I have been tagged by Bill Graziadei to list five changes I would like to see in Education. TJ Shay began this meme with the following rules. List FIVE changes you would like to see in the educational system. Your responses should represent your perspective and your passion for learning and students. If you have been tagged, tag as many people as you choose, but try for a variety. I am a educator. I spent most of my time as…
I have been thinking about a comment Steven Squyers made during the Friday night panel at EduCon 2.1. “What’s your missions statement.” He was discussing how the Mars Rover Project has a mission statement short, to the point and takes up less then half a sheet of paper. He said when decisions are made we refer to the mission statement, if it supports the mission then go for it, if it does not then throw it out. I have worked…
I am attending EduCon 2.1 and having a great time. My goals for this conference were to deepen the connections I have with members of my learning network and to look for ideas and strategies to facilitate changes and growth in the educational environment in my district. There are many ways to connect to the archives of the conference but the best way is to go to the conference wiki and find the links there. I am just beginning to…
A couple of weeks back Jen Wagner tagged me in the Meeting of the Minds meme that originated with Ryan Bretag. My blog was down for a bit (host issues) and then well life got busy. So please excuse the tardy post, Jen. What 10 people would you want President Obama and Secratary of Education Arnie Duncan to engage with in a Meeting of the Minds focusing on the state of education, a vision for education and education reform? Ponder…
There has bee a lots of discussion about what it means to be literate in the 21st Century and if there is such a thing as 21st century literacy. Ryan Bretag’s The Great Literacy Debate, Ben Gray’s post 21st century confusion and 21st century clarification. There have been discussions on twitter and plurk and these lead to Will Richardson coordinating an illuminate discussion of the topic. I have never been great with semantics but I do know there are many…
The following is a post by Becky St. Onge who is a fellow collaborator and learner. Aesop proclaimed “In union there is strength.” Margaret Meade said we should “never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.” Vince Lombardi maintained that “individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” For centuries…
Teach 42 shared a video the Networked Student in Plain English. I think this is also an excellent example of the networked teacher. This illustrates very well how I work within my learning network and how we can continue to be life long learners in any area that we have interest. I believe teachers need to be similarly network to enhance their learning and to learn how to effectively use these tools to support student learning. I will be sharing…