People need the opportunity to be enriched and enlightened by receiving an equal, fair and quality education. The knowledge gained from educational technology encourages and promotes intelligent and responsible citizens to function, contribute, and adapt in a society that is continuously changing. The opportunity that I have as an educator is significant in the development of one’s skills, attitudes, appreciations and disciplines necessary for building one’s future. As an educator, I believe that it is through dedication and commitment to help build a bright future and strong community.
I believe in the Constructivist point of view that lessons should be student-centered. Learning environments should support collaborative construction of knowledge through social negotiation, not competition among learners for recognition. I like to provide a learning environment in a real-world setting. As an educator, I like to serve more as a facilitator and keep my learning environment student-centered rather than teacher-centered. I always promote and encourage higher-level thinking. I realize that students have individual learning styles. I try to take into consideration what styles/methods of teaching relate best with my students. I integrate educational technology into my lessons to help accomplish this. My goal is to not only engage all my students into learning, but also to have them truly learn and remember something while enjoying the process along the way.
As an educator, I teach with one purpose in mind. This purpose is to have all my students become successful learners. I want my students to know that I truly care about them. Being a caring teacher is what makes an educator great. If a teacher cares, he/she will put forth the effort in planning quality lessons that will engage the students. In addition, he/she will listen to the students, hearing what they have to say. From the experiences that I had as a student, the teachers that cared enough to actually stop, look and listen to me made the most positive impact on my education. I want my learners to gain knowledge, respect and a love for learning. If I achieve this, I feel like I have succeeded as a teacher. It makes me happy knowing that my students like my class and that they are engaged in learning.
I am the type of person who likes to get things done correctly. If something I teach is not a success the first time, I will re-teach it another way. Using technology for educational purposes is great for accomplishing this. I try to make it fun for my students. I believe that I teach like this because I put myself in my students’ shoes. I never liked school if the lesson was dull/boring or if the teacher was mean/uncaring of his/her students. Therefore, I encourage my students, show them that I care and use educational technology to promote exciting and thorough lessons. Synonyms for “teacher” that accurately describe what I believe myself to be are caring, friendly, patient, goal oriented motivator, success driven, and educator.
Educational technology plays a huge role in my goal of being a successful teacher-librarian. I will utilize educational technology in ways to positively influence and empower students, teachers, administrators and members of the community. The possibilities of gaining knowledge are endless. Educational technology allows me as a teacher-librarian, to help all those find, locate and evaluate all types of information.
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