This document outlines beliefs about teaching, learning, and technology. It states that teaching involves translating curriculum into meaningful experiences, setting up an environment where students can learn independently, and knowing individual students well to help them set goals. It also notes that learning should be challenging, purposeful, engaging, reflective, and involve collaboration, interaction with peers and surroundings, and application through projects. The document believes technology should be used as a tool to enhance other subjects, not taught separately, and be integrated naturally into school as it is part of students' lives.

1. This I believe
Teaching Learning Technology

2. I believe
Teaching is the ability to translate curriculum into
meaningful experiences, set up the environment and
establish management procedures to allow for each student
to step forward independently.

3. I believe
Teaching is knowing enough about each individual to be
able to meet them where they are, and help them to set
their own goals for learning.

4. I believe
Teaching is looking beyond the classroom and into the
world beyond. Considering the skills and attitudes that make
a good person, exposing the children to these attributes and
challenging them to want to become better people.

5. I believe
Teaching is knowing when to get out of the way, release
control and allow students to discover for themselves.

6. I believe
Learning needs to be challenging, meaningful, purposeful
engaging and reflective.

7. I believe
Students learn from talking and writing about their
experiences, and applying what they have learned in
authentic project based activities.

8. I believe
Students learn from personal interaction with their
surroundings, and by collaborating and interacting with
peers.

9. I believe
Learning should not be dependent on chronological age or
curriculum content.

10. I believe
Technology is exciting, frustrating and challenging.

11. I believe
Without the proper structure, technology will not go beyond
busy work and skill practicing.

12. I believe
Technology should not be taught as a separate subject but
used as a tool to facilitate and enhance instruction in other
content areas.

13. I believe
Technology is a natural part of our students lives and as
such, should be a natural part of their time at school.