The LOTI survey and results have been useful for making me reflect on my current teaching practices. My personal computer use was at a level 7 which doesn't surprise me. I am very comfortable doing most things on a computer.
My LOTI leve was 4a which is where I would have placed myself if I didn't have a survey to complete. My classes are structured differently than a regular classroom teacher. I see 5 classes of students each day: 1 first grade class, 1 second grade class, 1 third grade class, 1 fourth grade class, and 1 fifth grade class for 45 min. each. During this time, I concentrate on providing enrichment and remediation in mathematics. The constraints of my job do not allow me to differentiate instruction on a large scale; therefore, my teaching tends to be more mechanical. I do group activities and use very few individual assignments. I simply do not have the luxury of differentiating instruction.
My CIP level was also 4. I do teach sequential lessons that are primarily teacher driven. Again, this may not be my preferred choice but it is the choice that works best when seeing students once every four days for 45 minutes. In my job, I have to use what I would call a shotgun approach to instruction..." I aim for meeting the needs of the students in the middle and pray I hit those on either end of the spectrum." Knowing that I am not the primary math teacher for these children relieves much of the strees associated with ensuring a child has mastered a skill or concept. I'm providing support and recognize that I must plan not for mastery but for enrichment and remediation.
After completing the survey, my goal is to find a way to push my LOTI and CIP to levels 5 in as many areas as possible. The structure of my classes allows me to integrate technology in approx. 25% of the lessons I teach.
Carla -
ReplyDeleteYou had pretty good scores from the quiz. I think from the website examples activity and taking this LoTi quiz has really increased our awareness of how we use technology in the classroom. The biggest discovery of mine was that not all the technology is good technology. Level 5 LoTi is pretty difficult to come by and implement in a class. Hopefully your found some more great websites that you can use in your class that increases your LoTi. Can't wait to see the sites you found:)
Lara
It seems that you genuinely evaluated yourself in the survey, and have a valuable self-assessment. I think that you are incorporating technology in your teaching to the level that is practical, considering you are switching gears all day going from one grade to the next to the next....wow. I didn't know teachers did that! When I was little, I stayed in one room all day. How things have changed. That must be a challenge, but it sounds like you handle it well.
ReplyDeleteChanMin: Carla, great to see that you have already set a goal for your classroom, LoTI 5! I think the uniqueness of your teaching context makes your teaching focus different from others to some degree and at the same time that uniqueness allows creativity to play a critical role. You use 25% of your class for technology integration that you think most effective for your students' enrichment and remedication. I can't wait to see your integration project to be developed and implemented.
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