Quan điểm của Sinh viên về Công nghệ Giáo dục

bởi Stephen Pham, Giáo viên, Học viện Sí Se Puede

After a long school year of planning, teaching and more, the month of June has arrived – when we not only take time away from school to rejuvenate, but we also reflect on the past year. Though I will do a lot of reflecting myself, I decided I would get some help from those with the most important opinions of all – the students.

This past year, I’ve gone through several iterations of classroom models, trying out different classroom structures and various education technology tools that might meet the needs of my students and classroom. Through these trials and experiences, my students and I have learned a lot – both about math and how to best learn math. We’ve compared the different modes of learning, determining what works well and what doesn’t work as well. At the end of the year, here is what my students have to say.

Josiah, a 5th grade student who is very bright in math, loves using technology to learn at his own pace. “I like that it helps me a lot. I can work independently.” When asked to compare using technology to learn versus a regular classroom environment, he feels that using technology “is better because it helps you and gives you hints.”

Some students really enjoy that they don’t have to use the standard pencil and paper format. Genesis, another 5th grader, likes using technology because “it doesn’t include writing and you [just] have to swipe and press.” And even if students do want to show work, students like Lily love the option of “show[ing] work on our whiteboards.” Technology opens up many doors in terms of practice, as students get to manipulate, visualize and interact with their learning and practice in enhanced ways.

The most common theme of all, though, is using the web as a resource really enhances learning. Kimberly finds “you can search stuff up and you can get apps that help you learn.” Many programs, such as Khan Academy and even the simple yet vast Google search engine, “help us by having instruction and images of how to do things,” says Lily. Students like Ashley find the World Wide Web serves as more than a tool to learn and practice math – it “helps understand what [other] things are and how we use them.”

Though many students will frankly say they love using technology for media uses, it seems students also appreciate the use of technology in the classroom. Altogether, technology serves as a strong option for personalizing learning, giving students a personalized path to reach their academic goals.

Theo dõi Stephen trên Twitter @stephenqpham.

Stephen là giáo viên STEM lớp 5 tại Học viện Sí Se Puede và là Cộng tác viên Tích hợp STEM cho Nhóm Thành tích mạng lưới của Rocketship. Stephen cũng là một phần của Dự án Giáo viên Cốt cán Học tập Pha trộn BetterLesson. Anh lớn lên ở Miền Nam California và theo học Đại học California, Los Angeles, nơi anh học ngành vật lý sinh học. Sau khi tốt nghiệp, Stephen gia nhập Teach for America và đã giảng dạy tại Rocketship kể từ đó, hiện đã bước vào năm thứ ba. Trong thực hành của mình, Stephen tận dụng phương pháp học tập pha trộn để giảng dạy toán và khoa học, giúp học sinh áp dụng lý luận toán học của mình theo nhiều cách khác nhau. Stephen sống ở San Francisco và thích dành thời gian ở ngoài trời cùng bạn bè.

Published on Tháng sáu 15, 2015