Hope for the future!

After the first Intel Teach to the Future training, I felt pretty good about the process and my progress. And then, to go and hear Barack Obama talk about building communities and all of his positive messages was such a great juxtaposition on the day.

Anyway, back to Intel - I really like having the CDs to scroll through along with the book. Being able to see the material presented slightly differently really helps me assimilate the info. I'm a visual learner and I like being able to see things presented more than once. Also, I enjoy being able to work at my own pace while Theresa (the instructor) is talking. I can usually pick up on what she is saying while continuing to do my research and writing.

Since I spend the majority of my teaching time (as a spec ed instructor) working with reading/language, I usually try to tie my subject matter into one of the other disciplines. SO, I am working on my Intel project as a tie in with science and reading with the tech aspect. I think so far it's an okay workable project - I will need to rewrite some of the texts for access to the lower reading students. I hope I can get a general ed teacher to partner with me for the project; otherwise, I will be using it with a small group which is still okay. When I am done with the project I think I will email it to a couple of the teachers and see who "bites."

Looking forward to day 2!! And, I hope we get someone out from the tech department to override the computer problems with our flash drives. What an irritation not to be able to just plug it in and use it!!!!