Summarising key ideas
After completing the readings from week 2 and 3, I have
gained a better understanding of the pedagogies needed to teach the
technologies strands to students. These reading were also very insightful in
explaining why it is important to teach these subjects well. The following
information is some points from the three readings that I found very
interesting:
- - There are both strengths and weaknesses to the
current set up of the technologies curriculum. I found it extremely interesting
that according professionals the technologies greatest weakness is teacher
learning and lack of professional development for teachers. I could sympathise with
this idea as at times I feel like I’ll never know enough about the subject to
be able to keep up with the very tech savvy children of today.
- - Another area that I found interesting was when
the technologies and creativity were discussed as a partnership. When I first
thought of technologies as a subject I have to admit that ‘creativity’ was
probably not the first word that came to mind. Though now having worked through
a design challenge I can see very much where creativity plays a part in these
subjects. It allows children a very similar channel of problem solving and
designing that can also be seen in the arts subjects. There is freedom that
allows children to create ideas and solutions out of this current world that
can project them into the future.
Having been exposed to these kinds of ideas, as a teacher I will
strive to keep my own professional learning up to date and current with new
developments in technology to help pass on and teach my students. I will also
be mindful of creating design challenges and experiences that foster
creativity.
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