Take 15 minutes and watch to this TED talk by Sir Ken Robinson. I was fortunate and heard him speak at PETE&C. He is also on the agenda as one of the keynote speakers for the NJEA convention in the fall. Robinson sees the educational model as broken- thus reforming is not the answer- rather [...]
Entries Tagged as '21st Century Skills'
Begin the Learning Revolution
May 30th, 2010 · No Comments · 21st Century Skills, Content- Cross Discipline, Professional Development Presentations
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I need my teachers to learn
March 29th, 2010 · No Comments · 21st Century Skills
Karen Perno shared this video with me (it is on YouTube- I think she got it from one of her librarian connections). While the research is still coming in, I think most of us realize kids do learn differently and we need to help them prepare for their future and “not our past”.
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Truly Amazing
March 18th, 2010 · No Comments · 21st Century Skills
Here is a free eBook filled all sorts of web 2 projects- and the greatest part? It was written by fellow teachers. This book is well organized and easy to follow. Browse through it while thinking about an upcoming lesson or use it as a reference tool for a specific application. Go here to download.
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Which will fit you best?
March 14th, 2010 · No Comments · 21st Century Skills, Content Area
Last week much of my time was spend in classes working with edmodo (please see post here). This morning, I found www.twiducate.com. While some features are the similar, some are different. Above is a table I created to compare these two free sites. Which one to use? I think it depends on why you [...]
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