Personal Theortical Foundations

Every student is an individual, therefore their learning style is different from the student next to them. Each student learns differently, so me saying that every student learns the same way is wrong. When I was in middle school I had a teacher that would teach the same exact way every time, for every lesson, for every day. The way that she taught was we listen to her lecture, take notes, do homework, then take on every Thursday. That's it. I hated that class, and honestly I don't remember a single thing from that class. I believe that I didn't learn anything is because of the way that she was teaching, and the way that I learn. I am not saying that she didn't know what she was talking about, I just didn't take in any of the information that she was giving. So, when I decided that I wanted to be a teacher I promised that I would never teach that way. This all goes back to students having different learning styles. To be able to actually teach every single one of your students and them to receive that information, you need to be able to incorporate all of the different learning styles.  

When reading, Integrated Instructioin:Multiple Intellegencies and Technologies I found what Ian McCoog stated about teachers and technology very helpful. McCoog said, "Technology has changed the appearence and operation of modern society. Our world has become digital, and our classroom are steadily following suit. The teacher remains the focal point, but new resources are adapting how instruction occurs." This made something in my brain click. The teeachers are still in front of the students giving them the information needed, but the way the teachers are giving the information has changed along with the changing techonlogy. In the world we live in, technology is rapidly expanding and morphing into something more; classrooms are working to keep up with the changing technology. The technology that teachers are using in classrooms can aid in the problem of students and different learning styles.

I know that schools are using standardized testing to bring to light a student's learning style and the information that needs to be taught. I was never a big fan of taking the test when I was the student, but now that I see the reasons for taking them, I am a little more welcoming to them. When I get my classroom I want to be able to use those standardized tests to evaluate my students, and hopefully came use them for individual teaching.

As a teacher I want to be able to use all of the possible resources avaliable to help my students; technology is one of them. Whether the technology being a smart board for presenting the lesson to the class or it bing a math game online that helps that individual student with their own unique problems. Like I said above, each student is unique, therefore the way they learn is unique; technology will help me help them.