Final Reflection

 Reading through all of my old blog posts I am reminded of how much we have learned during this class. It feels like so long ago that we were sitting in the garden singing and writing poetry. This class showed me many new ways that we can think about and teach math and physics. I thoroughly enjoyed all of the embodied learning activities we did and hope to include many of them in the classroom wherever I can. I will be sure to come back to these blogs to remind myself. Even if I forget some of the activities that we did, the new avenues of thinking that we have explored will allow me to conceptualize math and physics in different ways. 

Overall, this class was a enjoyable experience. I appreciate the classroom environment that Susan established. It truly was a space of collaboration and exploration and I can't wait to continue our work in inquiry 2. 

Detailed Inquiry 1 Project Plans and Reflection

 In order to attempt to answer my inquiry question I talked with teachers and students throughout the duration of my observational practicum. I tried to gather multiple perspectives on how technology can be used in the classroom and the attitudes towards tech. In addition to the classroom I looked around the school as well for other resources (library, computer lab, etc.). 

Reflection: During the course of my research I was surprised by a few observations. Considering that teachers were forced to shift to online teaching last year, I was surprised by how many teachers went right back into their old habits and didn't incorporate any of the technologies they used. A few teachers that I saw continued to maintain their online resources. This discrepancy between what different teachers are doing was of particular interest to me. I was also surprised by some of the student attitudes towards technology. As I mentioned in my presentation, I observed a debate in a science class. When considering whether they should incorporate other research from their phones the majority of students voted on not using them.  If I were to plan a debate I would have allowed students to research on their phones without a second thought. I think we often take for granted both our students access to technology and technological skills.

I still haven't found all the answers in terms of how we can incorporate technology in our classrooms, but I hope that I will at least be more considerate and aware of any unintended consequences.