I have been in the field of technology integration for over 13 years. I have seen teaching practices and learning environments transform directly because of a technology tool that was used to enrich (not replace good teaching) a particular unit of study. Those practices and learning environments had one thing in common ~ a PROFESSIONAL teacher who remembers that school is a place to learn and explore new ideas despite short-sighted administrators or lame policy. I am tired of teachers who blame others for their inability to grow and push the boundaries of what learning and teaching can be…
So, Mr. Welsh you have a new $98 million building, classrooms with natural light that floods the classrooms, and each one is equipped with a ceiling-mounted LCD projector, which transfers anything you can put on your laptop, the latest, fastest, most exotic computer gadgets and computers, and an administration who wants to provide 21st centry tools and environments. What in tar nation are you complaining about? Stand up! Be a TEACHER and make it work for you and most importantly your students. Otherwise, have you heard of Monster.com??????
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I appreciate that you're empowering the teachers at TC Williams (and of course at CSOV), and I especially appreciate that you give teachers the benefit of the doubt as far as our professionalism and motivation. Yet it seems like Mr. Welsh (and countless administrators) are so quick to dismiss teachers' hard work. Worse yet, I've had firsthand experience with administrators refusing to listen and learn to what I'm teaching my students. I suppose this post is neither here nor there, but I just wanted to add my initial reaction.
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