I did not expect that my transition from textbook teacher to modern technology legend would run smoothly. These things rarely go according to plan. Change is never easy. Today, laying the requisite foundations for the changes I mentioned in yesterday's post was made more difficult than it needed to be due to the following complications: No fewer than three colleagues let their students out of class almost ten minutes late, meaning that my time with them was restricted; our ICT network is extremely temperemental; kids are rubbish at following simple instructions; and finally, crucially, some students who normally work and behave well with me when in my normal classroom were unable to cope with the changes when we went upstairs to the computer room. The silly things seemed to assume, wrongly of course, that my standard expectations would not apply. Not many of them, but nonetheless too many.
The whole day was by no means a disaster, however. Progress was made and some good groundwork was put in place. I am annoyed and very frustrated but I am also resilient. I remain committed to implementing my new ideas and will charge ahead next week with renewed energy and vigour.
Friday, 12 September 2008
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OH, poor you! I hope it goes better soon. I don't even know what all that stuff is... well, except the "textbook." We use "textbooks" and "paper" and "pencils" in our homeschool LOL! But if this works out for you and your kids are more engaged in learning their lessons as a result, this will all be worth it later. It will! Hang in there!
Mrs C- Thank you for your support and encouragement. I fully intend to keep plugging away.
ps: I enjoyed our ding-dong "conversation" on the topic of homosexuality/religious beliefs over at Dennis' blog last week.
Oh, technology will get ya every time! Hang in there, and things will straighten out eventually. In the meantime, I've got an award for you over at my place. Please drop by!
Mr. Teacher: It's easy to pick up your award. Just go over to my place, and copy the award like you would a photo. Then, save it to your computer. Blogger has a function under layout where you can add gadgets such as photos. Put it there, and, if you want, add the link to my blog as well! scholastic-scribe.blogspot.com Good luck, and congrats!
Ah the joys of change in a classroom! I love the use of ICT in London and wish I could have used it more (besides just the IWB) - I experienced the same things as you write about here. The kids forgot every rule as soon as we walked into the ICT suite, half the computers wouldn't work and so the students had to share (and you know how that goes!). My good intentions spoiled within a few minutes of the lesson.
Have you settled into a routine now that you're going into week 4 of the first term? I'm curious to know how it's going now. Hope it's going better anyway.
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