The Networked Teacher – Teaching in the 21st Centu
Maria Pietra Paola Sgrò
Activity 8

Hello, I'm Maria Sgrò, a mathematics and science teacher in middle school in Sicily. I love my work and I am happy to see the smiling eyes of my pupils when they reach a goal. For many years I've been using technology to keep up to date on innovation in teaching, before the social era I used e-mails and newsletters. I don't have a real PLN, but I want to learn how to build one.


 
Activity 9
What do you think of a medium like Twitter? Do you have an account? Will you make one to give it a try? Do you believe in its potential power for professional development? Do you think there are better social media tools where you can learn as a teacher?

I've been using Facebook for many years for my personal update, but, despite having a profile for July 2009, (@aquilone33) I haven't used Twitter for the same reason. In Italy Twitter does not have the same expansion among teachers, it is used more by politicians, artists or journalists and influencers. I will try to understand, starting from what I've read, if it can be useful to my professional development
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Activity 1

What will be most rewarding for you in your job as a teacher?

What will the biggest challenges for you in your job as a teacher?

How will you organise your professional development?

Not always in the work of a teacher do rewards come immediately. Sometimes you have the impression of seeing time go by, without achieving the intended goal. But when, after a short or long time, a former student comes to visit you and tells you that he has become proficient, then the satisfaction is great. My main aim is to train men and women aware of their role in society and to do this I try to keep up to date and change my way of teaching, respecting the change of the boys.

Professional development is very important to me. I follow courses, especially online, but also seminars and informal meetings are useful to improve my activities in the classroom.


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Activity 4
Promote the teaching profession to attract new recruits – from all social groups and backgrounds. What would appeal to them? What could you say to overcome prejudices about the job?
My fake gadget
A teacher never gets old
 
Activity 3
This is my choice, for my attitude to technology
 
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Activity 12

Write a reflection in your Learning Diary about anything you found interesting from the selection of resources below. For example, write about something you agree or don’t agree with, or something that came to you as a surprise. Don’t forget to add a link to the specific article.

It's been many years since I realized that the connection between teachers is very important. I use Facebook a lot to do it, I'm a member of many groups of teachers and I use them to update myself and to know the latest news about the innovations of the school. in these groups I met many teachers more experienced than me in technologies and I learned and continue to learn from them.

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