Reflection Paper On Power Of A Team

I attended “The Power of a Team” presented by the Kansas Teachers of the Year on January 27th. The teacher’s spoke of how being part of a team and working with the students truly helps the learning experiences of the students become a positive one. Each teacher spoke on the reasons why they became a teacher and from there they spoke of how once they were in the classroom, the faculty members at their schools teamed up with them to help them create a positive learning experience. Whether it was through mentoring, or sharing ideas on how to deal with certain situations, the faculty members became a team and the students a part of their family. Our assignment was to be able to answer how technology aids teachers in working in teams more efficiently, …show more content…
We were able to ask questions on what had us most worried about when we would be in the classroom. One question in my group was asked how to get the students more involved and wanting to learn and another question was asked about how to respond to a question they did not have the answer for. It was brought to attention that if you did not know the answer to the question asked, to simply say, you know I don’t know the answer to that, why don’t we look it up? With technology, the students and the teacher are able to become a team in looking up the answer to the question, and it effectively gets the student involved in answering the question and learning why it is answered a certain way. Without the use of the phone, computer, iPad, and the internet finding the answer to the question, would have taken quite a bit more time, and probably would not have gotten the student hooked and involved on finding the …show more content…
There are so many different websites on the internet that show different ways other teachers have done things. From designing their classrooms to different activities to use. Technology is also helping in that faculty members are now able to communicate easier and reach out to each other. I think that this also enhances education, because if the teachers at a school have a good relationship, then they are able to work together to inspire, and see their students succeed. Besides internet websites that share information for teachers, there are dozens upon dozens of different websites that are provided for teachers and students to use as different ways to enhance their education. By using those websites, teachers are able to discuss with their co-workers how certain ones worked, and how others did not