The article also discusses the 2012 EdTechTeacher's iPad Summit which is touted as the "first national gathering of educators pioneering the use of iPads and tablets in schools and classrooms". The Summit facilitator and author of this article is concerned with the possibility of the summit being about the device rather than about the learning. In his words, "The iPad summit is not about the iPad. The way we are seeking is one where we prepare young people for a life of civic commitment, of self-reflection, and of meaningful work and contributions to community. The way is about unlocking student talent, compassion, and humanity. If the iPad distracts us from defining the way, then we have to smash it."
Friday, November 9, 2012
Smashing iPads and Creating Innovators
This is a great article http://blogs.edweek.org/
The article also discusses the 2012 EdTechTeacher's iPad Summit which is touted as the "first national gathering of educators pioneering the use of iPads and tablets in schools and classrooms". The Summit facilitator and author of this article is concerned with the possibility of the summit being about the device rather than about the learning. In his words, "The iPad summit is not about the iPad. The way we are seeking is one where we prepare young people for a life of civic commitment, of self-reflection, and of meaningful work and contributions to community. The way is about unlocking student talent, compassion, and humanity. If the iPad distracts us from defining the way, then we have to smash it."
The article also discusses the 2012 EdTechTeacher's iPad Summit which is touted as the "first national gathering of educators pioneering the use of iPads and tablets in schools and classrooms". The Summit facilitator and author of this article is concerned with the possibility of the summit being about the device rather than about the learning. In his words, "The iPad summit is not about the iPad. The way we are seeking is one where we prepare young people for a life of civic commitment, of self-reflection, and of meaningful work and contributions to community. The way is about unlocking student talent, compassion, and humanity. If the iPad distracts us from defining the way, then we have to smash it."
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Transformative Teaching in the 21st Century Classroom
The article at http://plpnetwork.com/2012/10/08/flip-love-affair/ really resonates with me. Finally, someone gets it and isn't afraid to let students take control for their own educational future.
The first thing that struck a chord in this article was the statement " It simply didn’t produce the tranformative learning experience I knew I wanted for my students. I imagined the flipped classroom as a stepping stone to a fully realized inquiry/Problem Based Learning classroom. And the flip’s gradual disappearance from our learning space hasn’t been a conscious decision: it’s simply a casualty of our progression from a teacher-centred classroom to a student-centred one."
The first thing that struck a chord in this article was the statement " It simply didn’t produce the tranformative learning experience I knew I wanted for my students. I imagined the flipped classroom as a stepping stone to a fully realized inquiry/Problem Based Learning classroom. And the flip’s gradual disappearance from our learning space hasn’t been a conscious decision: it’s simply a casualty of our progression from a teacher-centred classroom to a student-centred one."
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