Who am I, and what am I doing?

My name is Laura, and I’m an educator at the middle and high school levels. I mainly teach Math and Science, and am looking to modernize these subjects with the integration of 21^st century technology tools. I’m currently working on my Master’s degree in Educational Practice, focusing on learning and teaching with technology.

My inquiry this term involves research and reflection into my wondering: What does student-centered learning look like in a 21^st century mathematics classroom?

This is my sixth year teaching, and while I think that I’m an educator who is current and “with it”, I know that my methods in teaching mathematics are very teacher-centered. This is a subject area that is often instructed in this manner, and does not traditionally integrate a lot of technology (while I know that is swiftly changing with the flux of educators who are making a point of making their classrooms “2.0”). In my other subjects that I teach, I opt for a very student-centered approach and love incorporating technology wherever I can, but for some reason, struggle with this in my mathematics classes. Throughout the course of this term, I plan on finding ways to get out of my comfort zone and start utilizing some student-centered methodology and incorporating technology more.