I have changed in how I review with students. Being a TA, I can't change how the teachers are teaching. I have to jump through the hoops with the kids with the material that they are using and help with the assignments that are handed out. I I use the computer more, going to sites that have questions and answers on them. I like to sit with them and work on side by side computers. Oh, look what I found, what did you find?
I would like to see some of this new technology taken to heart and used by the teachers. I have mentioned a couple of places where I see that a blog or a wiki would be useful and "new" for the kids to use. But change is difficult, not always a welcome thing.
I would like to see Hilton explore School 2.0 as a community. I am wondering why we haven't already? Does anyone know if we are looking at School 2.0. Maybe School 2.0could be an offering of staff development- what do you think?
12/20/07
12/19/07
School 2.0
I just loved the School 2.0 map of the future school the most. I can't imagine what school will be like in a hundred years! A picture is worth a thousand words, in my estimation. I liked all the different, smaller buildings, smaller classes, with all the people of the community involved- citizens, parents, administrators, teachers, students. I really think that having everyone engaged and providing support will enable change.
I don't see anything that I would like to see kept from this map.I would change the campus structure to fit what we have established. Since we have a renovated school building, we certainly would have to start with the building as it is now. I would imagine that students would be learning at their own pace, so the whole school would not be filled from morning until afternoon. The possibilities are endless, but the community has to buy into changing from school as we know it. Revolution means change. A revolution would have to occur- Yikes!
I don't see anything that I would like to see kept from this map.I would change the campus structure to fit what we have established. Since we have a renovated school building, we certainly would have to start with the building as it is now. I would imagine that students would be learning at their own pace, so the whole school would not be filled from morning until afternoon. The possibilities are endless, but the community has to buy into changing from school as we know it. Revolution means change. A revolution would have to occur- Yikes!
12/18/07
Dr. Zhao - School 2.0
Wow! Dr. Zhao is telling it like it is. School, as we have traditionally known it, is not keeping up with the globalization of the world! First of all, his point is that policy makers are not ready or willing to face the problem. They are not looking to the future of the flattened world. They are trying to fix old systems the same way they have been trying for years- with more accountability- more math, more science. Technology in school is limited by the adult teachers, not the creativity of the students. We are living in a digital world, in which the children have grown up in.
He compared the U.S. and Chinese systems of education, using competition. The U.S. system is short on competition, whereas the Chinese have a lot of competition. He feels if competition is created, that it will trigger the transformation of our schools.
In his second installment of his podcast, Dr. Zhao speaks to educators needing to rethink the educational environment. They need to reevaluate and imagine what's possible. The perception of the students needs to be transformed into active contributors, powerful agents, as he speaks of them. Online learning should become a requirement of high school students, Michigan has already made it a requirement.
Part three of his podcast was directed to gaming and how game theory can be applied to curriculum. It is a cognitive and social way of living, which most students partake in daily. Why not use it to our advantage!
Dr. Zhao's three predictions were very interesting also. He feels virtual environments have the potential to impact education. Education is headed toward outsourcing with other countries and curriculums. Lastly, we will be changing our mindset of teachers vs. technology as teaching agents. I am thinking how necessary will teachers be if they don't change and welcome technology into their classrooms.
"More Food for Thought" really drove home all of Dr. Zhao's points. I think it holds a very powerful message for us all. Will our students always be ready to learn? Have they learned how to learn?
He compared the U.S. and Chinese systems of education, using competition. The U.S. system is short on competition, whereas the Chinese have a lot of competition. He feels if competition is created, that it will trigger the transformation of our schools.
In his second installment of his podcast, Dr. Zhao speaks to educators needing to rethink the educational environment. They need to reevaluate and imagine what's possible. The perception of the students needs to be transformed into active contributors, powerful agents, as he speaks of them. Online learning should become a requirement of high school students, Michigan has already made it a requirement.
Part three of his podcast was directed to gaming and how game theory can be applied to curriculum. It is a cognitive and social way of living, which most students partake in daily. Why not use it to our advantage!
Dr. Zhao's three predictions were very interesting also. He feels virtual environments have the potential to impact education. Education is headed toward outsourcing with other countries and curriculums. Lastly, we will be changing our mindset of teachers vs. technology as teaching agents. I am thinking how necessary will teachers be if they don't change and welcome technology into their classrooms.
"More Food for Thought" really drove home all of Dr. Zhao's points. I think it holds a very powerful message for us all. Will our students always be ready to learn? Have they learned how to learn?
21st Century skills- Collaboration project
Well, since this is a collaborative project, I think I would have to establish a Wiki for them to use.
We are currently studying earthquakes in Earth Science. I would pair the students up and assign each pair a focus about earthquakes- where past earthquakes have occurred, ring of fire, where potential quakes will happen, plate tectonics, how they are measured, causes, effects. Since our Earth Science teachers seem to work in pairs, the Wiki would be a collaborative effort with the other class. Primary and Secondary waves would definately fall under the problem solving category.
Cooperative learning addressing the P and S wave chart in their reference tables might help. Making up their own examples and having the other class do the problems would be fun. Practice practice, show someone else how to use the chart, answer questions. Explanation from a peer might help "the light go on". Because once you "get" the P and S wave chart, you instinctively want to share the knowledge and to feel the accomplishment! The students would be true" educational artists", as Kevin Honeycutt phrases it, not part of the "new illiterates".
We are currently studying earthquakes in Earth Science. I would pair the students up and assign each pair a focus about earthquakes- where past earthquakes have occurred, ring of fire, where potential quakes will happen, plate tectonics, how they are measured, causes, effects. Since our Earth Science teachers seem to work in pairs, the Wiki would be a collaborative effort with the other class. Primary and Secondary waves would definately fall under the problem solving category.
Cooperative learning addressing the P and S wave chart in their reference tables might help. Making up their own examples and having the other class do the problems would be fun. Practice practice, show someone else how to use the chart, answer questions. Explanation from a peer might help "the light go on". Because once you "get" the P and S wave chart, you instinctively want to share the knowledge and to feel the accomplishment! The students would be true" educational artists", as Kevin Honeycutt phrases it, not part of the "new illiterates".
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