I truly feel that at the center of every good teacher are the students. The reason so many of us do what we do is for our kids. Although we are here for the students, my capstone website will have other educators as the target audience. I believe that it is so valuable to create a space for resources, research, and inspiration as teachers aim to get their classroom functioning at a high level. If my capstone can help or inspire even one teacher, that could have an impact on a large number of students. When I started teaching I felt very isolated, there has been a shift in education towards a much more collaborative work environment. I think this collaboration is a vital part of a schools success. Creating this site for other teachers allow the connections and support to go beyond the walls of the classroom and even beyond the walls of the school or district.
As I look at the "Learn More" pages I get an idea of what I can include in my capstone. I like that Saelee had an infographic as well as some how's and whys of resources. I also like how her links were clearly defined. I hope to include screencasts, infographics, data and research, and quotes to name a few. I am not sure what the organization will look like at this point. I am struggling a little with streamlining the information because I did end up changing my driving question slightly. I would also like to make sure my page is visually appealing and that there is not too much text or too little. I hope to keep my audience engaged in the site because it will be easy to navigate and feel like there is good information but not to the point that it is overwhelming. Overall I don't have a clear idea of what it will look like but I am going to continue looking at the work that I have done and begin to piece it together.
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mayra de la torre
9/18/2018 07:58:24 pm
Very well stated. Ultimately what we do is for our students, but the capstone is geared towards educators. I like how you stated "it should be a space for resources and inspiration. I have not yet started thinking about the learn more page but I steel need to look through all my stuff as-well and start organizing.
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Jeff Albertazzi
9/19/2018 09:10:57 pm
I feel the same way about the organization. I too have changed my driving question, even though the topic has generally stayed the same I am having trouble seeing the flow. Do you know how or have an Idea on how you are going to make it visually appealing? I agree the info graphics and images help. I also liked the clever headings on a few.
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