Nov 7 - learning inspires career - Tosha Caston-Smith

Nov 7

What new learning has inspired you in your career?

We are on the cusp of a technological rebirth. I don't know what amazing advances we will make, but we are certainly moving in the direction of more open and shared technology. Every time I learn of a new app or program, I try to see how I can use it to deepen learning and understanding in my classroom. It's been helping me keep from going stale (in year 23) since the technology allows completely different ways of communicating with students. Ways that can be more effective than pen and paper, sometimes.

When commenting on kids' English papers now, my suggestions and remarks can show up instantly on their version of the paper. They can even ask questions of me on their papers, and all I have to do is hit reply from my email to answer them. We can have a veritable conversation about their writing just by using and sharing in Google docs. I'm loving it!