The end of my Aq course

Hello all,

While I am sad to see the end of the course for the amount of useful/practical work that I have accomplished, I am happy to see the extra work be over.

This course really forced us to think more about how we are leaders within the school system and how to help the staff become comfortable themselves with technology.

One of our projects had to do with a parents night for technology.  I have been meaning to do one of these since September but it has been so incredibly busy this year thus far that I let it slip my mind.  This assignment was not only quite useful but it enabled me to be ready in case I need to do one in January.  Being in a paperless classroom this year, parents are hesitant about the shift in learning and have lots of questions.  By starting the year off on the right foot by introducing what the children will be learning and what tools they will be using, parents should have their minds at ease.
The only drawback I see to this type of night is that the school wifi requires students to log in so either we would have to open this night up to both parents and students to learn together or it would be more of a lecture format rather than a "stay to play" night.  Another worry is that we may not have enough technology for all the parents who might want to attend.  I would either have to limit it to my classes (54 students) or have two possible nights.  I think parents would be very keen on knowing how their child's learning will be impacted/heightened.

I also had the pleasure of doing  my first WebQuest! While fairly basic, I wanted to get the Hour of Code out there because there are still many teachers afraid to try coding in school.  I myself don;t have any formal coding background having only dabbled a bit in html in high school but I was excited to see my students taking risks and making cool little programs! In the new year, I want to see how they react to making their own math app!!!

Well, this is my last official assignment and I have one more week until holidays... or I guess I should say marking season... I really need to catch up and start 2015 on a better foot!

See ya later!

Ashley