Sally Avern's Professional Journey

As you can see from the reading I have highlighted what I think are my own next steps. Those parts of my practice that I know can do with improving.  I can definitely work on these parts, I think I will start with feedback. We all know that good feedback is the key to success, so perhaps I can make mine more effective. I think if this is incorporated with my goal of helping the students be reflective as well, it will be easier. If I can help them reflect and then guide my own feedback around that at the same time (at the end of each lesson) then it will be hitting '2 birds' as well as making sure it is something the kids can use.  Again: these are my 'how to' next steps. If I want to be using/giving effective feedback and helping the students to be reflective. I need to build it into everyday.  Make sure I am using the splitscreen approach to boost the metacognitive process' of reflection. (This is what we are leaning and HOW I best learn).  As part of my Science an...

Why don't teachers innovate when they are given computers? OBSTACLES: -foreign and potentionally disruptive -standardised testing makes it difficult THE INNOVATOR 3 factors contribute heavily: tech proficiency, social awareness, pedogogical compatibility. Tech proficiency does not just mean being able to use the technology but understand the parameters that need to work to get the technology working. Connecting to Wifi, saving docs in drive, sharig via folders etc. The study found that background IT knowledge made or broke some of these projects. Pedogogical compatibility  Teachers that are more reflective and aware of their own pedagogical beliefs are more adaptbale and flexible.  The types of technology must align with teh teachers beliefs otherwise projects will end wihtout being seen through.  If the idea is that the technolgy can enahnce the learnign adn not just be a gimmic, then the results were great. If it was seen as just another method of del...