Applications of technology in K-12 settings. Identification, implementation, and evaluation of technology-based solutions to educational issues in school settings.

In this course we investigated Innovation, a learning ethic of the 21st century. A look at post-modernism, globalization, neoliberalism, society and learning, and its relationship to school and classroom design and scheduling. Through this investigation we were able to establish how globalization and flexibility are the catalysts for the needed modification of schools. We also looked at how smarter we are in the way in which we work, act, and think,  and we can recognize the type of result we would like, thus allowing problem solving to become easier. I also learned that for teachers to be better prepared, grow, and excel as educators using technology required courses, professional developments, and workshops hosted face to face or through distance learning where they can work as individuals and/or in collaborative research while they are mentored and receive peer observation. Lastly, teachers must also be aware to how technology can help students with learning disabilities.