Technology & the Ecology of the Classroom

A Long Range Learning Plan n Think in Terms of a Two Year Process. n Start Early, Start Small. n Build Up Slowly, In Increments

Teaching As A Research Process n Think about your teaching as a deliberate process of experimentation n Document your experimentation: Intentions, Consequences and Meaning

Teaching As A Research Process

Accepting Limits n Your curriculum is not infinitely elastic n For each new item you put in,you must take something out n Make intentional decisions

Build & Use A Support System n Use your DFL network -- draw on the expertise of your seminar colleagues, DFL alumni and leaders n Make the Connection: use meetings, on-line discussion, one-on-one consultations, and classroom visits

Build & Use A Support System n Work with an STM. Figure out ways to use their assistance – before and during class. n Get Help from your students. Find the experts in your class. Let the class in on the secret

Build & Use A Support System n Get Help from Your Students n Find the Experts in Your Class n Let the Class in on The Secret

Enjoy Yourself! n Be generous with yourself & your colleagues n Don’t expect everything to go perfectly n Take pleasure in learning & trying something new