Maria Sofia 2040 Blog

Currently, I am observing a class at The Florida State University School. I decided to go and see the school's page and see what a Theater teacher had written in their website. I found Mrs. Allen Terice, and after reading her introduction I find her so interesting. You can tell that she is passionate about teaching art. I also noticed that she uploaded a calendar with all the classes activities. This calendar is available although you don't have an account in the website. Which I think is really useful for parents that are considering if they should enroll their children in this school. I see myself using technology to accomplish several of my professional responsibilities more efficiently. First of all, I think that the age of technology has facilitated communication between parents, students, and teachers in a whole new way. I think that it will be easy to reach parents via E-mail to schedule a meeting or even let them know about important things that are going on with ...

Blog # 3: ELA standards, CPALMS Toolkit and Newsletter.  The ELA standards are set to create an expectation of how technology should be used in order to teach certain complex skills in each subject matter. I was actually surprised that I could see myself accomplishing a lot of them in my future as a teacher. I would say that this is because almost all of them require good skills in conveying concepts in different manners using technology. I have always been good with communication skills, and feel better if I have a technological tool to back that skill up. I like that these standards require teachers to use audiovisual forms, social media, and other kinds of tools to convey complex concepts that otherwise would be a little bit boring to transmit to students.  In other news, the CPALMS Toolkit is a toolkit that was designed in Florida to give teachers standards for each grade and subject matter. I chose the 9-12 grades because I wish to teach older students ...