Touros ValuesRespect for the inherent value and dignity of each individual
Intellectual inquiry, discovery, and passion for life-long learning Acceptance and appreciation of diversity Compassion and service to society Student-centered education Collaboration and sense of community Promotion of interprofessionalism Looking back at all the work I have done and still doing in this program, I can honestly say it all fits into Touro's values. My capstone is about helping bilingual students achieve transliteracy through multi-modal strategies not only using paper and pencil, but using technology, music, and artwork as well. I want my students to appreciate diversity and know that there are multiple ways of learning. My students learned about collaboration and student centered activities throughout my project. It is not just my students that leaned to work together and step out of their comfort zone, I did as well. This program is all bout collaboration, professionalism, discovery, diversity and service to society. As students in the master's program we are constantly working on team tasks and creating presentations using voice overs that before this program I had never done. I was very nervous my first semester when creating these sort of presentations; but now they seem so natural and effortless. I think back to my first two classes and asking myself how will I ever finish this capstone? Well, peer editing and feed back to and from peers was the key to success for me. I couldn't have gotten to where I a now in my capstone with out my colleagues there to support and help guide my driving question. Even though I am not with the same cohort members now than when I started last fall, I feel the same sense of community and support from these colleagues. I will be using my findings support all my students to come and I hope to increase their transliteracy skills in both English and Spanish.
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TPACK was a new phrase for me when I first started this program. Once we learned more about it then it became clear. It is a balance of technology, pedagogy, and content. It is not enough to bring in technology into the classroom if it’s not meaningful. As a teacher I have to be able to make a connection to the content by using pedagogy skills and by bringing in technology to tie it all together. It is not an easy task it takes time and thought to make it work. Finding the balance is key because if we only incorporate technology without content or pedagogy in mind then it is not meaningful for the students. The same goes if we only incorporate pedagogy and content in isolation. I still struggle to find this balance, but at least I now know there is a balance I am working towards.
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