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Ben Franklin, Education and the 21st Century, Part 1

Ben Franklin, Education and the 21st Century, Part 1

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I must admit that I do not like the term “21st Century” anything; learning, skills, literacy.  Learning and thinking have not really changed, the tools may have, but not the process. I have been reading Benjamin Franklin’s Proposals Relating to the Education of Youth in Pensilvania, Philadelphia, 1749.  This document laid the ground work for the Academy of Philadelphia later to become the University of Pennsylvania.  As I was reading I was looking at Franklin’s proposal for study and thinking…

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Personal Research Journey

Personal Research Journey

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I have to make this public, hoping it will give me a motivation to keep moving forward.  I am embarking on my own personal research project, I have not done any serious research since I worked on my dissertation. I may be crazy but I have these questions, ideas, thoughts just swimming around in my mind.  I can’t seem to grab them and sort them out.  There are so many my head seems like it will burst.  I need to…

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5 Things to Change in Education Meme

5 Things to Change in Education Meme

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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…

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What’s Your Mission Statement?

What’s Your Mission Statement?

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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…

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EduCon 2.1

EduCon 2.1

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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…

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The Need for Literacy Skills

The Need for Literacy Skills

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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…

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In the Spirit of the Season – Collaborate

In the Spirit of the Season – Collaborate

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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…

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