Partnership for 21st Century Skills

http://www.21stcenturyskills.org/

Reaction to website: This website has lots of information. It seemed to try to bridge the gap between curriculum and technology. It gave lots of ways to implement technology into the core areas of teaching.

Information that surprised me: It gave life skills on how to use technology productively. That The United States is adopting the partnership of 21st century skills. There are 14 states currently adopting the partnership.

Did you disagree with anything on the website? Why?: What I read seemed like good ideas on how to use technology effectively.

What are the implications for your students, and for you as a contemporary educator?: For my students a basic understanding of the core subjects will help them the most. It has information on how and what to implement as far as technology goes. It gives information for educators on standards that they can use technology to achieve them.

November

Class pictures-11/3
K.S and K.S 5th B-day-11/7
Mrs. Rainey at Training-11/10 & 11/11
Thanksgiving Break-11/25-11/27

Theme for November-Fairy Tales, Thanksgiving, & Nutrition

Items needed-Boys dress up clothes (pilgrim, Native American, prince)

Utilizing this blog for the classroom

Well, utilizing this blog for my classroom will be a tad more challenging. I teach Pre-K which means I have a room full of 4-5 year old students some which don't even speak English. So, I think the way I can use this blog effectively would be to gear it towards all the parents. I can post current events and important dates. I can show them I am bettering myself by posting my blogs about class. I can also post pictures of work or student (with permission) assessment. One of the ways the state of GA asks us to show assessment is pictures. The parents don't get to see the pictures until the end of the year when they take their portfolio home. This might be a good way for them to see their child in action.

New Class

I have started class 3! I am excited about this class. We are actually learning about how to use technology in our classroom. This post is an initial post for this class.