Each One, Teach One
“I believe the children are the future. Teach them well and let them lead the way...” Lyrics from the Greatest Love of All by Whitney Houston
I used The Greatest Love of All by the late Whitney Houston as the opening to my multimedia submission for my application for Michigan State University’s Master of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) program. One and a half year later the words still ring true about my belief of teaching.
When I applied for the MAET program, I had been a 2nd grade classroom teacher for 4 years and teaching 2nd grade was not my intent. At heart, I am a math teacher and my desire was to teach middle school math. Therefore, after spending years in the elementary classroom I began to plan my transition to middles school. In most areas math is paired with teaching science. I do not have and science endorsement and I am not very eager to teach science in middle school.
As I investigated the MAET program, I wanted to pair my math endorsement with an endorsement to teach computers. With the high interest in STEM programs it was my idea to emphasize my math and technology qualifications. I wanted so desperately to be taken accepted for the program that I ventured out and created a video using soo meta as my goal statement. However, with changes in technology and constant updates, the audio on my video no longer plays. I recall thinking how excited it would be when I had someone to help me use sites like soo meta to present myself to my students. I was not a huge fan of social media, but included it in my video because it was my goal to learn how to use social media to reach students.
My original goals have been expanded. I thought of using sites like soo meta and educreations for content delivery and I ended up learning how to build hybrid classes for elementary students to use. Social media is not viewed as a method to only stay in touch with students, but as a major part of my professional learning network. Social media allows me to stay connected with the most current best practices and applications for myself and my students. Beyond the two small goals I had for myself and the potential of teaching a computer class for students. This endorsement and degree has changed how I teach across all subject areas. I use technology every day in the delivery of my lessons.
I was taught as a budding educator that it is the responsibility for us to each one, teach one. This simple statement has spilled over into my teaching practice. My teaching philosophy is grounded in my desire to create a safe classroom environment where students are willing to take academic risks. I added the role of teacher as one of those risks. I want students to be able to use technology in its simplest form, meaning any tool that assists and makes doing a job easier, to teach each other. You know why? Because they are our future and I want to do my part to teach them well so they can lead the way.
I used The Greatest Love of All by the late Whitney Houston as the opening to my multimedia submission for my application for Michigan State University’s Master of Arts in Educational Technology (MAET) program. One and a half year later the words still ring true about my belief of teaching.
When I applied for the MAET program, I had been a 2nd grade classroom teacher for 4 years and teaching 2nd grade was not my intent. At heart, I am a math teacher and my desire was to teach middle school math. Therefore, after spending years in the elementary classroom I began to plan my transition to middles school. In most areas math is paired with teaching science. I do not have and science endorsement and I am not very eager to teach science in middle school.
As I investigated the MAET program, I wanted to pair my math endorsement with an endorsement to teach computers. With the high interest in STEM programs it was my idea to emphasize my math and technology qualifications. I wanted so desperately to be taken accepted for the program that I ventured out and created a video using soo meta as my goal statement. However, with changes in technology and constant updates, the audio on my video no longer plays. I recall thinking how excited it would be when I had someone to help me use sites like soo meta to present myself to my students. I was not a huge fan of social media, but included it in my video because it was my goal to learn how to use social media to reach students.
My original goals have been expanded. I thought of using sites like soo meta and educreations for content delivery and I ended up learning how to build hybrid classes for elementary students to use. Social media is not viewed as a method to only stay in touch with students, but as a major part of my professional learning network. Social media allows me to stay connected with the most current best practices and applications for myself and my students. Beyond the two small goals I had for myself and the potential of teaching a computer class for students. This endorsement and degree has changed how I teach across all subject areas. I use technology every day in the delivery of my lessons.
I was taught as a budding educator that it is the responsibility for us to each one, teach one. This simple statement has spilled over into my teaching practice. My teaching philosophy is grounded in my desire to create a safe classroom environment where students are willing to take academic risks. I added the role of teacher as one of those risks. I want students to be able to use technology in its simplest form, meaning any tool that assists and makes doing a job easier, to teach each other. You know why? Because they are our future and I want to do my part to teach them well so they can lead the way.