Math 371 Technology for STEM Educators

In class this past week we have been discussing personalized learning, how it all works, the pros, and the cons. From what I’ve gathered, it seems like a heck of a lot of work. We got to hear from a teacher in South Dakota, Joshua Schmidt, about how he figured the whole personalized learning system out and what he does with it in his classroom. From “menus” with multiple learning options for the students to pick from, to projects and other assessments, he had to do a whole lot of time consuming work to get his class to where it is today. I’m not so sure that many teachers would be able to pull it off or have the desire to put in that extra time. All of that may seem negative, but it is simply reality. The reality is that all the hard work and effort a teacher puts into a child's education counts. One important phrase that I love is that nothing good comes easy. I think that although personalized learning can be a mountainous task, it may be the best way to teach students and...

Welcome back to the SDSU Technology for Math Educators blog.   We have had 2 days of Math Technology class so far this semester and I can tell that it is going to be another busy semester with a lot of learning happening!   Yes, this will include me learning new things. This reminds me of my proud moment from Monday’s class.   I had assigned some reading prior to the first day of class (yes, they love it when I do that). Sarcasm Emoji   One of the readings was an article entitled The 10 Skills Modern Teachers Must Have .   I asked them two questions about this article: which skill do you think is the most important? And which skill do you think will be hardest for you? The majority of the students listed the most important as “remain a life-long learner.”   This was a particularly proud moment for me as I truly try to model that skill when I teach and it seems that they recognize its importance so I must be doing something right. ...