EDUC 5203 - Hosting a Discussion

This past weekend I hosted my discussion on the benefits of implementing technology in a combined classroom. I had 4 great participants who helped push along the discussion and challenged me on my thinking of a "combined classroom". I was nervous after the first discussion post as all of my participants noted that they had not taught in a conventional combined classroom. However as things progressed, I realized that all teachers teach in combined classrooms. Despite grouping all 8/9 year olds together in my grade 3 class, I have students in that room who are at a preschool level and students who are at a grade 6 or 7 level of comprehension. This goes for all educators who are in the classroom. Grouping students together by age will automatically mean that some students will be further ahead/behind than others. So despite my participants never having taught in a conventional combined class, they all truly have!