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Kindergarten teacher.  Technology explorer.  Believer in the magic of learning.

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Reflections on the Project

I had been working with iPads for 2 years in my Kindergarten classroom when I began my master’s program in innovative learning.  Choosing a topic for my capstone project was agonizing.  I doubted whether I could really transform my practice through one project.  Maybe I’m not a wholly new teacher, but I have changed.  My thinking changed. 

I used to think that my project would be a complete package with all the components inventoried and organized.  The project would exist here in the Learnovation Lab and that would be that.  After watching Chris Anderson’s video I realized that my project was actually an organic entity.  Much like my classroom these days, it is fluid and changing with my evolution as a teacher integrating technology with new common core state standards and project based learning.  

Lasting Learnings from the Program

The most important thing I will carry with me from this program is confidence.  It is confidence born of learning experiences and personal connections.  I know that there will always be some struggle and some mistakes and some failures, but I have confidence that I can use current and future technologies to make my classroom a model for the 21st century.  


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