Vision
I believe that the terms education and technology� are synonymous with one another. I envision a future where everyone will share this belief and you will no longer be able to determine a clear divide between the “world of education” and the “world of technology.” We are living in a time where new technologies are emerging, and old technologies are improving, on a daily basis. The children of this era, the “digital natives”, will never know a time when they were without technology in their lives. It is our obligation as educators to teach the students of today, and our leaders of tomorrow, in the modality of learning that is most conducive to their technology-enriched learning styles.
My goal as an educator is to empower students to learn through the use of technology. I want them to view school as a place where they can explore their curiosities and expand their knowledge, not only through books, but through the use of technology. I want to instill in students a life-time love of learning. I believe the only way to accomplish this goal is to show them that education and technology are intertwined; they are not separate entities.
My goal as a professional is to empower educators, parents, and school/government officials to encourage and actively support the use of technology in education. I aspire to develop and distribute best practices, ideas, lessons and resources for the integration of technology into the 21st century classroom.
September 19th, 2007 at 4:51 pm
I often wonder what the 2020 educators- current elementary kids who enter teaching- will be doing the same and different… Will the educational model that has existed in for hundreds of years and is still the de facto way to teach be the way future educators approach teaching and learning? I don’t know. History leads me to believe that it will be pretty much the same with some shining exceptions. Perhaps that is a bit negative.
Nice post!