Reflection 7

Ok so I just realized I'm missing a reflection, so here are some of my thoughts about the week when Geoff was gone:

STL #4: How Technology affects Society, Politics, Economy, and Culture.

STL #5: Teach students to know the positive and negative effects of Technology.

Within this STL we should teach Middle School to Reuse, Reduce, Recycle.
Use technology to fix things from natural disasters.
Learn about the pros and cons of Technology.

Should Teach High School to have more hands on experiences. Goes more in depth

STL #6: Students will develop an understanding of the role of society in the development and use of technology:

In Grades 3 – 5: Technology gets outdated quickly
In Grades 6 – 8: Technology advances and uses are determined by society
In Grades 9 – 12: Compare and contrast technologies

The observation of the high school was interesting. Braden and I went to Springville high school. We had a good conversation with the teacher, but once again did not see much direct instruction. This has happened repeatedly and at first I thought our timing was just off, but really it seems that 80 to 90 percent of the time in a tech class is student work time. Interesting...