 On a road trip, you might go through wind, fog, snow, or just have a calm day. I designed and wrote up this assignment on a road trip to see an actual work of art- the Grand Canyon. I know that I might have bumps in making Makerspace happen in my school, but I am going to stay on the road until it happens! The Why- The idea of “sit and get” professional development makes my stomach sick. I am a person who hates to waste time, and I feel like a lot of this PD is pointless. I love the idea that you can get support, varied approaches, modeling/ mentoring, authentic projects, and extended time for professional learning- “go and show.” I have seen this with my Technology Learning Coach. Both of them (last year and this year) have been there when I needed to work on a new project in my class. The What- The How- I decided to use Prezi because I had heard of people using and I saw that this would be good to apply again for my real live presentation (if needed.) When I looked it up on the internet, it said that I would be able to have a voice-over. I decided to try out the two week trial for the Prezi Plus because it included the voice-over option. The first day that I worked on my presentation, that option was on… A couple of days later (after the road trip days,) I tried to use the voice-over, and it would not work. After breathing in and out for a couple of minutes, I decided to use the Screencast-o-matic application. I know that this made me get out of my comfort zone and learn different things that make me uncomfortable. This has allowed me to grow more in what I know… When I first started on this road, I thought that this might be my final project. I know that it might not be as magnificent as the Grand Canyon, but I know that I will have the opportunity to re-work it later.  References Daniels, K. (2013). Empowering the teacher technophobe. [Video]. TEDxBurnsvilleED. Retrieved from YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=641&v=puiNcIFJTCU Gulamhussein, A. (2013). Teaching the teachers effective professional development in an era of high stakes accountability. Center for Public Education. Retrieved from http://www.centerforpubliceducation.org/system/files/Professional%20Development.pdf Standards for Professional Learning. (2011). Retrieved from https://learningforward.org/standards TNTP. (2015). The Mirage: Confronting the hard truth about our quest for teacher development. Retrieved from http://tntp.org/publications/view/evaluation-and-development/the-mirage-confronting-the-truth-about-our-quest-for-teacher-development
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