Thursday, August 2, 2012

19 Bold (Not Old) Ideas for Change


Will Richardson has some radical ideas about how we should be educating our students. Watch this video http://vimeo.com/45152953 to see his ideas for change. Do you agree with him? Which idea do you like best? How do you think you can make this idea work in your classroom or future classroom?

Lecture As Content Delivery Is Dead


Visit The Think Stick! Jeff Utecht's blog
http://www.thethinkingstick.com/lecture-as-content-delivery-is-dead/
Do you agree with the author? Do you think the other ways that Jeff discusses using lectures are more effective? Why or why not? How do or would you use lecture in your classroom?

Introducing ... The Common Core: ELA


Watch this Prezi created by Kevin Hodgson for a presentation at a workshop to Massachusetts teachers. It presents an overview of the ELA Common Core and explains the initiate's purpose
Introducing .. The ELA Common Core
Did the Prezi help you understand why we need the Common Core? Do you think the Common Core will change the way we educate our students? How do you think classroom instruction, homework, teaching, and learning will change? Can you embrace these changes?  Will your students and their parents embrace them?