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Hi Mr. Couros, my name is Ronee Watson and I am a Secondary Ed.- Mathematics major here at Concordia University. My goal in life is not only become a teacher who inspired their students like mine once did for me, but also guide my students to become the best possible people they can be, in and out of the classroom. My favorite quote from "The Innovator's Mindset" is written on page 148 of chapter 9 and states, "'Learners are the driver, and technology is the accelerator.'" This quote, although short, resonated with me throughout the entire book. This quote lines up perfectly with my main technological philosophy that technology should enhance learning in a classroom rather than be the center of it.
Technology has a time and a place in the classroom that can guide students to a more in depth learning experience. Technology, once integrated into the classroom, must be controlled by the educator to maintain a successful classroom.
One major idea that the book presented was the idea of being a connected educator and how that could influence your students in the classroom. I believe that being a connected educator is what can fuel innovation in the classroom and therefore give your students the best possible education. One George Couros emphasized throughout the entire book is integrating different techniques in to the class all with the common goal of giving students the best opportunity to learn as much as possible. This is what I have focused on throughout my time here at Concordia, how to be the best and most prepared teacher for my students.

For years, I have seen technology grow into a very prominent part of our society. I have seen it enter into different classrooms in many different forms and boost student learning. I believe that technology is a valuable tool to be used in the classroom that can stimulate student learning and prepare students for successful lives in a technology-dependent world. However, if it is used incorrectly, technology can hinder a students growth and development.
Technology serves as a guide for students that allow them to dive deeper into topics and explore new ideas that would not have been accessible without the integration of technology into the classroom. With this idea, there is also a time and a place for which technology is appropriate. For example, it can be used as a self-assessment tool for students as well as a formative assessment tool for educators. However, technology should be used as a supplementary tool for learning that enhances what the students already know rather than being the center of the learning.
Finally, I believe a major part of technology being a successful tool in any classroom is being able to match the technology level with the familiarity level of the students. In order to reach the goal of promoting student learning rather than hindering it, the educator must realize their students abilities with technology and match the level of understanding with the level the technology targets. For example, DESMOS is an online graphing calculator that takes input from a user and graphs any functions as well as any calculations needed based on numbers that are entered. However, if students do not understand how to graph functions and make those calculations by hand already, the answers given by DESMOS will not make any sense to the students.

Building your professional learning network prior to becoming an educator in the classroom is extremely valuable. Having a supportive professional learning network while simultaneously entering the field of education can be helpful in that it can help with the transition from student to teacher.
When thinking about ways to expand my professional learning network, I plan on using the power of social media to help me with its development. Most educators nowadays use social media as a platform to connect with other educators and gain creative ideas to implement in the classroom. As I referenced last week, being a connect educator will open doors and allow for more innovative teaching. This connects with growing my professional learning network because other educators are the greatest assets when it comes to getting new ideas and trying to tactics in the classroom mostly because they will have experience with it already. I would plan on creating a professional twitter handle that would allow me to connect with educators around the country and even around the world.
Another way to expand my professional learning network is to attend different conferences held by various educational institutions. These conferences are geared toward having educators collaborate with each other and build out their learning networks. These seminars are great opportunities to get me out of my comfort zone and communicate with other educators I would not have a chance to if I hadn't attended.
​ The final tactic that would be very beneficial for me as a future educator is connecting with past teachers that I have looked up. These educators include teachers that may not have anything to do with my subject as well as various math teachers. I look up to the teachers outside of my field simply because of their how they ran their classroom. Thy had great classroom management skills that one can only gain with time. Being able to recognize these assets would allow my to mirror how they controlled their students. The teachers in my subject area have experience teaching math to various demographics of students and know how to successfully reach every student in the classroom.

As a future educator, my aspiration is to impact all students that walk into my classroom and give each of them the best education they can possibly have. Not only does this require me to be a connected educator, but also I must keep an open mind about trying new tactics in my classroom.
I believe the two largest assets to have as a successful educator are being flexible and adaptable . Changing the routine in a classroom by trying new, different ideas will not only keep students engaged and on their toes, but also create an exciting work environment. Change in the classroom will open so many doors to teaching in different ways and leave me with different ways to teach the same topic. By changing the way my classroom operates, this will allow me to reach every single one of my students who learn at different rates and in different ways.
Math as a subject is very cut and dry. There is normally one way to reach the correct answer and that is all there is to the subject. By taking in different ideas and implementing them into my classroom, this will help me reach every student because not all students learn the same way. By doing this, it gives me the opportunity to make sure every single student is getting the best education possible.

In Chapter 7 of Innovator's Mindset by George Couros, the author lists the "8 things to look for in today's classroom." These 8 important aspects of the classroom in a school consist of: choice, voice, time for reflection, opportunities for innovation, critical thinkers, problem solvers and finders, self-assessment, and connected learning.
In my future classroom, I envision the three most important characteristics of my students being voice, critical thinkers, and problem solvers and finders. The first characteristic, voice, is a very important part of collaborative learning that I find very beneficial in the classroom. As the author stated in the description of voice, "Students should have the opportunity to learn from others and to share their learning with others." As I have found through my own education, students, including myself, have the most beneficial experiences in the classroom when they are learning from and/or teaching their peers. Collaborative learning between peers stimulates the deeper understanding of a topic rather than regurgitating facts. Students, in order to share their knowledge with others, need to have a more in-depth comprehension of the topics they are discussing. Peer to peer learning also gives students an opportunity to hear the information presented in a different way, that may be easier to understand.
The second characteristic that I envision in my future classroom is having my students be critical thinkers. Couros points out that one of the main problems with the education system is that students are forced "to be compliant and basically do 'as they were told.'" Encouraging critical thinking in a mathematics class is crucial based on the fact that this subject is not always cut-and-dry, simple material. Living in a world as complicated as ours with information at our fingertips, it is more important now than ever that students learn to discern fact and fiction. Critical thinking will help students view the world through a very perceptive lens.
The third characteristic that I will strive to have in my classroom is making my students be problem solvers and finders. This is one of the most important aspects in a math classroom because math is all about solving problems that are thrown at you. Although I believe problem solving can be incorporated into other subject areas, mathematics is built on problem solving. Finding problems is also a huge part of mathematics, especially when trying to figure out where a problem went wrong.

The 8 characteristics of the innovative leader include:

Visionary

Empathetic

Models learning

Open risk-taker

Networked

Observant

Team builder

Focused on relationships

As I look at the descriptions of there characters, I find myself being strong in most of the characteristics, with the exception open risk-taking.
As a visionary, I find myself planning out the way I want my future classroom to look and run. I have noted characteristics that I have found in other classes that I have either observed, or been a student in, that I would like to be included in my future classroom. These characteristics include seating arrangements, class decorations, and classroom rules. I want to have my classroom to be a safe and uplifting environment for my students and any other visitors I may have. I am an empathetic person in general, always trying to put others before myself. As a future educator, I always want to put my students before myself, focusing in their personal development and understanding in my class rather than trying to get as much material covered as fast as possible. I want my teaching to be student centered so that my students get the most out of my class.
I have always tried to model learning to ensure others understand what they are learning. I hope that I never stop learning, and I believe that my students will have as much to teach me as I teach them. I have had many experiences with networking and pulling ideas from outside sources. I believe this is an imperative characteristic to have as an educator, especially while teaching the same content every year. Being networked will allow me to keep my classroom exciting for both myself and my students. I have always been an observant person. I have noticed this quality more so when I have been in different classrooms. I tend to notice things that other teachers don't, such as students being off task or students not quite themselves. This will help me keep my students in line but also will show my students that I notice even when something little is off. I believe that the last two characteristics, team builder and relational focus go hand in hand. As I said previously, I want my classroom to be a very welcoming environment with positive attitudes all the time. Although I know some of my students will have bad days, I want to form a community within my class.
The characteristic I believe I am lacking is taking risks. I like to have plans with everything i do and I like to follow a system that works. I also feel that taking risks is very hard in a mathematics class because of how black and white the subject is. There is not much room for creativity and risk- taking, but I am open to the possibilities of trying new tactics.

The TPACK framework consists of three different individual concepts that when simultaneously used in the classroom can create a deep understand of subject and technological knowledge in the minds of students. These three different concepts include technological, content, and pedagogical knowledge. As a teacher, I do not want to shy away from technology in the classroom because I have seen how it can enhance student learning and understanding. Instead, I want to embrace technology and even more so I want to have my students feel comfortable and confident with their technological abilities.
In my future classroom, I will incorporate the TPACK framework into my teaching due to the fact that it has been proven to enhance student's classroom performance and experience. In my opinion, the individual elements of the TPACK model are not as important as the elements used simultaneously. Using the pedagogical and content elements together build on strong subject knowledge basis enhanced with learning strategies. Technological pedagogical knowledge combines both concepts to accomplish a wide range of different strategies in class, acknowledging how the use of technology can change the way a topic is learned. Finally, technological content knowledge expands the ways in which someone can teach more that just their subject matter.
Technology is the major element in the TPACK framework and has the largest effect on student learning. I believe that technology has a time and place to be used in the classroom. Too much technology use can lead to dependency on the tools to learn the subject as well as a distraction. The most common use of technology in a mathematics classroom is a calculator. Before students should be able to use calculators, they must first learn to do calculations by hand in order to understand the process. Calculators can be a great tool to enhance learning, but if used in the wrong way, it can become a crutch that allows students to come to conclusions without understanding the meaning behind them.

The Great Pyramids of Giza

As a future secondary education math teacher, it is difficult to incorporate virtual reality into my future class curriculum. With different subjects, it can be easy to relate certain destinations to curriculum, like taking students to the different fields of the Civil War or show a 360 degree view of the solar system for different science classes. There is an endless amount of possibilities for the incorporation of virtual reality into classrooms, yet math is still the most difficult subject to relate outside information to course work. Looking at higher level math classes like calculus, I also incorporated unique architectural buildings into the curriculum targets. In class, I took the example of the St. Louis Gateway Arch. I based a lesson about integrals off this arch, asking my students to find the area under that curve. Using already known information given from the information website about the Gateway Arch and a 3 dimensional image of the actual arch using google earth, my students can apply what they have learned in my classroom to the outside world.
However, while researching the core topics that I will be teaching in most math classes, I found different ways to incorporate virtual reality tours into my classroom. I have selected different locations in both domestic and foreign lands. In geometry classes, I can relate what my students learn about basic shapes to the architecture of different buildings. From the sky scrapers of Los Angeles to the Great Pyramids of Giza, my classroom and use Google Earth and other forms of technology to bring real life application into the classroom.

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I have always wanted to be a teacher, but my plans were solidified by my high school calculus teacher, Mr. Darrell Palmer. He taught me so much and is the reason why I want to become a Secondary Education Mathematics teacher. My hope is that I can inspire my students and help them love math the way Mr. Palmer made me.
I cannot wait to be a teacher because I have not only seen, but experienced the influence that teachers can have on their students. Teachers help shape lives and guide students down life-long paths and one day I hope to have that impact on each and every one of my students.
In five years, I see myself inside my classroom, hopefully a teacher at my old high school, teaching students that I have watched grow up right in front of me. Being able to give back to my community by educating the youth is a goal that I will always strive for.
I want to be the teacher that students are excited to see every day. My favorite teacher in high school was a World History teacher. Although history is not my favorite subject, Mrs. Melinda Turay made each day unique. She knew how to engage all students, no matter their interest levels in her subject area. With mathematics, students either love it or hate it. Therefore, I hope to create a classroom environment that all students enjoy being in.

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My ideal history class to teach is not one full of droning lectures, fact memorization, and glazed over eyeballs. Instead, I want to integrate hands-on experiences in order for my students to fully engage and learn. Luckily, technology makes this very easy. By utilizing a variety of tools like virtual field trips, videos, or even skype conversations with experts, I can get my students out of the classroom and into the world, without ever leaving the walls of our room.
One excellent example of a lesson for a United States History class that could integrate a virtual field trip is about George Washington and the early colonists founding the nation. The Historical Foundation for Mount Vernon has an incredible interactive tour of George Washington's home, Mount Vernon, on their sight. Going through this virtual tour would be a great way to demonstrate that George Washington truly was a person and help humanize him in that sense, as well as provide a great example of what daily life looked like at the start of our nation. A virtual field trip of his home would be an interesting, visual supplement to learning about the first President of our country and would break up the monotony of a lecture or a lesson. A one-to-one classroom could allow each student to go through the home at their own pace, or a teacher could lead the class together on their projector in a more discussion based way. Click on the picture to explore Mount Vernon for yourself !

Another example is an Augmented Reality experience that plobs students right into the trenches of World War I. With a simple pair of google cardboard glasses and a phone app called Trench Experience VR, no longer are students looking at the same boring desks and walls. They are there, learning about trench warfare straight from the front line. This helps spark enthusiasm into students and break up the monity of the classroom.

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​ I believe that being connected is a great way to expand not only your learning, but your teaching as well. Being connected does not by any means define you as someone who is constantly on their phone or computer, ignoring human interaction. A Professional Learning Network (PLN) is a community of educators or students who collaborate and communicate with one another, with the objective outcome of learning from one another. This can be seen in many different ways, for example: a Facebook group of teachers, a professional Twitter handle, etc.
A teacher who is able to communicate and bounce ideas of others, give feedback, and incorporate the ideas, strategies, and methods in the classroom will be able to provide a learning environment like no other. The best resource as a teacher is other teachers! They could be going through the very same thing as you, but if you're not connected, how will you solve your problem?
I can see myself incorporating collaboration and communication through the art my students will do. Collaboration in art is a difficult task, due to the pride most people have in their art. Through communication though, it is possible for two students across the country to create a beautiful piece of art. For example, if a student is working on a digital drawing, and a connection is made with another school, the student can collaborate with a student in the other school and they can work/finish the piece together. Being connected as an artist, especially, is a crucial side to the art world not many schools touch on in class. I believe though exploration and guidance, students can create a network which will not only help them advance their own art, but also build relationships with others who share the same passion.

As the dream of being a future educator comes closer to being a reality rather than a dream, I have stopped to reflect on how I feel I am showing qualities of a good teacher, even before I am a full blown real teacher! I think interacting with people on a personal and deep level is a strength of mine. Do you not just hate it when you have the most meaningless, shallow, and small talk conversation? You walk away feeling as though you wasted a solid amount of time in your day, that is not what I am striving to be.
I also believe that I am a visionary. I am able to formulate a dream: the ideal classroom; and put it into action. I can map it out and take it step by step and plan the process of completing the dream. I also feel that in the dream of an ideal classroom, I am able to model what particular behaviors are ideal in the classroom. I believe in a respectful, orderly, and positive classroom environment! If you are curious about what else I believe about classroom settings check out my Classroom Goldies under the Classroom page!
I also believe that I have immense room to grow! I know that as I continue to have field work and further my experiences in the classroom, I will develop more leadership, authority, organization, and networking skills. I am determined to be the best teacher I can be for all those students. I believe the art classroom is a special place where students should be able to breathe and feel the freedom to be themselves and express themselves in their own style.

​The TPACK model is a teaching staple in modern teaching. TPACK stands for Technological Pedagogical and Content Knowledge. This is the combination of three distinct areas of teaching, how they interact with each other, and how they impact the student and their learning. These all working together allow for the student to receive learning in different methods, therefore giving the students the best possible opportunity to understand the information. There is a fine balance in this system, where if there is too much of one of the elements the student's learning will be affected.
With the idea of implementing this framework in my future classroom, it is important to have knowledge in all three areas of it. It is important to be knowledgeable of the content of the subject that is being taught, but it is also important to be knowledgeable of the technology being used to deliver that content. In addition to that, it is key that through technology the content is being delivered in different ways so that every student will be able to take advantage of the method and best learn the material.
The interaction of the three can look very different, but overall has the same goal in all areas: teach in a way that the students will reach their full potential. I believe that is the main goal of being a teacher, and without having that goal as priority, the student is the one that gets the short end of the stick. Through integration of technology into the classroom is becoming easier as the technology advances, and opens up endless opportunities for the students.

What's new in the Education world for Ms. Johnson? Well, virtual field trips is the answer! Having never heard of a virtual field trip, this is an exciting new realm that opens several new and never-before thought of experiences for teachers and students. What a virtual field trip can do in a classroom opens up a million doors, that before would have been severely expensive, and basically unheard of! Virtual field trips bring the field trip to you in the classroom. Through many different paths, the building, museum, studio, etc., can be explored though the students eyes, seeing what the place is like without even going!
This new and upcoming opportunity allows for more adventures, especially in the art world (other worlds too, but Ms. Johnson likes to talk about art). This opportunity allows for students to travel across states to galleries on the other side of the country and the world. The Met, in New York City, New York has an amazing virtual tour of their exhibits free of charge, without having the stress, expense, and difficulty of an actual field trip to The Met.
Virtual Field trips, also in the realm of rt, allow for students to see what a professional gallery is like, if they have never been before. This creates opportunities for the students to see classic, timeless, and priceless pieces where they hang in the famous galleries. This also gives another opportunity for Career Day, students can see another potential job in the art field: being a museum curator!
Through all these new opportunities, students are able to explore the world to a greater extent without having to leave the classroom. The potential for further projects, studies, and new technology give endless potential to students now and still to come!

Here are some awesome links to virtual field trips.
​ courtauld.ac.uk/gallery/about/3d-gallery-virtual-tour
​www.metmuseum.org/art/online-features/met-360-project
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Meet Sarah Johnson
My name is Sarah Johnson, and I am from Waconia, Minnesota. I have lived there all my life with my mom, dad, and older sister Holly. I went to Lutheran schools my whole life and walked to school when I was in PreK-8th grade. I have always been very involved in theatre, ever since the 2nd grade, and became very involved since middle school. I have had several amazing directors in my life who have inspired me to follow my dreams and have become some of the most influential people in my life. I am an art education major, theatre endorsement, LTD, with the end dream of teaching middle school or high school art and directing high school theatre. I had an amazing director my first two years of high school, and very cruddy director the last two years; which inspired me to see the potential in the world. I believe teachers are the future, and though I struggle to see the future career looking at three more years of school but look forward to the day when I am a real teacher. I can see myself in five years teaching art somewhere in the states, probably, and adventuring the world. There are so many opportunities, places to see, and things to explore! I know that Concordia is preparing me for the world, and I know that God is preparing my heart for the future. I cannot wait to see my students faces when they center their first ball of clay or bring their painting to their friends and they are genuinely proud of it. There are endless opportunities with what art can do to a student! I also very much look forward to being the crazy teacher in the school. The amazing thing about becoming an art teacher is the unconventional classroom; this encourages creativity and a feeling of relaxation. The endless creativity potential that students portray is what continues to inspire me to continue on in my education. The students give hope.

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Having a professional learning community as an educator is important because it allows teachers to continually learn and grow from a variety of perspectives and ideas. These communities, with the aide of technology, foster learning, sharing, and exploration of what learning is for themselves and their students. The website EdTechReview quotes many benefits of being a connected educator which, most importantly, include: increased exposure to more diverse ideas, allowing educators to stay up to date with all the current happenings in educational organizations around the world, and educators can easily learn about the best practices for teaching globally and share them with others.

I plan to build my professional learning community for these very reasons and benefits. In order to build this community I have developed a professional twitter, have reached out to teachers that I have had, and I plan to join a blogging website for educators. The twitter handle will allow me to bounce ideas off of others, see what other teachers and schools are doing to make learning engaging and creative, and stay connected with fellow educators. The image to the left details how educators can use Twitter within their classroom. This simply shows that by staying up-to-date on twitter, I have created another tool and outlet for my students to use.

By reaching out to previous teachers of mine I have, hopefully, started to create a bond in which I can go to them for advice in each of their specialties. This kind of connection is not one that I will always be engaging in, but by having the support readily available I have created a foundation for my professional learning community. Older and wiser teachers who have impacted me can only benefit me on my journey to become the best educator I can be.

Lastly, by finding a blogging website that I will enjoy in the future, I will be able to see the struggles that other teachers are going through and the solutions they come to. On the flip side, when I find a problem and, possibly, a solution, I will be able to write about it for others to read. This will provide me with not only solutions to possible problems, but also creative ideas and a feeling of connection to others who are doing the same thing as me. By starting to build my professional learning community now, I am setting myself up for success and giving myself a support system from experts. My first year of teaching is going to be challenging and overwhelming, but being connected to other educators and having new ideas constantly on my radar is going to help me in the long run.

There are environments that encourage and inspire innovative thinking, and there are some that just do not. George Couros, in his book "The Innovator's Mindset," discusses eight characteristics of learning environments that he has seen in organizations that are successful at executing their vision. Throughout Couros' book my vision for the classroom has evolved; not only is it a welcoming place where learning is fun and exciting, but it is a place that encourages innovation. Meaning, students' way of thinking will be changed. They will think critically, collaborate, and ask the right questions.

Of the eight characteristics that Couros mentions, the one that I envision deeply rooted in my classroom is voice. I believe in a classroom that centers not around the teacher, but the students. Students must have a voice in the learning process, a chance to share their voice, and a chance to hear others' voices. These opportunities allow the classroom not to be the teacher's, but the students. Ultimately, education's sole purpose to educate the students so that they may succeed in the real world. By giving my students a voice I am not losing all control; I am guiding their knowledge acquisition. and interests in a way that benefits them. This is not innovative within itself, but my students will have to be curious, think for themselves, ask the right questions, and collaborate with others. Most of all, students will have to take ownership for their learning.
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A second characteristic that Couros mentions is connected learning. As a teacher I do not and will not pretend to be an expert in anything and everything. Technology allows people to share their ideas, as well as be available to connect face-to-face with a class even if they are across the country. First, having a professional community where I can bounce ideas off others, share my struggles, share my great moments, and ask for advice is connected learning for me, the teacher. I must always do my best to grow and learn or else I will be forever out-dated and not as effective in my teaching methods. Secondly, students would much rather hear from a real-life expert than to hear a textbook or myself talk about it. Skype, videos, and other such technological tools allow students to experience some crazy things first hand without ever leaving the classroom. Allowing students to have experiences like seeing an expert in action engages them in the content in a fun and exciting way. Overall, having an innovative mindset just begins with these two things. Having a classroom full of students with an innovative mindset is not just a goal, but a dream. In order to get there these are just two characteristics that I believe I must implement in my classroom.

Chapter Five of The Innovator's Mindset dives into eight characteristics of an innovative leader. These eight characteristics are visionary, empathetic, models learning, open risk-taker, networked, observant, team builder, and always focused on relationships. If I had to choose a couple that I considered strengths I would choose being observant and networked, which essentially play off each other. It is important, as an innovative leader, to know that you will never have all of the amazing ideas and all of the answers. I find it easier to connect with other, more experienced teachers and observe how they handle certain situations and run their classroom. Becoming networked, which is connecting beyond the walls of your school, makes it easier to become observant. Being both networked and observant allows teachers, like myself, to take ideas and implement it in a way that best suits their classroom.
The characteristic that I would see as my weakness is visionary. I have not yet run my own classroom and it is already intimidating to think about doing so. So, in order to take what I know and transform it into something so innovative that I must take small steps to implement it, seems a little out of reach. However, I feel like what we are being taught in college is innovative and hopefully I can transfer that knowledge into my future classroom. Still, I am mentally focused on the procedures, rules, and how to teach content. Overall, I hope I will be visionary after some experience and I will never stop chasing after innovation, but it is a weakness of mine because it seems almost out of reach.

At the heart of the TPACK framework there are three primary forms of knowledge: Content (CK), Pedagogy (PK), and Technology (TK). The content knowledge is the what of the approach, the pedagogical knowledge is the how, and the technological knowledge is the partner. This framework aims to incorporate all three of these forms of knowledge into an effective teaching approach that meets the needs of the students. First, to get a better understanding let's break down the diagram to the left.

As you can see in the diagram the basics of the framework are the three forms of knowledge previously stated, but together they can make other forms of knowledge as well. There is Technological Content Knowledge (TCK), Technological Pedagogical Knowledge (TPK), Pedagogical Content Knowledge (PCK), and, the ultimate goal, Technological pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK). Each combination outside of TPACK leaves one of the three basic forms of knowledge out, making it less effective than it could be. For example, if you leave pedagogy out, as a teacher you end up using technology to learn the content (TCK) just to use technology. If you do not use technology with a purpose you could do the same thing without it. So, TPACK is using technology in a way that increases students' ability to learn content in a way that was not possible before technology was integrated; all of which is the pedagogy piece because it is how you teach content and use technology that brings it all together to become the TPACK approach.

Implementing this framework in my future classroom will be something I will have to constantly strive for, but it is important to do so. It is so important because the three basic forms of knowledge are part of the classroom whether the teacher realizes it or not. Content is the reason teachers are there, pedagogy is the way teachers instruct content, and technology is an ever growing part of our world that we can use as a tool in the classroom all for the benefit of the students. The approach TPACK takes is very helpful as a student learning to become a teacher because it gives me a guide for using technology in my classroom. If my fundamental goal is to teach my students in the most effective way there is, then I should do my best to incorporate the three forms of knowledge to my best ability.

Below is an example that a teacher created and I find that the enhance, engage, and extend pieces really exhibit why teachers should implement each form of knowledge. Exploring the diagram further, using technology with content enhances the information that would typical be accessible without technology. With pedagogy, technology engages learners by motivating them and allowing them access to more ways to display their knowledge. Lastly, when pedagogy and content are combined learning is extended. All together these three enhances, engages, and extends learning.
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As students field trips are the absolute best. They are exciting, create a sense of adventure, and it is something new! However, most of the time schools cannot afford to go on a field trip more than three times a year. In reality we should create connections for our students between the real world and content throughout every lesson we teach. That connection is what brings the knowledge students are learning full circle and embeds it in their memory. For example, how could students forget about the food chain if they stay in the mountains for three days and see it first hand? They most likely will not. So, my question is how do teachers create those connections when their school cannot afford to send them on many field trips? One resource that is becoming increasingly available are virtual field trips.

For all of the benefits of field trips, the connections to content, and the affordability I will definitely be using this resource in my future classrooms. As an elementary teacher, I would be excited to be able to teach about the solar system and stars with a tool like ​ Solar System Scope (which is featured in the picture). I would use this virtual field trip to show students the different constellations, planets, vocabulary, and other content using this website. Using this to partner with a textbook would be more beneficial than the textbook alone. This resource is like have a planetarium in our own classroom and it allows the students to connect informative information to a real life experience. I would also use technology to do more than just go on field trips. Using Skype, Face Time, or Google Hangouts you could bring experts "in to" your classroom in order to, once again, create that relationship between content and the real world.

Overall, virtual field trips are tools that all teachers should utilize in their classroom. Students will be engaged and excited for learning and there is no doubt they will have a tangible connection to remember the content they have learned. Another benefit to utilizing virtual field trips in your classroom is there are a never-ending amount of resources and you will never run out of virtual field trips to explore! There is no excuse for teachers to not include this in their classroom; every teacher has a computer and some sort of projector or interactive whiteboard that students can explore through. It is time to make greater connections between content and our students' lives and do so affordably.

Below is an amazing example of how Skype was used for educational purposes!

To start off, I come from a family of six. I have two amazing parents that have been incredible role models and teachers to me for the last twenty-one years of my life. I also have a twin sister that is identical, and we now go to the same university. We are older siblings to a younger brother and sister. My brother and sister are strangely different than we are, but in the most amazing ways! My family loves being active, as we lived most of our life in Colorado. We went on family hikes often, played card games almost every night, and ran around like chicken with our heads cut off trying to get to every event that week. As a family I would say we are overachievers, independent, and very sarcastic. My family has come to define who I am.
As a young girl I was enrolled in soccer with all my friends and ever since then I have not been able to stop playing. I also enjoyed playing ice hockey at one point in my high school career and overall, just love staying active and busy. The church was one of my favorites places to be, as I grew up in the same church for as long as I can remember. I went to youth group every Wednesday, attended all of the camps possible, and became baptized when I was a freshman in high school. God's love has had a profound impact on my life and has had a big role in my becoming a teacher. Because I was in the church setting so much I would often volunteer with the Sunday school and was asked to babysit a lot. This was just the start of my love for kids.
There is no one moment that I have ever been able to look back on and say that moment inspired me to be a teacher. What I can say is that I have always looked up to teachers and have had several teacher-student relationships that have made me the learner I am today. I have always felt like God gave me an innate set of skills and desires and I could use these for His kingdom in several ways. I did not think about being a teacher until I realized there was a mission field right here in America. As I have studied to be a teacher I have become passionate about believing in each student in a diverse world. Our mission as Christians is to spread the word of the Gospel and love others as He loves us and this is my ultimate mission as I go into education.
In five years I hope to be thinking about starting a family of my own in Colorado. My role in education will probably be an active leader within my school, trying new ways to teach curriculum, and helping my school constantly grow and adapt. I hope my students will say I am kind and I have a genuine concern for who they are as people. At the same time, I hope they will say they learn a lot because I set the expectations high for both myself and them.

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Having a professional learning community as an educator is important because it allows teachers to continually learn and grow from a variety of perspectives and ideas. These communities, with the aide of technology, foster learning, sharing, and exploration of what learning is for themselves and their students.

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One thing that stood out to me in this chapter is the section titled disrupt your routine. It is an awesome idea to do something out of your comfort zone to make a change in your routine. As humans we often stay inside our comfortable little bubble, and refuse to make changes just because it is uncomfortable. If you want your classroom to be innovative, you must make those decisions that you don't want to. You have step outside of your comfort zone. Extraordinary things happen outside of your comfort zone, and if you never step outside of your comfort zone, you will never see those extraordinary things unravel.
Another thing that stood out to me. is the section titled master learner, innovative leader. In order to be an effective teacher, you must continue your learning long after you earn your degree. Students will listen to you as a teacher, but if you are not able to learn yourself, you will fall into the bad habits that the other section was talking about. Maybe something that you don't do on a regular basis is learn for yourself. By going back to school and just taking one class, you are innovating your classroom and making a difference.
The final part that stood out to me is the different characteristics of an innovative teacher. I would like to say that I am empathetic. In my opinion I am very in tune with my feelings as well as the feelings of others. I spend time talking to those around me and helping them through their feelings. In this sense I think that I identify as an empathetic person. I would also like to think that I am networked. I have connections to many different people in so many different situations. I talk to many people in a day and I love doing it. Something I believe I could work on is risk-taking. I tend to stay inside my little comfort bubble just like the first thing that stood out to me. I find myself getting into the same routines day-in and day-out. In doing so, I am restraining myself from reaching my full potential as a teacher.

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Teachers in 3018
They know you don't know
But they work until you do
Just like they do now

This is our classroom when we aren't in class. I will have all kinds of activities and documents here for all y'all as the year gets going. For now, go ahead and fill out this fun Google Form so I can make sure everybody knows where this is.

On the next couple of pages, you can find information for your classes, your teacher, and yourself!

Here will be a Link to the website with grades.

A few study tips can be found here from ASAP Science on Youtube

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If you have questions feel free to email me or message me on Twitter

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Virtual field trips allow students to experience a world that they've never seen before, and may never have the opportunity to see. Virtual field trips will provide the opportunity for children to travel experience the world while sitting in our own classroom. Not only do they benefit students, but they also benefit myself as a teacher as well as the students' parents.
I feel that virtual field trips are so essential for a child's education because they are a way for students to first-handedly learn about the world around them. They reach a variety of learning styles including visual, kinesthetic, and often times auditory. Virtual field trips are a way for students to be actively engaged in learning, rather than reading and learning information through a textbook. I see these field trips to be an opportunity to increase student test scores. These field trips are not only fun for the students to engage in, but also for me as a teacher when I see the excitement of the students and see how much they are learning.
Virtual field trips are great not only for an expansion of students' knowledge of the world, but also for me as a teacher. There are a plethora of virtual field trips online that will cover a majority (if not, all) of the subjects and lessons I will be teaching. For example, virtual field trips to see outer space and sea life are a great way to teach students about science. Field trips to Washington D.C. are a way for students to learn about our current nation as well as our nation's history. When I was a student, I remember Skyping with author and illustrator, Lori Richmond. Doing this with my future students someday will help cover subjects such as not only language arts and reading, but also art where they are learning about various mediums used to illustrate children's books.
​ Virtual field trips also benefit parents. For one, they are cost-effective, whereas other field trips often include a payment in order to cover the cost of a trip. They are also less time-consuming for parents. With virtual field trips, there is no need for parent drivers or even going through the hassle of making sure their child has everything they may need for the field trip (e.g. a sack lunch, extra sunscreen, spending money, etc.). Finally, many virtual field trips can also be done at home. Learning through the use of virtual field trips doesn't have to end only in the classroom, but also at home where parents can expand on the lessons their child learns in class.

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​Network, network, network. It is heard all the time, and in every profession. They say that you are never going to get anywhere unless you have connections. Connections here, connections there, connections everywhere. In his book, The Innovator's Mindset, George Couros says that the best way to become a better educator is to have access to other teachers. We all want to become teachers, right? What does being connected look like in the world of education, though?

As educators we need to build our professional learning network. This includes our colleagues in the school where we teach, but it also can include people from all over the country, and even the world. The Internet is a great resource for building and growing your professional learning network. There are so many platforms with which you can connect with other educators and see new ideas. Search for Facebook groups, Twitter pages about the things that you want to work on or are interested in using in your classroom. Pinterest is also a great resource because people put their ideas out there and pin together in one place. Imagine all of the ideas that you can find on Pinterest if you find a board that is exactly what you are looking for. I know that I personally have used Pinterest to come up with ideas for all sorts of things, including ideas for lesson plans I have been asked to write for my classes here at Concordia. I also think that Twitter is a great resource because it allows you to see tweets of ideas and articles and what the people who you follow are doing. There are plenty of educators out there who run classroom Twitters and showcase what they do in their classrooms. Following other educators on Twitter yields me (and you) with so many new ideas and thoughts about education.

In addition to social media, blogs are a great way to get ideas to use in your classroom. I just did a quick Google search looking for blogs about teaching high school math and so many results came up. I am now able to go through these results and determine if I think it is a blog that I want to follow or not. Bookmark the blogs you like to go back to later or subscribe to get an e-mail every time there is a new post. Blogs are a great way to get new ideas, and one that I definitely see myself using.

The Internet is a great way to connect with people who you do not know, but you can also easily connect with the people that you do know. I mentioned before that the people you teach with a part of your professional learning network. Share your ideas and what you are doing in your classroom with the teachers around you. Additionally, connect with other educators you know. Teachers you had in the past, people you went to school with, etc. There are so many educators out there, why not share ideas with them? Not to mention, if you are sharing an idea with a friend they are probably more likely to flat out say to you no that won't work, or yes that's a great idea. I know that I plan on keeping connections with my fellow students here at Concordia once we graduate. Not only to see how they are doing, but to pick their brains for ideas.

There are certain characteristics to look for in classrooms that inspire innovative thinking. According to George Couros in The Innovator's Mindset these are students have a voice, a choice, time for reflection, and opportunities for innovation. They are critical thinkers and problem solvers/finders. Students have time for self-assessment and they have connected learning. Implementing all of these would be ideal, but that would be hard. Two of them that I can easily envision incorporating in my classroom are giving my students a voice and helping to foster their critical thinking skills.

I see myself giving my students a voice in my classroom in a couple of different ways. The first way is to allow them to work together on their homework. In my ideal classroom I have tables with two students sitting at each table, and when I am teaching I will ask them questions that I want them to share with their neighbor and I will also heavily encourage them to work on their homework together too. I believe that students helping other students is a great way to learn. A second way I plan on giving my students a voice in my classroom is to create an environment where they feel comfortable sharing their questions and ideas. George Couros says, "As we empower students to speak up, we must teach them to use their voices effectively. If left to figure it out on their own, they will definitely struggle." I think that this is very true, so that is why in my classroom I will provide constructive feedback on the things that my students say.

​In addition to encouraging my students to have a voice, I want to foster their critical thinking skills. You might be thinking well you are going to teach math, of course they are going to use their critical thinking skills. Well this is kind of true, it is also very easy to take all of the critical thinking out of math and just give students the answer and not give them material that leads to more questions. Through open-ended questions and projects (this also can go along with providing opportunities for innovation), I want to encourage my students to ask questions and then seek out the answers and be there to provide them with guidance if they need it. In addition, I want to teach my students to challenge the ideas of others in a respectful that leads to more growth and understanding in both parties. Do not just challenge for the sake of it, but because they have a real question and a real problem that they see. In my future classroom I want to foster innovative thinking in addition to giving my students a voice.

As teachers we need to be innovative leaders in order to help our students grow as much as they can. In his book, The Innovator's Mindset, George Couros defines characteristics of an innovative leader. He defines these as being a visionary, being empathetic, modeling learning, openly taking risks, being networked, being observant, a team builder, and always being focused on relationships. As I think about these characteristics I realize that there are some that I need to work on, and some that I am already pretty good at.
The characteristics of the innovative leader that I consider personal strengths are being empathetic, being observant, being a team builder, and always being focused on relationships. I consider myself to be empathetic because I do like to consider with understanding what the people I am serving need. My goal in the future is to think about how my students learn and how I can best meet that need. I consider myself to be observant because I do look at ideas of things that other people are doing. However, I do sometimes have problems with implementing them, but I'll talk about that more later. I consider myself to be a team-builder because I like to share my ideas with others and to gather ideas from others. This goes along with being focused on relationships because in order to be innovative you have to connect with those around you.
The characteristics of the innovative leader that I consider personal weaknesses are being a visionary, modeling learning, being a risk-taker, and being networked. For me, being a visionary and being a risk-taker go hand in hand as weaknesses that I have. I often have trouble putting the ideas I have into place. However, I do feel like part of this comes from the fact that I am not teaching right now. I have ideas, but I do not actually have a classroom to do them in. I also struggle with taking risks with the things that I do because I am scared of it not working. What if I try something and it epically fails, what do I do then? Modeling learning also relates to this concept because since I am not taking risks, I am consequently not modeling learning and trying out new things to my students and those around me. I consider being networked a weakness of mine because I am not in the real-world teaching in a classroom yet. Yeah, I am connected to the other education students at Concordia, but I am not connected to other people around the country and sharing ideas with them. Despite having strengths and weaknesses in being an innovative leader, I think that I am on my way to becoming an innovative leader.

Technology is something that is not going to go away anytime soon. This can leave teachers wondering how they can effectively use technology in their classroom. This is where Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) comes in. TPACK identifies what kind of knowledge is required by teachers to help them integrate technology into their classroom. The three primary forms of knowledge addressed by TPACK are Content, Pedagogy, and Technology. However, the TPACK model does not stop there, it also goes into the intersections between these knowledge bases giving us Technological Pedagogical, Technological Content, Pedagogical Content, and finally the one in the center, Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge.

When talking about the different components of TPACK it is important to understand what they mean so that they can combined effectively. Content knowledge is what the teacher knows about the subject. Not just general knowledge, but also different theories and ideas related to that knowledge. Pedagogical knowledge is what the teacher knows about the methods and practices of teaching and learning. Technology knowledge applies to knowing ways of using technology and working with technology using different tools and resources. Being able to recognize when using technology can help and harm is crucial.

​The TPACK model can be used as a guide for teachers when using technology in their classroom. One thing that I think is useful about TPACK is seeing how the different things I know can be combined to lead to more effective teaching. For example, knowing a lot of math to teach my students is not helpful if I am not able to teach it to them effectively. Additionally, having technology at my fingertips is not helpful if I do not use my pedagogical knowledge along with my technology knowledge. TPACK is not the knowledge of the three concepts individually, it is being able to combine them. Use technology to represent concepts. Use technology to enhance the things you already do related to pedagogy. I plan on using the TPACK model in my classroom because if I can effectively combine the knowledge that I have then I can hopefully help my students develop new knowledge or strengthen the things I have already taught them. In the future my goal as a teacher should be to present my students with knowledge in the best way possible for them, and TPACK can help me to do that.

Generally, the words field trip bring to mind things like educational, costs money, and sometimes boring (let's be honest, we have all gone on field trips that we have zero interest in). However, there is a way to have a field trip without going through the hassle of going anywhere and in some cases is also free. These are called virtual field trips and are happening in classrooms all across the country. There are some advantages to having a virtual field trip in the classroom and some ideas of how I think I could use virtual field trips in my classroom.

Virtual field trips have so many advantages. One of these is that you do not have to leave your classroom. You do not have to worry about getting permission slips back and arranging transportation, you can just go on the field trip from right inside your classroom. Virtual field trips give students a quality educational experience without costing them anything or requiring them to leave their seats. Additionally, virtual field trips give students opportunities to see things they might never see otherwise- in person or via media. For example, a teacher may take their students on a virtual tour of the Smithsonian. I personally have not been to the Smithsonian, nor have I even looked at pictures of it, and I am sure that it is the same way for a lot of students. From going on that virtual tour though, students get the opportunity to learn about the things at the Smithsonian in a different way than the teacher just lecturing them about it. Virtual field trips allow for more learning because you are not just limited to the things nearby your school, you basically have the whole world at your fingertips.

Planning virtual field trips for a high school math or a computer science class is honestly a little challenging. One thing I for sure want to do is to have "Ask the Expert" sessions. These would be interviews via Skype with people who work using math and computer science every day. Examples of people who I would want to talk would be a software engineer, an actuary, an IT worker. The "expert" could share with my students what they do, the students could ask them questions, and they could maybe even give us a tour of their office. I want to do this because it gives my students the opportunity to talk to people who are working in the field using the subject(s) that they are studying. Real-world application is something that students (and teachers) tend to get stuck on and I think that bringing in these people would help students to see what they can do with what they are learning, and hopefully spark their interest in a STEM career. After all, as teachers isn't it our goal to get our students to love the subject we teach? Additionally, I have thought about allowing students to recommend virtual field trips that they may want to go on. I believe that if there is a little bit of students choice, then the students will be more motivated and excited about the activity.
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Overall, there is a lot of value to having virtual field trips in your classroom. Not only do they allow for educational experiences without the hassle of leaving your classroom they also allow experiences that the students may not otherwise have. Technology is a wonderful thing, and this is one way that it can be used in the classroom.

Hi my name is Kasaundra Kosberg. I am studying to be a high school math or computer science teacher and am getting my Lutheran Teaching Diploma. I am from Spring Hill, Kansas, a suburb of Kansas City. Some of my hobbies include playing the violin, watching Netflix, reading, and online shopping. I love Harry Potter and HGTV shows, especially Fixer Upper, and am a sucker for Hallmark movies. I am also super duper organized.
I want to become a teacher because I want to inspire the next generation of Americans. I want to encourage them to follow their dreams. I want to help them to find their passions. I want them to see they can do anything they set their mind to. I want to empower them and encourage them to become who they were meant to be and to be the best version of themselves that they can possibly be. Math and computer science are especially important fields because technology is changing so fast and I want to encourage my students to change the world, even if it is just in small ways. I want to encourage my students to fight for what they believe in. Most of all though, I want to spread the love of Jesus and the good news of the Gospel to my students, even if it just through my actions.

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I think that it is especially important to connect with other educators. In The Innovators Mindset by George Couros, it is stated that it is important to embrace an open culture, so I think it is important to embrace a current world with a variety of new technological steps. One of these steps includes social media platforms, which have helped many people, including teachers gain benefits for their career.
I plan on making myself an educated learner by making profiles on twitter, instagram, google, and possibly many other social media platforms in a professional matter. After I create materials that I can share on these accounts, I can follow other accounts that will benefit my teaching career. I think the other accounts can act as a support as well by helping create ideas.
If other teaching accounts comment on my ideas, I will know that I am making a difference in someone else's life as a teacher. I believe that using social media can be one of the quickest ways to obtain information from others, so it would be best to use it to my advantage.

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. I believe the use of virtual reality, particularly when related to field trips, will be an immensely positive addition to my future classroom. As an English/Language Arts teacher, I plan to explore many classic novels, short stories, and poetry. With each area of literature, there are authors to understand, circumstances to learn about, and background knowledge to obtain. As I have learned over the years of my own education, the best way to understand a text is to understand by whom it was written, when it was written, and, most importantly, why it was written. Because many authors my students will read are no longer alive, one of the best ways to truly understand them is to walk where they have walked and see what they have seen.
The who, when, and why questions can be answered relatively easily through internet research, but it will not likely resonate with the students. I have found sites that allow viewers to tour homes of authors, towns where they have visited, settings of books they've written, and an overview of the time period in which they wrote. Being able to give students a tangible connection to authors that have long been gone will help them to grasp what is being said in the literature. They will be able to identify with the author, which will in turn stir up more genuine interest in the text.
One such website I have found is simplehomeschool.net. This website has many virtual field trip options. A trip that I found particularly interesting is A Little House Virtual Field Trip, which is centered around Laura Ingalls Wilder. This trip gives viewers a chance to visit each place that Laura lived and wrote about. Some stops have virtual tours of her houses while others show viewers the area on Google Earth. The website also explains which of her books were written about each place, which helps connect the imagery to a concrete place on this earth and reminds readers that these books are written from real experience.
I am so excited to integrate virtual reality into my classroom, and I am particularly enthusiastic to see how much it advances in the coming years. My students will have so many tools to learn with that I never dreamed about as a student myself. I look forward to using these tools to give my students the best education possible.

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