As I sit here reflecting on the past few months in the Innovative Master's Program, I can vividly remember when my colleague, Stephanie, mentioned attending an informational meeting for a Master's program, through Touro University. I could not have possibly imagined, back then, the roller coaster ride I was stepping into. Yet, I am glad I did! I have learned and grown immensely as an educator. Throughout the program, I have been introduced to a variety of technological tools and with the focus of TPACK, I have been able to utilize this technology to address each of my students’ unique academic needs. I have been more vigilant of actively incorporating pedagogy with content knowledge and pairing it with the appropriate technology, in order to set up my students for success when it comes to academic excellence. This has also helped me to cultivate 21st Century skills in my students. These skills are essential for their success in the ever-changing future.
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When I began my first round of research, I knew that my audience would be my colleagues, particularly teachers in first and second grade who were being asked to utilize this guided reading curriculum. As my research continued and evolved, I realized my audience continued to be my fellow teachers, but now I would be focusing on teachers from Kinder to Second Grade who use this curriculum at some point in the school year. (There could be a possibility of teachers from other grade levels utilizing the curriculum in the future.) I think my audience now, is also administrators and RTI coaches who are looking to introduce a new guided reading curriculum to their teachers. I think the above mentioned are my audience because my research includes data collected from the initial use of a fairly new guided reading curriculum, as well as, other components of introducing a guided reading program.
Looking into the “Learn More” pages, I think I will need pages that include data which display improvement in reading comprehension. I will also need links to demo lessons, as well as, other teachers delivering these lessons. I think I will also need to incorporate links to the actual curriculum being researched. |