C4T Assessment #1 

Jen Deyenburg’s Fight for Tech in Teaching

            Jen Deyenburg is an educator working in Alberta and has until recently been working in the Albertan government to try and bring technology into the classrooms from that level. Now, she has accepted a new position as Learning Services Coordinator – Education Technology for Northern Gateway Public Schools in Whitecourt, Alberta. With this new position, Jen will have more access to teachers and students. She recently shared a presentation with elementary and middle school principals about using technology in their classrooms and gave them several examples of apps that could be used to encourage student’s creativity. She also stressed to them that this was not a replacement for worksheets or another form of busy work. I think that this is important for anyone in the education business. Students don’t need babysitters. They are where they are to be prepared for the coming years as committed members of society and lifelong learners.

            In my comments I encouraged Jen in her endeavors and tried to offer any insights I had on working in something you love instead of something that paid more or promised stronger or better results.