On January the 21st, E.L.C. teachers attended a conference organized by the president of the QLS organization; Mrs Christina. The conference was thematic and dealt with the fact that as technology advances, it becomes an issue that has to be absorbed by the ever ready & well-informed teacher. In other words well-respected educators in their own individual fields presented their thesis on technology and teaching. Most advocated on behalf of technology, its value and its uses in teaching as we tend to teach more and more tech-literate children. These children, born in the era of information (and Google), tend to have different comprehension mechanisms; which we, as teachers, have to decode, fathom and trigger. That said, other speakers reminded us of the beauty of teaching, and the responsibility that we have as teachers towards our pupils. Reminding us that we shouldn't lose our touch with what we love, over the technological leaps in education, but rather manage to maintain the balance.
