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Overview of my personal teaching philosophy

As a person of education I would like you to know that my own philosophy of education is that children are the ultimate leader of their own education. The professional educator is simply there to ficilitate the journey. I have learned through many trials that students learn best when they are the major decision makers of what it is they are learning. Young infants grow and develop over time and so to does the student. Same as the infant a student will go at a pace specific to them and follow the road best suited for them. I believe in Individual Education Plans that are geared to the learning style of each of my students
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ISTE standards I have met

Competency I - Using Email - Students will be required to use their University Unified email account during the course as part of course communication activities. The email address is needed for communications with the EDT3470 through GoWMU. Students will be required to obtain their own email account through the University Unified Computer Accounts.

Competency II - Using a Web-based Course Management System - students will be required to use the EDT3470 course management system provided by WebCTVista. Students will need to gain a working knowledge of the course management options within WebCTVista through the modules. Students will communicate via discussion boards and email, use the links through the modules for submission of assignments. Evaluations scores (points) for assignments will be posted by instructors for students to view in WebCTVista through The Gradebook. Students will be required to log in to the EDT3470 web site on a regular basis to review regular announcements about the course activities and changes.

Competency III - Using the Internet - Students will be expected to use the Internet on a weekly basis for course related discussion, communications, materials, and resources. The Course web site can be found at http://www.wmich.edu/edtech/edt3470/ -- just follow the links. Using the Internet will require a working knowledge of the web client Mozilla Firefox. These software tools can be found in all WMU computer labs on campus or can be downloaded free from http://www.mozilla.com/firefox/. Students will be required to evaluate an educational web site as well as prepare items for placement on the Web as part of creating a classroom web site and as part of a collaborative web site development project.

Competency IV - Creating Desktop Lesson Presentations - Students will be required to create an Instructional Microsoft PowerPoint Lesson presentation and a Kid Pix “Who Am I?” Presentation. The presentations will demonstrate a working knowledge of the PowerPoint software and the Kid Pix software, along with the use of multimedia graphics. Students will be expected to use a digital camera to take a photo and/or to scan in images using a scanner as needed. Students are also encouraged to make use of PowerPoint and Kid Pix clip art, images and graphics from the Internet, and sound and animation options from PowerPoint and Kid Pix.

Competency V - Creating a Spreadsheet - Students will be expected to create a simple data collection spreadsheet on Microsoft Excel. The assignment will require a working knowledge on introductory spreadsheet formatting and printing commands, use of formulas for spreadsheet calculations, and the creation of a spreadsheet chart.

Competency VI - Web Page Authoring - Students will be required to create several web pages and a web site using the Dreamweaver web authoring tool including creating a multi-page classroom web site on the University Homepages server and an opportunity for collaborative teaching resource site on the ThinkQuest server. Students will be expected to demonstrate their web page development skills in an exam.

Competency VII - Desktop Publishing - Students will be required to use a common desktop publishing authoring software, Microsoft Publisher, to create an example newsletter that can be used by elementary teachers.

Competency VIII - Use of the Inspiration Graphic Planning Tool - Students will be required to use the Inspiration software tool as part of a comprehensive lesson. Inspiration software (http://www.inspiration.com) is a visual learning tool used to assist with the development of ideas and to organize thinking by individuals and small groups.

Competency IX - Integration of Technology into Lesson Plans - Students will be required to use the TaskStream Curriculum Builder Lesson Planning tool to create two lessons that integrate Michigan Academic Benchmark Standards and ISTE Technology Standards. The lesson planning assignments also require the creation of scoring rubrics using the TaskStream Rubric Wizard.

Competency X - Collaborative Web Site Development - Students will be expected to work in teams to create a professional development web site that integrates Internet technology into the classroom. The collaborative project will include participants from the EDT3470 course as well as professionals outside the class. The product could be a web resource site, a virtual field trip, a group of WebQuests or a digital story for teachers and/or students that include resource materials, Internet resources, class teaching activities, and lesson plan ideas, or examples, for their students. Each web site must include original material developed by the student team as well as reflective items on how the site could be used by other teachers.

Competency XI - Hands-on Experience Using Instructional Technology Equipment - Students will be expected to demonstrate skill and confidence in using technology related equipment commonly found in elementary education classrooms including desktop computers, laptop computers, wireless computers, video projection equipment, digital cameras, scanners, video conferencing equipment and other forms of digital electronics.

Websites of interest
WMU Homepage
College of Education at WMU
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Last updated: Saturday, April 7, 2007