BP 36 Wk4-1 DB Quickies:My Dream Teaching/presentation Environment

Briefly share what your dream teaching or presentation environment would be like, be specific about what such a place would include (beyond just the tech toys).

That is a fine question! It would not be so much a physical space such as a building or room as much as it would be a element or methodology or way of doing things. The ideal environment for me would be one where I have flexibility and freedom to move around from site to site teaching and training teachers how to use the tools that they/their schools have for that department (ideally science) and how to utilize the space and environment best. I would love to take the standards and help the teachers organize, review and divide over the calendar. Next, help them develop lesson plans and activities, that include hands on and 21st century Web 2.0 tools so as to take away the fear of learning/failing and that age old battle of no time. Being able to travel about in a county for a certain amount of time, then move on to the county, district or company as this would work for educational companies as well.

This environment of mine would include a support team that gives me access and provides help where I need it so that these traveling trainings would be successful. I would get to spend time on site teaching and training and some time back at an office doing curriculum review and writing to make sure supplemental material is most useful. All this being done in four day work weeks. This way I would get to combine my science and research background, corporate training and education expertise to have to ultimate service profession.