Tech Showcase

Brock Meet & Tweet with +Christian Leguerrier and +Jackelyn Chung!

Friday morning I had the opportunity to present at the 2013 Brock University Teaching with Technology Showcase.  This was a fantastic experience where we were able to share our skills with others on how to incorporate 21st century teaching tools into the classroom.  Twitter is a vastly growing social media networking site, and students of all ages are becoming familiar with the tool.  What better way to practice language arts skills then to incorporate Twitter into the classroom.  Students from around the world can collaborate, share, and discuss various educational activities with one another through Twitter.  The 140 character limit allows students to practice their summarizing skills as well as grammar, word choice, and inferring skills.  Twitter is engaging for students as it is familiar yet new in the classroom.  This teaching tool is bound to impress!  

What does society expect from its teachers?

Fabulous question from cohort yesterday! What does society expect from its teachers? I believe that society expects teachers to be multi-dimensional. Teachers are responsible for educating the future, socializing them to fit into society, and preparing them to fit the role of active and participating citizens. Society expects compassion for their children, dedication to their success, and continuous commitment to their growth and development.

Society respects the role of the teacher as a professional and demands that professionalism be maintained outside the boundaries of school. Teachers are highly valued and respected within the community and therefore need to dress and act appropriately, as well as manage their online presence. Nothing is more important than preserving the respect of colleagues, students and parents and therefore teachers are expected to filter their lives accordingly.

Teachers make a tremendous impact on the lives of their students by fostering and developing their academic skills but are also expected to perform the duties of caregivers, psychologists, social workers, friends, and nurturers.

What does society expect from its teachers? Loyalty to their profession, commitment to thier students.