Lytle, R (2011). Study: Emerging Technology Has Positive Impact in Classroom. Retrieved from http://www.usnews.com/education/high-schools/articles/2011/07/14/study-emerging-technology-has-positive-impact-in-classroom.
Summary
This article gives a brief overview of Stacey Roshan, a teacher at a private school in Potomac, MD. It discusses how she felt that she was no longer a teacher, but rather a performer to keep the interest of the students at a high level. She decided to make a huge change to her lesson plans and started to create video lectures for students at home to complete their work rather than at school. According to Roshan (2011) She "noticed a 10% increase" in a third of her AP calculus scores. Lytle (2011) mentioned in his article that " technology is inevitable, it will eventually make its way into the classroom so why not embrace it rather than shut it out."
Reflection
While this article may not have been extremely long in length I felt that it gets straight to the point. Technology is everywhere, rather than run from it we should find a way to embrace it. Whether it be allowing to students bring their phones into the classrooms, tablets into the classrooms, or the district providing some type of electronic device, we as educators need to adapt to the changing student body.
I am fully aware that 1-1 is not a feasible idea for every single school, but each teacher can somehow bring technology into the classroom for kids to use. If there are 5 phones/tablets/laptops in a room, have students work in groups or stations to be able to embrace these new methods of teaching. I for one agree with Stacey that I do feel like an entertainer sometimes in the classroom rather than a teacher. Thankfully I enjoy it, but we have to adapt to the changing student body.
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