an issue, but
teachers need to work together to become creative and find ways around the
budget crisis. This action of unity will highly benefit our students for years
to come.
Are we doing what is best
for our students, or are we doing what is most convenient for us?
It is the assumption of the community that schools and
teachers strive to provide the best for their students. If teachers do what is
best for their students, then their students will excel. When teachers find it
convenient to do things the traditional way, then students are in my opinion
given the short end of the stick. There are many teachers who have become
comfortable over the years and don’t see a need for change. They may ask themselves,
why change when what I have been doing has been working. Would we want our
doctor to stop attending professional seminars and rely on out of date medications.
If we demand this need for growth from other professions, then we should demand
this for ourselves. We are professionals too.
I do not want to discredit the teachers out there who are
trying to put their students first. I just believe that there are not many
teachers in the educational system who show this kind of determination for
improvement. All my classmates in Dr. Kelvin Thompson technology for educator’s
course are here to expand on their knowledge to provide their students or
current students with the best. We are all headed in the right direction and
look forward to the journey ahead of us. What is it that stops teachers who
showed so much passion and a need for change in the beginning, to just become
comfortable?
The National Council on Teacher Quality is an organization
that promotes the need to increase the amount of effective teachers nationwide.
This organization was created when Michelle Rhee the superintendent of
Washington D.C. fired low performing educators within her district. This served
as a wake- up call that teacher quality is demanded. I encourage you to visit
this website http://transfer.sdes.ucf.edu/.
Let’s stand together and be the voice of our students. Let’s
lead by example and encourage others to follow. Marianne Williamson said it
best “our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that
we are powerful beyond measure”.
