Saving the best for last? ETEC 533…
Hi everyone. Welcome to my MET ePortfolio blog. This is not my ETEC 590 ePortfolio (which can be found here) but rather a type of repository for my artefacts from each course. Currently, I am embarking on my last MET adventure and have been learning about Technology in the Maths and Science classroom. I was really excited to take this course and have been waiting in anticipation for it to be offered again. However, now that I am taking it I am realizing that the context that I am currently working in is not necessarily providing me with fantastic opportunities that align with my assignments. I am in Kuwait and working across 3 international schools as a Science advisor. Great right? Access to Science classrooms form Year 5-12 in three schools, awesome! The trouble is that there is virtually no modern technology in the school at all (a few data projectors and the ICT labs used by ICT teachers only) so in terms of who to interview I am limited. In terms of seeing (or putting) technology into action to promote constructivist learning I am limited. But in terms of unpacking my assumptions regarding technology in the Science and Maths classroom I am not limited at all. In fact I have plenty of ammunition to promote the use of technology and I am endeavouring to have the schools invest in more technology as we speak.
Wish me luck and please visit the 533 subpage for more detail.