The Wayne Gretzky principle basically explains that teachers should ultimately be working for their students, accommodating the classroom and the use of technology for them, not because it is easier for the teacher. I truly believe in what this principle says, and I am excited to incorporate technology into my classroom that is in accordance with the principle.
One piece of technology that I would love to use is blogging. In mathematics, most students are not used to writing about mathematics. However, I firmly believe that writing about the material will push the students' mental boundaries. I would give them a prompt to write on, and this is a reflective practice that would hopefully reinforce what they have learned. Blogging will not be the easiest thing for me to grade because online blogs for all of my students sounds like a tedious task, but I understand that it is well worth their time to truly understand the material, the vocabulary, and problems.
Something else I would want to try that is in accordance with the Gretzky principle is a different style of lesson where the teacher records himself/herself teaching a lesson and the students have to watch these videos for homework. When they come to class the next day, other students can help them clarify what the teacher explained and the rest of the time is spent working on practice problems/applications. I believe that this use of technology is very innovative and makes class time very useful. Ultimately, I will do trial and error to see what is best for my students.
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