{"id":1055,"date":"2017-01-16T23:31:47","date_gmt":"2017-01-17T06:31:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/stem2017\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2017-01-17T00:26:13","modified_gmt":"2017-01-17T07:26:13","slug":"video-thoughts-on-case-2-3-teachers-f-a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/stem2017\/2017\/01\/16\/video-thoughts-on-case-2-3-teachers-f-a\/","title":{"rendered":"Case 2 & 3: Battle of the Sexes"},"content":{"rendered":"

It is an understatement to say that Teacher F is a fan of the TI-83.\u00a0 The issue that he raised that was most compelling to me was the notion that using technology within the classroom is a way to bring the boys back into the academic arena.\u00a0 I would also agree that in the last ten years, girls have been dominating in both my Math 10 and Physics 11\/12 courses. Another voice on this issue would be Stanford professor and psychologist Philip Zimbardo, who did a Ted Talk a few years ago titled, \u201cThe Demise of Guys<\/a>?\u201d (< 5 minutes, if you have a moment). \u00a0Even today, I attended a meeting with my son\u2019s Grade 5 teacher who remarked that Jaxon is the first to finish the worksheet, the journal entry, the art work, etc., however, when it comes to anything that is technology-based, he is the last to finish. In these activities, he goes beyond the minimum requirements; he loses himself in the task. As my family will be attending two Late French Immersion Open houses this week, I will be definitely favouring the school that has a better grasp on weaving technology into the curriculum, as it is clear to me that this is where my son shines.<\/p>\n

On the topic of gender differences in technology-based environments, Teacher A raised a couple of interesting issues, as well. He noted that girls prefer to experiment with the computer simulations on their own, saving themselves any embarrassment as they navigate through their learning process, whereas boys appreciate the immediate gratification that technology can afford in the lab.\u00a0 In my experience, most people would prefer to save themselves from any embarrassing moments in their high school career! In the two years that I have been integrating technology into my courses with purpose, I have equal numbers of sexes come to me with inhibitions and apprehensions. Being a female teacher, it is very possible that my female students have more confidence in themselves, and hence ask fewer questions.\u00a0 (At least 50% of my students in Physics are female; sometimes more.)<\/p>\n

Questions that I would like to leave with\u2026<\/p>\n

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  1. Does student engagement increase with the incorporation of technology into a unit?<\/li>\n
  2. Does engagement differ between male students and female students?<\/li>\n
  3. If there are gender differences surrounding student engagement, what are they and where do they stem from?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    It is an understatement to say that Teacher F is a fan of the TI-83.\u00a0 The issue that he raised that was most compelling to me was the notion that using technology within the classroom is a way to bring the boys back into the academic arena.\u00a0 I would also agree that in the last […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":38898,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1669386],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1055","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-a-video-cases"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/stem2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1055","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/stem2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/stem2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/stem2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/38898"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/stem2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1055"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/stem2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1055\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1064,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/stem2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1055\/revisions\/1064"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/stem2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1055"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/stem2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1055"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.ubc.ca\/stem2017\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1055"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}