Leading From The HeartImage: machine-free by jrtcollector-Sassy Bella Melange, made available by a creative commons license on flickr All teachers need to get on to letting students create bigger and better things with them — whether the teacher understands the machine or not. Topher Now THERE is the rub. The past few years in education has marked a … Understanding the machine
Image: Puzzle by edithbruck made available through a creative commons license on flickr. ” It is our goal in developing an integrated curriculum to ensure that the way students learn with technology agrees with the way they live with technology.” I love this goal – written by Dennis and cited by his colleague Justin. It … how does technology fit with learning?
Image: Brain Dissolving Detail by flora.cyclam made available by a creative commons license on flickr. The Information Age we all prepared for is ending. Rising in its place is what I call the Conceptual Age, an era in which mastery of abilities that we’ve often overlooked and undervalued marks the fault line between who gets … creating a whole brain model for education reform
Barbara, of Dare to Dream, recently posted this – taken from a t-shirt she acquired at NECC this year. (I’d love to get one of them!) 21 Skills for 21st century learning! Can your students…. Make complex choices? Benchmark a process? manage a negotiation? Communicate clearly? Motivate others? Connect globally? Organize information? Cope with change? … 21 skills for 21st century learning
It’s almost a moot point – why technology in schools? Because. Because, as is so strikingly underlined in Did you know 2.0 (Shift Happens) technology can not be separated from the rest of life, it has become enmeshed with what we know, do, and understand about many things. In particular for our students today who … Why technology in schools? And how do I lead something that is constantly changing? ;)