Excerpt from: Oakland Press (click for full article)
The two most important challenges I face in my job include the number of students in my classroom and using technology to make my lessons more interesting to the students. Since state funding for schools has been cut, our class size limits have been lifted. This makes it more difficult to give each student the individual attention they deserve and need. I have donated numerous hours of my time to help my students before or after class, especially if they return to homes where their parents do not help them with homework. Students today crave technology whether it is videogames, Smartphones, iPods, and social networks. As an educator, I recognize that technology is the key to gaining student interest in the content being taught in my classroom. I am consistently striving to learn about new technology to utilize in my classroom. I am using a SmartBoard, response devices, website (mrlerchenfeldt.weebly.com), on-line tutoring software (studyisland.com), and a social networking site (edmodo.com) to engage and formatively assess students.
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