Technology as a Catalyst for Change”

The future in terms of the effects on human lives and the shape that schooling and education are likely to take.


Three Rs" just aren't enough anymore. Employers are demanding more and more complex skills, even from high school graduates. An increasingly global economy means that if one country's schools aren't providing those skills, companies will simply hire graduates from another country. http://ide.ed.psu.edu/change/why-school-change.htm
Many companies are currently outsourcing work to other countries.


The characteristics of a teacher in the new Informational era and the role of the process of professional career development.

Teachers today need to focus on obtaining the knowledge for effective teaching as well as the knowledge base for changing conditions that affect teaching. Teachers as change agents need to be able to work with all students by respecting diversity; race, gender,ethnicity and special needs. Teachers must also be able to maintain their moral goals as teachers by remaining close to the needs of children and youths, but simultaneously they must be able to engage in continuous renewal and change.


Predict the development of Education and Schooling in the future. If I were to predict the development of education and schooling in the future, I would like to believe there will be a considerable amount more technology within our schools. As we have discussed so many times in class this semester, times are changing and the education needs to change with it. Our children are so much more technologically savvy then we ever were. If we don't include technology in our curriculum we are going to lose the interest of our students. We as educators need to jump on the "change train" and catch up to our students so we can keep them interested, challenged and excited about learning.



How much does students’ education and school’s effectiveness depend on teachers? Teachers are one of the most influential people in our children's lives. They play a major role in the effectiveness of a students education. I believe if a teacher shows true enthusiasm and energy about the subject the are teaching it definitely effects a students learning, or want to learn. From personal experience. I will always remember my fifth grade math teacher, Mr. Detz. He had a true passion for his work and I can attribute my passion for mathematics to him.