Sunday, 19 April 2015

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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