Patterns...

I'm beginning to notice where my interest is going. One of my professional goals this year is to develop a strong scope and sequence for the media program at my school. I've found myself drawn towards articles regarding the development of technology programs so far... We'll see where it goes!

Camuti, Carmen. (2007-2008). Model Program: Technological Education in Ontario Schools. [Electronic version]. The Technology Teacher. 4. 28-33

"Model Program," by Carmen Camuti, is about the technology program in Ontario Schools. What first struck me about this article is that the Ontario program believes that students learn best by doing, emphasizing on problem solving. This made the article incredible useful to me. Much of the article focused on the specifics of the high school program which really only applies to middle and high school teachers, but the section on the big picture was relevant across all grades. While the article is mainly a description of the program that has been created, it is obvious that a lot of research went in to its development. The article is absolutely reliable, as the author is an instructional leader in Ontario Schools. The author concludes that technology in Ontario Schools is full of challenges, mainly due to the size of the province. Despite this, a lot of great work has been done to provide the best instruction possible to students. I was inspired by the outline provided of their program, even though it was geared more towards older students. Developing a strong scope and sequence can be difficult and the more examples I can view the better.