At TCEA, it’s fair to say all our members are innovators. We are thrilled that we get to support so many passionate educators on their journey to transforming teaching and learning with technology. And we love hearing the incredible things our members our accomplishing in their schools, districts, and communities. It’s particularly nice to see this hard work recognized as the Texas Association of School Administrators does with their Teacher of the Year awards. This year, not one but two TCEA members were nominated as finalists: Gary Strickland, a science teacher at Coleman High School in Coleman ISD and Tara Bordeaux, who teachers media arts at Lanier High School in Austin ISD.
我们很高兴传播令人兴奋的消息,即塔拉·波尔多今天宣布为2018年度老师!她还将在年度国家老师比赛中代表该州为德克萨斯州年度教师。上周我有机会向塔拉(Tara)提出一些问题,以了解她的背景和教学理念,因此我可以与您分享她为什么她是如此出色的教育者。
较少的教育道路
塔拉没有立即开始教育职业。在2013年开始在Lanier教媒体艺术之前,她花了10年的时间在洛杉矶的电视和电影制作工作。当我问塔拉(Tara)如何找到过渡时,她说这肯定是一种变化,“花了一段时间才习惯”。实际上,五年后,塔拉(Tara)仍然很高兴获得她的方位,并享受教学是一种从未停止的职业。正如塔拉(Tara)所描述的那样:“教学是完全不同的。我在媒体制作中拥有更多的自由,并且教学有更多的限制。这两个领域都是非常有意义的,需要努力工作,但它们是完全不同的环境。”
One asset of her previous work experience is that she can still use her industry know-how and connections to help her students. She has continued to work in the industry and stay up to date on current trends and changes. As she said, this “enables me to give my students real-world industry experiences.” Providing knowledge and connections outside of the book is just another way Tara is able to break down the walls of her classroom and create new opportunities for students.
在课堂上使用技术
像大多数TCEA成员一样,塔拉(Tara)每天都在课堂上使用技术。正如塔拉(Tara)所描述的那样:“从计算机到相机,电话,iPad,软件,应用程序,您都可以命名。我重视技术的重要性,并尝试在学生中灌输对技术的热爱和尊重。教授基于技术的班级的最具挑战性的方面是尝试选择哪种类型的技术与所有惊人的选项一起使用。”而且,她不仅使用专注于媒体制作的技术以及她在课堂上教授的内容。她想帮助她的学生创建全面的数字素养。正如她解释的那样,在教室里,她一直在寻找“向学生展示技术资源和材料的新方法,以便他们离开我的计划后可以在生活中成功使用它们。”
至于她最兴奋的工具?塔拉(Tara)对移动电影制作和“ DIY负担得起的方式供学生制作直接播放质量的内容的方式可供选择。”她喜欢看到学生投资于他们可以自己创建的工具和项目。“创建内容的创新方式有很多,让我兴奋的是相机在最新的智能手机和iPad上的力量。当学生们了解自己可以在自己的设备上做多少事情时,他们也会变得非常兴奋。”
一生的学习
塔拉不仅教她的学生,但她是continually amazed at all that she can learn from them. “I also love learning from my students. Sometimes, I think I learn way more from them then they learn from me. They keep me on my feet, and I love that they aren’t afraid to call me out on my mistakes.” She goes on to say: “My favorite thing about teaching is having fun with my students. I love being able to teach a class that is not only innovative, but creative, and one that allows me to let students run with technology.”
塔拉(Tara)在接受塔萨(Tasa)的采访时谈到了自己的过去,以及今天如何激发她的教学哲学:“我首先知道,年轻的心上有多么艰难,我知道放弃多么容易。我知道,因为我做到了,我辍学了,”她说。“我的希望是,作为一名老师,我可以激发我的学生坚持不懈,并以我永远无法做到的方式成功。我相信,每个学生都应该有机会向真正关心孩子一生产生影响的老师学习。我之所以选择成为一名老师,是因为我想让学生有机会追逐自己的梦想,并学习如何相信自己,即使世界给了他们停止相信的理由。”
We want to congratulate Tara Bordeaux on the incredible honor of being TASA’s 2018 Secondary Teacher of the Year! We know this is only the beginning, and she has many other honors and accomplishments still to come. You can在Twitter上关注她看看她在做什么其他令人惊奇的事情。