by Sr Geralyn Schmidt | Aug 30, 2011 | Connected Leadership, Voices, Web Tools That Deepen Learning, What We're Reading
The professional development programs that are essential today need to focus not so much on the hardware and software — what “cool tools” we can use — but on changing how teachers view themselves as educators. It’s not just about teaching the three “r’s†and the content packaged in textbooks. It’s about preparing our students with the skills that they need for the future within a new learning ecology. In a connected world, educators have to think and teach differently. This book adopts that attitude.
by Sr Geralyn Schmidt | Jul 10, 2011 | Making The Shift, The Compelling Need for Change, Voices
Guest author Sister Geralyn Schmidt writes: “Connectivity allows students to learn not only from experts in the field but from other students as well. No longer is one restricted to what can be accomplished in close physical proximity. But, to quote a comic book superhero, ‘with great power comes great responsibility.’ We have a duty, as educators, to instruct our students to a higher good, not just the good for me. With our guidance, they can become participants in myriad collaborative communities that can affect change for the betterment of society.”
by Sr Geralyn Schmidt | Jun 9, 2011 | Making The Shift, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
For Sister Geralyn Schmidt, summer is a time for rest, relaxation and deeper reflection on teaching practice. If you’ve been saying to yourself: “I’ve read a lot about 21st century learning, but how do I incorporate the latest and greatest into my teaching?” — the good Sister is here with some ideas that might encourage you to jump right in!
by Sr Geralyn Schmidt | May 4, 2011 | Local Professional Collaboration, Making The Shift, Voices
Sister Geralyn: “As educators in the 21st century, we must model lifelong learning, and not be reluctant to say to our students (who often understand more about the tools than we do) ‘How did you do that?’ We are creating a culture in which collaboration is cross-generational, a climate in which no ONE individual knows everything.”
