21st Century Instruction

When I began teaching 7 years ago, I had no idea how much it would change. Students today are living in a society where mobile phones are now small computers capable of getting them anything and pointing them anywhere they want. Technology is a part of their lives and they are more than ready to use it at school as well as at home. This creates some interesting challenges for us in the teaching field because we are now responsible for preparing them to meet the demands of the 21st century with skills that will empower them to become contributors to society. One of my challenges as an instructional specialist is finding ways to empower the teachers of the campus to implement technology and use it effectively. This means they are actually teaching with technology tools on a regular, if not daily basis, and students are using real-world situations to problem solve. It's an incredible way to look at things and our students are in great positions to really contribute to something they deem important.