The Aspiring Teacher

 Blog Journal #6: Blogging, Generative AI, and AI as Educational Technology My Experience with Blogging My experience with blogging has been a positive one. I find it cathartic and an easy way to process the things we discuss in class. I sometimes struggle with finding the words to express my views on certain topics, or struggle with coming up with four sentences, but I always manage. I am looking forward to continuing blogging. My Experience with Generative AI I used generative AI to create a lesson plan for the first day of kindergarten. I found it quite fascinating how comprehensive the lesson plan it came up with was. I then asked it to change it so that it could be for a Catholic school, and it definitely delivered. It added prayers to all the points where there should be, and shifted the lesson plans accordingly. Overall it was a good experience and if I were to ever be in a pinch, I would probably use it to create a lesson plan. AI in My Classroom I'm not quite sure if I am ...

 Blog Journal #5: AI, PLN, Digital Divide, and Collaborative Writing and Social Annotation Artificial Intelligence within the Classroom Setting I believe that there are both advantages and disadvantages to using AI within a K-12 setting. For example, using AI to create last minute lesson plans every once in a while or to create an image for a presentation are honorable ways to incorporate AI into the classroom. However, there are dangers to using AI in the classroom setting, such as cheating and academic dishonesty. I believe that if we teach students at a young age the appropriate uses for AI technology, they would be able to use it effectively in the classroom in an honest way. Personal Learning Network Update I'd like to preface this with the fact that I do not use social media very often, so this is an area where I might be lacking a bit in my educational career. I've mostly been using Instagram to communicate with other educators and to learn about the world of teaching. A...

 Blog Post #4: Standards, Educator Toolkit, and Assignment 1 Standards The new standards when it comes to computer education that will be implemented in 2025 are important but a little bit daunting for educators who might not have grown up in the digital age. Even for me, a gen z "screen-ager", this shift brings about some hard feelings. However, upon reading the standards, I can definitely say that I am a little bit more at ease. I hope to teach somewhere between kindergarten and third grade, and these standards tend to be laying the foundation for the hard-core computing that is to come later, so in some ways, my educating of my students is the most important. One of the standards that stood out to me was SC.K.PE.1.2, "Develop a series of steps to complete a task." When I read this, my mind already started spinning with ideas on how to convey this lesson. Needless to say, I am excited to teach. Educator Toolkit The resource I am choosing to write about is "Ah...