Final Blog

While I was creating my IGNITE presentation on my teaching philosophy, I learned a lot about me as a teacher. As I was going through what I believed in, I found myself being really passionate in some areas. When presenting, I could have talked a lot longer on some of my views because they have grown very strong. Also, through this project, I was envisioning my future classroom. I also heard a lot of amazing philosophies. One thing I would add to mine would be integration between subjects. Although I put integration of technology, I believe it is equally important to incorporate integration between subjects, especially for subjects like Social Studies that may not have as much time during the day. Another thing I would add to my personal philosophy is making the content relevant to students' lives. I did mention this when I talked about meaningful work, but making the content authentic is significant to students engagement and learning. 

Overall, I learned a lot through CI 302. The most important thing I learned was how to efficiently integrate technology into a lesson. I have learned about it through other classes, but this class really made the connection for me and I feel confident about writing technology lessons. This is important because when I use technology in my future classroom, I want it to be beneficial and not just thrown in. Another thing I learned was how to write and find grants. This is so important to my future because I want to be able to fund activities and technologies for my classroom. Now that I have an introduction to grant writing, I believe I could write a grant and potentially get technology for my classroom. This class has prepared me well for my future not only in the classroom but if I want to extend my career to another area in the technology field. I really enjoyed this class and I feel more confident with technology in the future.