Technology Self-Assessment: School 2.0

(NETS-T: 3) After taking a quiz based on the NETS, I was able to assess my standing of how well I can/would integrate technology into my classroom. A screen shot of my results along with a description of which NETS I decided to further look into is below:



The NETS-T I decided to look more into was: Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity. I watched the video titled “Creativity and Schools-Sir Ken Robinson.” Mr. Robinson made some very key points. He emphasized how traditional education systems have an emphasis on core courses yet no real focus on the arts. Out of the hierarchy within the arts, dance and drama are at the end of the spectrum. Robinson stated that the arts should be as much of a focus in school as the sciences and humanities. He claims that the arts are the source of creativity, creativity that leads to original ideas and an innovative future.

It is hard for me to accept or even imagine an education system that emphasizes the arts as much as math or reading, however, that’s because I’m a product of this already existing system at work. That is why I chose to research this standard further, I feel as though I myself do not practice the expression of creativity, at least not through the arts. But after watching Robinson’s video, I feel as though I have been enlightened and I have definitely understood a new outlet in which to pursue intelligence.