I had never heard the term "wicked problem" before. After reading the definition it seems we as educators encounter "wicked problems" everyday. Part of my pre-student teaching was at Fairview Park High School and I was completely amazed at how different high school kids were compared to the elementary kids. I was mainly observing during my pre-student teaching but I did get a glimpse of the possible "wicked problems" I may encounter in the fall.
The other idea I could relate to is the sentence on page 4 that says "Teachers practice in a highly complex and dynamic environment that asks them to integrate knowledge of student thinking and learning, knowledge of the subject matter, and increasingly, knowledge of technology." I immediately thought of my experience at Fairview, technology was not integrated into the physical education curriculum every day but we dealt with it everyday. Students constantly had their smart phones watching videos and listening to music before and after class. At the high school level I felt in water way above my head for the first few weeks. Only being there one day a week and getting to know the students was very difficult. I hope that in the fall I will be able to integrate the student thinking and learning, knowledge of my subject matter, and knowledge of technology more successfully.
The next idea I related to was the one discussed on page 10 about each classroom is different and there is not perfect solution for integrating technology into your curriculum. If you are going to integrate technology into your curriculum and classroom it must be customized. My content area is physical education I have not seen a lot of ways to integrate technology within my pre-student teaching. Both of my cooperating teachers have their curriculum on the school's website but there is no integration within every day class and activities. I would like to incorporate technology into my physical education classroom and change the perception of technology in regards to physical activity. I know there are ways to integrate the technology in to the physical education classroom and that is one of my goals in the future.
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