Chapter 2

Reading Reflection Chapter #2

Creating a Professional Learning Community

 

With new opportunities come new ways and things to change.  By including technology into the classroom, change has already begun.  Technology is huge in our daily lives including our students’ lives, so why not bring it into the classroom? This also allows a great opportunity to collaborate and talk with other teachers in your school about what they are doing in their classrooms and how and where they are including technology.  One suggestion that the book makes is in regard to the technology standards and how these will help students in their daily lives while also making sure to provide this in the classroom.  I also liked how this chapter focused on “learning organizations”.  I think it is important to have good ties and relationships with colleagues for many reasons, but one of them being that then you can bounce ideas off of them and go to them when you have questions.  I especially liked this for PBL.  Since PBL is so new for many people I think have that community throughout the school or at least the grade you teach is so important so you (as the teacher) and ask for feedback or give it to others.  This is such a new and great learning experience that I know I personally would love feedback after doing PBL with my students.  Going from this, I liked how the author talked about getting involved in projects that help you (as a teacher) get started in thinking about PBL and how this will benefit your students.  The one that I really liked was the Flat Stanley.  I love the idea of getting students talking and interacting with other students from different countries and states that they would not get to interact and learn from otherwise.  Luckily, the internet is a great way to do this! I think PBL will really help our students better understand lessons in the classroom and problems and events that happen outside of the classroom.  This will hopefully turn them into problem solvers and the internet and other technology devices will be there to help.