Step 1: (What):Identify one trend that is most relevant to your practice.
Daggett (2014) discussed five potentially emerging trends in education. The one that I am focusing on is the impact of digital learning as I feel that it is the one that is the most relevant in my practice. This trend relates to what I have learn't and looked at during my time studying with the mindlab. I have become more aware of the technologies within education and how the can be incorporated effectively into my teaching in the classroom.
Daggett (2014) states that 71% of high school students used texting to communicate and 3 out of 10 students used Twitter. This shows that statistics about digital technology show that this trend is here to stay. Many classrooms now are becoming modern 21st century classrooms using devices and man students are able to digitally give feedback/feed forward and complete lessons all with the click of a button. Digital learning within classrooms has its benefits and challenges both in my own classroom and for many other teachers in New Zealand education. Hanna et al. (2010) stated that ‘The pedagogic model underlying too many schools and classrooms is still aimed at preparing students for the industrial economy, and is very different from the activities at the heart of knowledge-based organisations, societies and economies’ (p. 10). They also explained that ‘Students should become self-directed, lifelong learners, especially as they are preparing for jobs that do not yet exist, to use technologies that have not yet been invented, and to solve problems that are not yet recognized as problems’ (p. 9). So these quotes alone in turn align with the theory that this trend is here to stay.
This means that as teachers and communities we need to be looking together about what the curriculum is asking of us and how we can deliver it in a modern way. Technology aims to make whanau communities and people closer together but this in itself is a task that needs a lot of work in my opinion. Many on lookers may think that devices are being used as a way to keep children busy and on a task quietly but that is not the case. I also know of this to be true with several of my colleagues and we need to change this mindset as the positives of incorporating digital learning into our pedagogy vastly outweigh the negatives, Daggett (2014) summed this up with this quote ‘Digital learning is a catalyst for college and career readiness.
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Daggett, B. (2014). Addressing Current and Future Challenges in Education. Retrieved fromhttp://www.leadered.com/pdf/2014MSC_AddressingCurrentandFutureChallenges.pdf
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Hey Jess. I agree with you were you state "Technology aims to make whanau communities and people closer together but this in itself is a task that needs a lot of work". I think that with the new Digital Curriculum, a lot of educators are going to need to upskill themselves in this area and then the stigma of "busy" and "quiet work" will no longer be an issue with educators. I do wonder though how much screen time is too much screen time? There is lots of research our there in cyber space that shows too much screen time can damage the brain and is addicting. I think as educators it is not only our job to prepare our students for living and working in a digital world but we also need to find a balance.
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