I just returned from a trip to Calgary, CA where I had the opportunity to discuss the integration between research, curricula, and technology. I have pondered and researched this dilemma over the past few months.
Edutopia has a video on their website www.edutopia.org, discussing this very subject. As one watches the two minute video, evidence that technology being integrated in to high school seems to be moving nicely. Technology is used on field trips, regular subject classrooms, analyzing cheerleading workouts, mathematics classes and physics class. However, there are some teachers who shy away from the inclusion of technology into their classrooms.
In Early Childhood, I would agree that we are just now seeing an advancement of various technology applications being introduced into these programs. We are trying to play “catch up” with other education levels. While we are catching up, we need to ensure that our young children’s education is not hurt.
The question is: How do teachers integrate the new research such as the newly released National Reading Council Early Childhood Mathematics study into their classrooms using technology? How do busy teachers take the information regarding one of the new mathematics learning paths and create an activity?
Busy teachers should not have that responsibility. Technology companies must take time to create and include the research based curriculum for their products. If not, teachers and children are not best served.
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