Technology Self-Assessment: School 2.0

NETS-T 1:  Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

I have met NETS-T 1 because I am using the knowledge I have to think about activities that I can use in a classroom like video making, drama, among other activities, to foster learning and creativity in students. 

The NET that I decided to investigate and learn more about was NET 1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity.  In order to learn more about the steps that I can take as a future educator to meet NET 1, I observed a video by Ken Robinson.  Ken Robinson gave a great lecture on the need to foster creative thinking in students.  One of the important points that Robinson made was that educators must learn to value and promote creative thinking in students.  Ways that this goal can be met is by allowing students to engage in activities that promote creative thinking such as drama and dance.  Robinson went on to say that activities like drama and dance are always considered as the least important activities in a child’s development and not valued.  Meaning that educators do not promote such activities.  Instead educators devote their time and energy in areas that are considered more important such as math and language arts, areas that will allow students to obtain a job once they complete their basic education.  What many educators and policy makers have failed to understand is that activities like drama and dance promote life long learning and hone students’ creativity, which in turn enhance and strengthen their development.  After viewing this video, I feel more inspire to foster creativity in my classroom by engaging in creative activities such as dance, painting, or drama.  These simple activities can have a powerful impact on the lives of students.