Week 10 - Final Reflection

Hello, everyone. It's a pity, but my study are almost finished. What I must admit, that It was really great pleasure to study. I've met professionals - those people who really have their opinion, knowledge and share their knowledge with pleasure.
During this week I've participated in several workshops for teachers - I understood, that major people couldn't even know 10% what I've told them about. But they listened to me with great pleasure, I was asked a lot of questions. Our teachers want to be more experienced in IT, so I was asked to explain IT technologies to teachers.
Thanks to the opportunity studying with the University of Oregon I've enriched my knowledge, got new experience and ideas.
During this week we should do the survey with LoTi. My results between 3 and 4a  
Level 3 - Infusion
 At a Level 3 (Infusion), the instructional focus emphasizes student higher order thinking (i.e., application, analysis, synthesis, evaluation) and engaged learning. Teacher-centered strategies including the concept attainment, inductive thinking, and scientific inquiry models of teaching are the norm and guide the types of products generated by students using the available digital assets. Digital tools and resources are used by students to carry out teacher-directed tasks that emphasize higher levels of student cognitive processing relating to the content under investigation.

Level 4a – Integration: Mechanical
 At a Level 4a (Integration: Mechanical) students are engaged in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources; however, the teacher may experience classroom management or school climate issues that restrict full-scale integration. Heavy reliance is placed on prepackaged materials and/or outside resources (e.g., assistance from other colleagues), and/or interventions (e.g., professional development workshops) that aid the teacher in sustaining engaged student problem-solving. Emphasis is placed on applied learning and the constructivist, problem-based models of teaching that require higher levels of student cognitive processing and in-depth examination of the content.Students use of digital tools and resources is inherent and motivated by the drive to answer student-generated questions that dictate the content, process, and products embedded in the learning experience.

Modern teachers should use new technologies but they should clear understand what they want to achieve with the technologies)))
Good Luck.))))

Special Thanks to Csilla, who has made so wonderful picture of our group:

Also I want to wish everybody Merry Christmas and Happy New 2013 year!!!

week 9 - almost finish

Week 9. It's on of the most hard-working and important week. The project, that I've created has become the beginning of a new era of my teaching. My pupils and their parents caught the idea and we will develop it together.

Of course, it's a pity that our studies come to an end. It was real pleasure to learn new interesting things. What was for me very difficult - may be it's funny, but it's behavioral objective for a class we teach, using the ABCD model. I didn't understand what I should do for the first time. But luckly - I understood everything)))

A lot of interesting ideas were given in the web searching - new sites, ideas.

What was completely new for me are webquests and a rubric creation. What was the most unusual - a project creation, it wasn't very easy, but it was interesting and catching.

Of course it was interesting to meet new people - my classmates - they are great!!! Everybody have their interesting opinions, experience and they share what they know with great pleasure. We participated in different discussions - they were great!!! I've read almost all the projects and caught many ideas for my teaching. The participation in the course is one of the most valuable experience that I've got in my Professional Life.

I want to thank everybody for creation, participation in the course. It's great!!!!