NJCCCS/NETS

In observing the NJCCCS and NETS I am seeing a major evolution in education that I really never paid a whole lot of attention to until now. As a P.E. and Health teacher I have not changed a whole lot in my teaching practices over my 10 years of teaching and this class is starting to open my eyes! I do believe teachers need to evolve with this movement to ensure a quality education for these digital natives. Many teachers still live in fear of technology and hide behind lectures, busy work and videos. The challenge for administrators is how to get proper training for teachers and encourage and or force teachers to utilize technology. I am pretty sure that all new hires must be throughly in tune with educational technology. That is one way to improve a school building is to hire better teachers! So many teachers lack the knowledge necessary and are dead set in their ways. I hear all of the time from veteran teachers "I've been doing this for over 20 years, I am not changing now!" I have personally become pretty adept at using the computer and am looking for more ways to incorportate technology in my classes. I do have two research projects already set up for my health classes, and am currently evaluating my lessons and looking for ways to change and better reach these 21st century learners.