Teacher Trails

Jonathan Acuña is an ELT Instructor & Trainer. He was hired to train a group of teachers in Costa Rica. He starts by addressing an interesting question,  Why were/are they so reluctant to using technology? Read his blog post and go over some of the highlighted concepts:  comfort zone  develop technological competences  self-training Exploring ELT Teachers' Reluctance Towards Technology 1. What do you understand by "comfort zone"? 2. What type of "technological competencies" do you think teachers need to develop? 3. Do you think it is possible to self-train in order to develop these competencies? If not, how do you think this could be done? 4 Have a look at this image. What message do you think it is trying to convey? Do you agree? 5. What about you? How many hours of computer training did you receive? What do you think about technology integration to classroom settings?

Hace relativamente poco, que empezamos a hablar de modelo 1 a 1. Se generan debates, altamente constructivos y creo que todos buscamos lo mismo, entender, aprender, probar... porque en esto de la inclusión de las TIC "todos somos aprendices". Algunos piensan que este cambio pasa por las máquinas, la tecnología, el software, poniendo el acento en el manejo de herramientas.... quizás sea un punto de partida, amigarse con la tecnología, convertirse en usuario para explorar e iniciar el proceso de cambio. Pero EL CAMBIO no se detiene ahí, hay tanto más, ¡lo mejor recién empieza! La posibilidad de presentar situaciones problemáticas, trabajar en base a proyectos, contemplando los intereses de los chicos, dando lugar a sus aportes, sus preguntas, sus hallazgos. Compartiendo con los de cerca y con los de lejos, construyendo el conocimiento a partir de los saberes previos integrando los nuevos y los aportes de los otros. Borrando las paredes del aula y entregándose a la apasionante e...

Another great post by Dean Shareski “ How To Make Better Teachers “. His idea is clear and simple: use a blog, to connect with others, to tell them about what you are doing, to learn with and from others, and also to show your students you are ready to go through the experience yourself. It is also an excellent way so as to leave a trail of your daily activities, efforts, achievements, reflections, and more. There is a whole community of teachers ready to learn and share with you, so take the plunge and get a blog  How to Make Better Teachers If you still have doubts, here’s a great example of two teachers 565 miles apart who share their class experiences in this blog. So, if you think you are not ready to go alone, grab a friend and jump in hand in hand! Two Writing Teachers In my case, my blog is the place where I record my ideas, think with others, keep track of interesting material I come across. The closest thing to a box or folder where I keep my material, nowadays ...