coolcatteacher Jul 08, 2008 06:33PM Getting ready to have dinner w/ Julie Lindsay - working on k12 keynote expanding boundaries. How do you think ed should expand its boundari
khokanson thinks Jul 08, 2008 10:36PM in order for students to see more relevance in their education it needs to be more relative to their world
andreablanco says Jul 08, 2008 10:39PM I agree! The more authentic, the better. That's why PBL and inquiry based works so well.
brueckj23 feels Jul 08, 2008 10:41PM students need to have a voice in deciding where their learning should go and teachers should find a way to relate that back to the standards
the TIRED guy says Jul 08, 2008 10:42PM I agree with all of the above. Also, schools need to stop thinking that blocking sites will keep them from having to teach net safety.
elainej thinks Jul 08, 2008 10:44PM good teaching will naturally incorporate standards. Focus less on standards and more on connecting to the world in which we live.
GingerLewman Jul 08, 2008 10:44PM stop tracking kids by age. Allow more flexibility in time spent there. No, actually, STOP using Carnegie units and stop handing out tenure!
Yurkwi shares Jul 08, 2008 10:44PM I did a SMART training in a district today that had so much blocked I am concerned about the web 2.0 training in a few weeks.
elainej thinks Jul 08, 2008 10:45PM one of the most significant deficits is the disconnect in teacher education programs.
brueckj23 says Jul 08, 2008 10:47PM I agree with GingerTPLC and tenure! Eliminating unions would be an other suggestion. If teachers want to be treated with the same respect as
khokanson Jul 08, 2008 10:47PM agrees with peregrinator and not just teacher ed programs / admin programs. Listen to chrislehmann if the leaders don't get it....
the TIRED guy says Jul 08, 2008 10:48PM yurkwi, my current district actually gives trainings on how to use services that the next district over actively blocks.
Yurkwi thinks Jul 08, 2008 10:49PM its crazy that they are paying me well to come inservice on things that they won't allow people to use!
elainej says Jul 08, 2008 10:49PM i attended that session and EduBloggerCon and felt like a bobblehead I was nodding so much.
brueckj23 says Jul 08, 2008 10:49PM doctors and lawyers, they should form their own peer governing bodies to grant licenses
nhill says Jul 08, 2008 10:51PM to expand the boundaries we need help making connections, where to get started. Tools no problem, inspiring learning?
nhill says Jul 08, 2008 10:53PM would love to see more knowledgable students mentoring others like many other educators help me!
techtiger says Jul 09, 2008 02:18AM it is amazing that most of the time the blocking decision is left to 1 or 2 people w/o input from teachers.
coolcatteacher says Jul 09, 2008 03:24AM Great feedback. 4 me it is: embedded pd not binge pd, people 2 help teachers implement technology
coolcatteacher says Jul 09, 2008 03:24AM and an ethos of kindness to beginners, which I think we are all working on.
