My Beliefs

I would like to incorporate more technology in my teaching techniques for many reasons. Number one, the students will be tech-savvy, and it will be a common interest we will share, as teacher and student, if I can be up to date on the latest trends and fads of their generation and mine. If we, as a class, can collaborate and use as many common interest tools as we can to be organized and communicate, then the class will be that much more synergetic. The classes I am most successful in are the ones where I am capable of independently knowing what is going on in the class at all times with assignments, due dates, and learning topics. If I can give myself a little heads up before class by looking over the content for that day's lecture, then I feel comfortable, prepared, and confident to do my work. Most importantly, I succeed in the classes that I can navigate the syllabus well and understand the curriculum goals fully.

I believe the students will learn to trust their teacher as they are able to understand the expectations and goals of the class. The class must be fair, and the teacher must be willing to help and answer questions. This type of synergetic relationship and understanding is only developed with a clear and purpose-filled curriculum with clear and reasonable assignments that benefit the student and help the teacher assess and evaluate the next direction to head towards. Trust can be developed through proper communication, and communication can be facilitated by multiple internet, phone, texting, and in-person contact. There needs to be explicit and unchanging 'lab hours' where the students can come in for help. There needs to be a consistency and fairness in the response given by the teacher to emails and texts. There also needs to be an overall professionalism set in place so there is no misunderstanding or error in helping along this process of communication through technology.