Online Teaching

1. What does the research say about this?
• From the article "Why K-12 online learning isn’t really revolutionizing teaching?" it stated that there is a significant increase in the use of technology in education. It is estimated that about half of the schools will eventually be online. This could be a good or bad thing. Since this big leap in technology it made some schools rush to build online courses without really evaluating their online course. This resulted in some online courses are not the best learning experience for students. Other online lessons can really help students understand if done right, such as blended lessons, or a hybrid class. This helps to differentiate the lesson for students.
2. How can this be effectively integrated into your teaching?
• I can use an online lesson in class to check for each students' understanding. I can make an online lesson while I am in class so that each student is on the same page. This could be used to learn some math content that is not as fun to learn but is needed. I could also use this if I have a sub or there is something that makes it unable for the students to come to class.
3. How will this help your students?
• This will help to differentiate the learning for the students and to give the students more autonomy in the class. It will also help the students to not lose a day if I am sick or they are not able to come to class.
4. What are your goals with regard to this topic?
• I want to plan two to three online lessons a year so that students can learn how online lessons work and how to take an online class. It will also give me time to walk around to all my students and answer their questions.
5. How does this shape your vision for empowered learning for your students?
• This helps my students to take responsibility for their learning and to help them make sense of content in their own words. This also helps me to give students one on one attention where they might not get that before and helps the students who don't like to talk in class a voice.