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**Standard 2 Teachers know how children grow**  The teacher understands how children with broad ranges of ability learn and provides instruction that supports their intellectual, social, and personal development. Evidence:  Schools in the Year 2030 created in EDT 652 (Module 7)  Rationale:  This paper was created during my //Innovations in Education Technology// class. It was neither a lesson nor an activity that was taught, but I took away many ideas and concepts and used them in my classroom. For this paper, we looked at where schools will be in the next twenty years and what we need to do to meet the needs of our students. Being able to provide instruction that supports our students’ intellectual, social, and personal development is important now and will continue to be important. We know that technology is a big part of our lives now and I can only imagine where it will go from here. When writing this paper I read many articles about incorporating technology into the daily lives of our students, how 21st century educators can help students be better prepared to compete in a global economy, and about the 21st century skills.

 The ideas and concepts in this paper can be used in all grade levels because all of our students need to have 21st century skills in order to be successful. Looking ahead twenty years from now and using the information I learned while writing this paper gives me a better idea of what we, as teachers, need to be doing for our students. I have used this paper to help my development as a teacher by doing more project-based learning. I found that students were far more engaged when they were exploring the real-world problems, worked collaboratively as a team, and also stayed on task with little direction. They also retained the knowledge gained from this method better than students in the past that received instruction the traditional, textbook-centered, learning way.

KSD:  **Knowledge: 2.K. 1** The teacher understands how learning occurs—how students construct knowledge, acquire skills, and develop habits of mind—and how to use instructional strategies that promote student learning for a wide range of student abilities.

Knowing that all students learn differently and that the majority of our students’ daily lives rely heavily on the use of technology, we as teachers need to be a part of this learning and incorporate technology as much as possible. Since writing this paper, I have been incorporating the use of technology into my classroom more and have seen much more student engagement.

 **Skills: 2.S.3** The teacher assesses students' thinking and experiences as a basis for instructional activities (i.e., encouraging discussion, listening and responding to group interaction, and eliciting samples of student thinking orally and in writing.

Assessing with rubrics and self-analysis, as constructive criticism is part of the real world, will help students become life long learners. From my experience, I know students appreciate the opportunity to provide feedback on how well a lesson or activity went from their experiences.

 **Dispositions: 2.D.1** The teacher appreciates individual variation at each developmental level and shows respect for the diverse talents of all learners, and is committed to help them develop self-confidence and competence.

I know that students learn differently and I am respectful of the learning differences they bring to the classroom. From now until the year 2030 we will see many more technological tools enter the world of education, and as these develop I will incorporate them into my classroom.