by John Norton | May 10, 2011 | Connected Leadership, Creating Global Classrooms, Less Teacher, More Student, Local Professional Collaboration, Making The Shift, Passion Based Learning, Personal Learning Networks, Teacher Leadership 2.0, The Compelling Need for Change, The How of 21st Century Teaching, The Moral Imperative, Voices, Voices Index, Web Tools That Deepen Learning, What We're Reading
Just two months ago, we launched Voices from the Learning Revolution. Nearly 30 posts later, it’s time for a recap. Here’s what our teachers, librarians, IT specialists, principals, district leaders and consultants have shared so far. A special thanks to all our twitter friends and blogs like MindShift, The Answer Sheet, Connected Principals and many more for pushing some of these great ideas and insights out into the viral stream.
by Renee Hawkins | Apr 27, 2011 | Making The Shift, The Compelling Need for Change, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
What most of us in education understand is that the skills necessary to be a successful online student are the same skills that will serve our students well into adulthood. Successful students are self-directed, self-motivated, and self-assessing. They are equipped with these skills because a great teacher taught them how and gave them ample opportunities to practice. It is a myth that any student can sit at a computer and learn, even with the best online curriculum.
by Shelley Wright | Apr 23, 2011 | Less Teacher, More Student, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
One of the defining moments of this exhibit day was when I led this couple to the Eugenics display. One of my students started to explain the program, and she mentioned a particular doctor’s name who was involved with the experiments. The Jewish woman said, “ahhh, that is the doctor who experimented on my sister for 8 months.â€Â Shock, and silence, from everyone. She then proceeded to tell us the story and teach all of us. All of a sudden the Holocaust, and the tragedy of the eugenics experiments, became very real.
by Lyn Hilt | Apr 21, 2011 | Less Teacher, More Student, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
Administrators, what do you look for when you spend time in classrooms? What do you listen for? Teachers, how do you know authentic, real, meaningful, passion-filled learning is happening before your eyes? How often do we take the time to ask children what learning means to them?
by Ann Michaelsen | Apr 13, 2011 | Creating Global Classrooms, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
I’m a great fan of using all the web 2.0 tools I can find to facilitate and encourage my students in their learning. And they are learning to love blogging! All my students studying International English write blogs. It’s a great way for me to keep track of what they’re working on and how well they know the material. They started writing on their blogs in August, and it was a great surprise to all of them when last week in class we accidentally looked at our site statistics and discovered we had an international audience.
by Shelley Wright | Apr 12, 2011 | Less Teacher, More Student, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
Many teachers who attempt this type of thing might do it once, but with all the difficulties never try it again. I can see why that would be so. But I will teach every unit I can this way. It’s only in doing it the first time that you learn what you need to change about your teaching role. And it’s only by pushing through the hard “first time†that your students learn how to deal with difficulties. The strength and growth that I’ve seen in my students this past month is truly amazing.
