Pro-D Day - CUEBC

I attended the CUEBC (Computer Using Educators of BC) pro-d day event and it was very interesting. I was always very curious as to what the teachers did during pro-d days and was excited to find out. This event was a little overwhelming because there were so many different sessions to choose from and it was difficult to pick just one. I ended up learning about different apps that Microsoft offers for teachers and classrooms such as FlipGrid, OneNote, Skype in the Classroom and premade STEM lesson plans. Although this conference was designed for all teachers, it was interesting to see what technology is available for classroom use and it got me thinking on how I could potentially use and adapt some of these technologies to fit a high school math classroom. I also attended a session that described a special education version of the game Minecraft that could be used in a class that could be adapted depending on the subject and grade level. For the last session, I attended a session on self-regulation. This was a very interesting session but I found it difficult to see how to transfer many of the suggestions offered to a math class. The presenter was a business teacher and that environment allowed for more self paced learning where students can more easily determine there plan and pace for the class than a math class were there is more pressure to finish content on time and to be more or less in sync with the other math classes. However, the online exit slips and self evaluation forms could be useful if the students all have access to technology because it will force them to reflect and answer the questions rather than loosing the paper version and skipping the long answer/reflection portions.