I have been working on, and will continue, to connect with educators online and in person to see

what ideas for education are out there.

This will help me to move to a new vision for learning.

One big question that I still have for the tradition educational style is how to be an innovative
educator and gear lessons towards students’ interests while still following state standards.
My story of being a teacher starts with my parents being teachers; I saw them love their jobs and
put in a lot of hard work outside of school hours.

As a teacher, I want my story to be centered on the learning of my students.

To accomplish this, I will set healthy boundaries for myself so that I can do the best for my
students.

One way to use technology in the classroom is to allow students to create devotionals; this allows
students to interact with the Word of God and be better equipped to apply it to their own lives.
Digital distraction is a constant worry of educators; one way to combat this worry is to create a
plan to create seamless transitions with technology and to empower students to create a healthy
balance for themselves.

I learned that gamification is a great tool for educators to use to keep students engaged in the
classroom and use higher level thinking to learn about the material.

One thing that I will practice with gamification in my own classroom is not always making my
own games, but using the countless resources that are already out there for free or on
teacherspayteachers.