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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.
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.
