CEP 811 Final Reflection

I have grown so much in these past 8 weeks. There are many ideas and technologies that I have learned that I will definitely bring into the classroom. For example, I learned about StAIR projects, WebQuests, and incorporating UDL into my lesson plans, all of which I will now incorporate into my teaching. I have learned how to incorporate different teaching strategies using technology into my lessons in order to better meet the needs of my students. Furthermore, I learned about voice recordings, like vozMe, that can benefit auditory learners or even nonreaders. I have learned how to embed images on webpages and create visually appealing resources, like my Fraction Fundamentals StAIR project, that support what students have already been learning. I know that I cannot incorporate every learning style and teaching strategy into each lesson, but with the use of technology, I have learned better ways to meet my students needs.

Many of the technologies that I learned were web-based, like the WebQuests and webpages that I created, in addition to all of the UDL resources that Melissa shared with us. There are some great resources on the web, like vozMe, UDL Book Builder, ABCya!, Glogster, and Blabberize. Being aware of these many online tools will help me while lesson planning and deciding which tool will best benefit my students for a particular lesson.

By taking this course along with CEP 810, I am on my way to achieving my personal technology goals. My ultimate goal was to learn about new technologies that I can incorporate into my teaching to better differentiate instruction to meet the needs of my students. The resources that I have learned and created in this class have definitely put me in the right direction. Now that I am familiar with many new technologies, my new goal is to actually implement these in the classroom through my teaching and also to learn MORE! I will utilize some of what I have learned this fall and hope to continue to learn more throughout the remainder of the MAET courses. I am registered to take CEP 812 in the fall and am eager to learn more ways to incorporate technology into my teaching! With more practice and experimentation, I will become more comfortable with using technology in my teaching. This course has increased my excitement of beginning a new school year and continuing on with my own professional development.