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Extending my Professional Development

The National Association for the Education of Young Children is an organization in which I wish to learn more about. Their goal is to overcome obstacles and promote excellence in early childhood education. Their website is very helpful in providing resources for teachers and parents alike to better learning environments. It also provides information about their conferences that many attend. It clearly states that teaching staff, administrators, students, and researchers are all welcome to attend these conferences. Being the largest early childhood education conference in the world, tens of thousands of educators choose to listen to hundreds of exhibits and presentations. Their annual conference will be held in Atlanta, Georgia November 7th-10th. This organization also has smaller gatherings created for those who plan to prepare, mentor, and develop skills that help and manage the education youth. I would assume that those who are able to attend this smaller convention are from a much more adequate pool of individuals. While I could not find how much their conferences cost, I did find out that you have to register to be apart of their program online before registering for the conference. Their website also includes research articles with books able to be ordered to have as resources at home.

The Association for Childhood Education International has goals of enhancing the education for children around the globe. Their site includes global news and updates which are helpful in realizing that what they are doing as a program is much needed. They clearly state that their mission is to make sure that, "Every child in every nation will have access to quality education. This education will prepare children to become responsible and engaged citizens and ready them for life in a changing world." To register for a membership with their organization, as a student, there is a yearly fee of $35. In April of 2013, there will be a conference held to Institute for Global Education Diplomacy. To receive more information you are to submit your information to be apart of their mailing list. They include a news and publications link to their website to provide those of interest with useful resources.

The Nebraska State Education Association's mission to create a great public education for every student of Nebraska. They also wish to advocate for all educators, empowering them to provide quality education for their students. While their website is not as full with research and resources like the national sites, they still provide news and info to keep their members updated. Their delegate assembly was held in April of this year, with representatives from different districts to propose new amendments, business, and resolution forms.

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Useful Links for Education

Storybird

Kitzu

Ideas to Inspire

Voki

LiveBinders

VoiceThread

Lesson Plan Directory

Briefly used my lesson plan from the digital divide project to create a LiveBinder. I will definitely be using this tool someday, inside and outside of the classroom.

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My first glog about the rules of Digital Citizenship.

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This is a link to my glogster for students on how to be internet safe.

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education tumblr with lists of teachers on tumblr and a place to add your own site

The Digital Divide

The term, ‘Digital Divide,’ is used to describe the gap between the people who have access to computers and those without. With cell phones becoming a major part of using the internet, over 72.5 percent of the American population was using the internet in 2008. This shows just how big of an impact the internet and all that it has to offer has affected our world. According to many educators, the newer generations should inherit the ease of using the internet to be better equipped with the way our schools operate. But how do we get those that are unable to use the internet on board? Many educators would agree that teaching social media will have the effect of revolutionizing the world of learning. Instead of presenting a set of facts to students, the internet can engage them in learning how to get those facts themselves. However, many educators would also agree that the internet is a dangerous place because of the sometimes unreliable sources. It is important to show students how to interpret what is a reliable source and what is not. But then there comes that problem of not all students being able to access the web again. How can they get these facts from credible sources, if they don’t have the tools to do so? Since the beginning of the use of the internet, officials were wondering if access to information technology was being fairly distributed. Even so, some schools would have to work on old PCs, while other students and staff were able to go home and work on their own Apple Mac computers. Now it seems that it is unheard of to know someone that is unable to access the internet at their fingertips. This ‘Digital Divide’ is now being called the ‘Digital Inclusion.’ This is because the notion of the Digital Divide is naturally closing, with more and more gaining access to the world wide web.

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Learning Styles: Yes? Or No?

Within the classroom, it is obvious to observe that students learn in different ways. Their styles, or how they learn, is different from their ability to learn. The average student is capable of learning certain subjects, however, the way in which they do is can differ from their peers. I agree with these statements, as clearly each individual is different from one another. But accommodating these learning styles to each student seems rather impossible to me.

I believe that it is important to not change the way of teaching, but in fact to bring out the best abilities in each student. In other words, teaching the class in one united flow would be most helpful. Instead of worrying about meeting the need of each individual student, teachers should worry about which concepts work with the best style of teaching. Some concepts are best taught hands on, while some are best taught through lectures and group discussions. Each student may grasp these concepts in different ways, and some may be better at these things than others, but if the material is taught well, the students will understand based on their ability, not on their style of learning.

There seems to be no credible evidence based on whether learning styles exist or not. Whether it is all based on opinion, the important thing to realize as a teacher is that students are able to learn in different ways. But this does not mean that they are incapable of learning in a normal classroom environment. I also believe that if a student is struggling with a certain topic and the teacher or parent knows what the student is capable of, then this is the time that the information could be presented in a different way.

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Today I learned...

Yesterday, I attended the TechEdge Conference at UNL. I did not necessarily think that I would learn that much, coming from a generation of technology, but I was much surprised to say the least. While I only attended two of the sessions, I found that both speakers were engaging and well educated on their subjects. My favorite section was about using google tools within the classroom. I enjoy being an organized person, and the speaker showed us many ways to keep these qualities going. I learned the most from how to make your own website on google! I found this extremely helpful because I imagine myself posting announcements, a view of events, and/or extra curricular activities on a web page for my students and their parents to see. This specific conference got me really intrigued and excited to use technology even within my elementary school classroom.

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The Concept of, "The Flipped Classroom"

This farely new concept of 'The Flipped Classroom,' seems to be slowly taking over the way we learn things. What first started out as a way of making up missed classes, now can be a way to participate in classes completely. I have found that the way of a flipped classroom, is to film a class time and upload it to an internet program for students to watch. Its like being in the classroom without actually have to go to the classroom! I have a couple friends that took an online class this past spring semester and instead of the teacher just posting assignments and what not, he actually took the time to film his lecture and post it online for the students to take their own notes. This was very effective for my friends. I believe that if you are a person with motivation and the will to set aside time to watch these helpful clips, it can be a successful tactic in learning. However, some people learn differently, and I would agree with someone if they felt that they needed to be in the classroom environment to learn efficiently. I also feel that this method of teaching would be more successful with older students that know how to manage their time. As for my interest of elementary education, I can't really see myself using this technique.

This link is to a story about two high school teachers experiences with the flipped classroom, and how it was beneficial not only to the students, but to their parents as well.

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Google Tricks

http://mashable.com/2011/11/24/google-search-infographic/

Tips for using Google search more effectively.

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Dealing with Difficult Students and Other Classroom Disruptions

“These are not easy conversations to have but you want to approach the conversation from the point of ‘I’m really concerned about this behavior because if it continues it’s going to get in the way of you being successful’ and not ‘How dare you,’” said Van Brunt. “Students, particularly this generation of students, want to know that you care about them and that you want to see them succeed.”

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