#COETC15
This past Saturday I attended the MSU College of Educational Teachnology Confernce. I chose to attend the conference in hopes of growing my PLN and learning new and innovative Educational Teachnology apps and programs that Educators around the state are using. It did not dissappoint. The keynote speaker Sarah Thomas gave an inspiring and notable address. She brought a new and fresh persepctive to my world of teaching. From the #magicalmoments where she made me think of the moment I finally was a teacher (pretty much always, but the I had the piece of paper that said I really was a teacher in the state of Michigan) to #Edumatch bringing educators together from around the globe.
The conference was an awesome, inspiring day, where I was with other educators who believe in teaching to what the student needs and how students learn today. We can no long teach students the way they have always been taught, their brains are no longer wired to "sit and get." As educators we must push outside our comfort zone, push ourselves to grow and use technology in an innovative way that will not only enhance our teaching, enhance our student's understanding, but will also open up a world that they may not know of, a world that we don't completely know, yet can make our life easier.
Embrace technology resources, ask people in your building what they are using, join Twitter there are a wealth of resouces just a 144 charaters away. @janelleritter13
I am so glad I chose to come to this conference, I did it for me, I came for my interests, I came to learn, to grow as a person and as an educator. Mission accomplished!
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