In fact, everything I learned in this course is valuable to my teaching career. This course has increased my teaching skills to better prepare my students for their future. Learning about the QUEST model, will help me teach my students in an efficient way to transform the information into better thoughts. As (Eagleton & Dobler ,2007) stated, “The QUEST model provides a framework to support and encourage both teachers and students to gather information and transform this information into new ideas.” (p.277) Embedding the new literacy skills into the curriculum is essential, however, we must keep in mind that the old literacy skills reading, listening, writing, etc. are the fundamental. The QUEST model approach will allow students to become more self-directed – a skill that they need in their future work places. Moreover, working on the unit plan throughout this course gave me an idea of how to teach my students through inquiry-based projects. This course has helped me realize how important it is for my students to learn how to locate, understand, and use the information they acquire from the internet. I also realized the significance of preparing my students to be literate with internet resources and encouraging them to ask deep questions and evaluate the information critically and transforming the information in an effective way.
One of my professional goals I would like to pursue is embedding the new literacy skills into the whole curriculum. I want my students to become proficient at locating information, evaluate resources, and transform the information effectively. Since in elementary grades we teach all subject areas, I would teach science and social studies through inquiry-based projects to make their learning meaningful and prepare them for the professional work place in the future.
Eagleton, M. B., & Dobler, E. (2007). Reading the Web: Strategies for Internet inquiry. New York: The Guilford Press.
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