ACTEM Review
ACTEM was a conference in Augusta, Maine about integrating technology in schools. If I had a chance to go back to the conference I would. I think it would be more beneficial to me once I have become a teacher. I will have more of an idea of what my specific school needs. I enjoyed presenting and would love to do that again. Meeting with current teachers and sharing ideas is always a beneficial thing to do. In this conference I spent time walking around the booth area and learning about different technologies to use in class and also getting peoples business cards. I went to Dan Ryder's presentation on creative design. This showed me a way to engage students in designing their own plans and ideas. I think I will use the methods that he talked about in my future classroom. What I learned here I will be sure to share with other teachers I eventually work with because student engagement is incredibly important for learning. I think that if I return to the ACTEM conference I will...