Social Studies Teachers' Perspectives of Technology Integration

Q2: Critique
(1)In the article, it mentions how computer rooms are a great access to technology but they also create issues at times. What would you do about the lack of computer access for a (hypothetical) class project?
(2)Do you think teachers will no longer be needed in the future? The article talks about new/more staff to update, repair, etc. the computers, will they replace teachers or just be more staff? Do you think they will be helpful or not?
(3)Where do you think this abundance of technology will take the classroom in 20 years?

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ExpertofWeekArticle2.pdf

High Stakes Testing and the Elementary Science Curriculum

Q1: Choice: With the rise of high stakes testing, we are interested in the impact that these tests have on teachers and how it affects their preparation and implementation of lessons. We have noticed that more teachers are teaching to the test and less focused on what the students are learning.

Q2: Critique: Are the research questions clearly stated in the article? What are they? Does the author justify the sample size used in the research? Were there ample participants in this study to produce valid results?

Q3: Teaching: What are some issues and concerns that you have about high stakes testing that you have in your classroom? Are there concerns that the teachers expressed in this study that you feel strongly about? Feel free to cite specific examples from the study.

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Week 3: Research Critique: How Does the Textbook Contribute to Leanring

Q1. Choice. I am very interested in using/not using textbooks in teaching. I saw my son (9th grade) carried heavy-duty textbooks in his school bags... I always find it hard to pick textbooks for my own teaching and wonder about the values/contributions of textbooks to learning.
Q2. Critique. Are the research questions clearly stated and relevant? How well does the literature review argue for the importance of the current study? Did the findings clearly and adequately answer the research questions? Can you identify any potential sources of bias in this study?
Q3. Teaching. How do the issues under discussion (textbook and learning) relate to your own teaching or your understanding of teaching? Are the findings of this article useful/helpful to you as a teacher? In what ways are these findings helpful?

Driscoll, M. P., Moallem, M., Dick, W., & Kirby, E. (1994). How Does the Textbook Contribute to Learning in a Middle School Science Class. Contemporary Educational Psychology, 19 (1), 79-100.

Charity

• Your First name: Charity
• Four adjectives that describe me: caring, considerate, loving, happy
• Sibling (son or daughter of): sibling of 2 older brothers
• Lover of (3 things): my cats, outdoors, family and friends
• Who feels (3 things) stressed from school, sore from gull bladder surgery, happy to be accomplishing something
• Who fears (3 things) snakes, worms and failure
• Who would like to see (3 things) Hawaii, Alaska, California
• Resident of (street, city, state) Cortland, NY
• Your profession (job - where do you work?) walmart and hopefully substituting
• Your last name: Olmstead

David Starr

Your First name• Four adjectives that describe you• Sibling (son or daughter of)• Lover of (3 things)• Who feels (3 things)• Who fears (3 things)• Who would like to see (3 things)• Resident of (street, city, state)• Your profession (job - where do you work?)• Your last name


David
fun, caring, talkative, ___________
Son of Bob Starr and Nancy Harrington older brother of Adam and younger brother of Bobby
I love the outdoors, my dog, my car
I fear snakes, failure, and drowning
Would like to see Yellowstone national park, a great white shark and Texas
Resident of Route 79 Chenango Forks, NY
Teaching assisstant
Starr

Connie's Introduction

Connie:
Adjectives that describe me are: Happy, Friendly, dedicated, and positive
My siblings: Older brother Justin, Younger brother Gene
Loves: Animals, family, outside
I feel: Confident that I will be a teacher, Happy that I have a chinchilla, Scared that I have so many things to read for graduate school
I fear: Water, change, death
I want to see: Reba Macentire, Yellow Stone National Park, Australia
I live: E. Miller Rd., Ithaca, Ny 14850
I work as an Office Assistant in the Medical records department for the Cornell small and large animal veterinary clinics
Sczepanski

Know Jenna

• Jenna
• Caring, Energetic, Motivated, Thoughtful
• I'm the daughter of Joe and Barb Hillebrandt, little sister of Jeff Hillebrandt
  
• Lover of: Horses, Those who encourage others, The outdoors
  
• Feels: Love, Heartbreak, Hope
• Fears: Failure, Not rising to my potential, Not making a difference
• Would like to see: Myself become a more effective teacher, Myself WANT to be a teacher, Happiness in all forms from those around me including myself
• Resident of: Dryden Rd. Ithaca, NY
• Job: Substitute Teacher in the Ithaca City School District
• Hillebrandt
  

Colleen Crook Intro

• Colleen

• Organized, Loyal, Hardworking, Sincere

• Daughter of Janet & Bill, younger sister of Jen

• Lover of family/friends, movies, sweatpants, and Fall

• Who feels anxious/excited for a busy fall, already tired from a busy fall J

• Who fears public speaking, snakes, tractor trailers

• Who would like to see Where the Wild Things Are (movie), the Redwood Forest, the Grand Canyon, and more of the Adirondacks

• Resident of State Rte. 49, Fulton, NY

• Your profession 5^th grade teacher (Lanigan Elementary School - Fulton)

• Crook

Josh

4 adjectives that describe me: boisterous, musical, cautious (aka:chicken) and funny (by wife)

Sibling (son of): I am the youngest of 4 (2 bros. 1 sis.) my father lives here in Ithaca now and my mother passed several years ago.

Lover of : my family (wife, daughter and son), music and the outdoors.

Who feels: overwhelmed by school/teaching/life, glad to have a happy and healthy family, excited for the Fall weather.

Who fears: flying in planes, heights and being wrong.

Who would like to see: my son and/or daughter in the Olympics, a world-wide end to oil dependence and an alien next to its crashed saucer that just needs some tools and a place to stay for a couple of days while it fixes its ship.

Resident of: 91 W. Miller Rd. Ithaca, NY

Profession: I teach 4th grade at Beverly J. Martin (fromer principal) Elementary, downtown Ithaca.