Where do social action, art, music, technology, media, pop culture, and most importantly, student needs intersect?
You all know my obsession with infographics. Click here to download: envisioning-the-future-of-education.pdf (195 KB) (download) Click here to download: envisioning-the-future-of-education.pdf (195 KB) I know the title is about education technology, but I am finding the change in pedagogy so intrinsically connected to these technologies that it's difficult to plan on transforming education...
I have been sitting in front of the computer for weeks and weeks now trying to get my thoughts down. How do I introduce my work on transformation? How do I communicate my motivation to change education for the better... to a more equitable system that gets quality work accomplished? And I realized it's difficult to begin talking about my work or any transformation efforts without understanding underlying root causes of problems or even of successes. Then, I happened upon this video from the wonderful folks at RSA...
Wow! I have been doing so much thinking about the effects of too much emphasis on testing on students. I know. So many people have discussed it. So many more people will discuss it. But, it doesn't hurt to continue this important discourse. These important discussions coupled with action are the only way to transform education into what our students deserve. Please listen to Barry Lane's tune. Share it. Discuss it. Keep the dreams alive.
This article teaches us that there is no magic formula to successfully serving our Black and Latino male students. In some cases, separating by ethnicity and gender worked. In some cases, it did not. There are arguments for and against any type of school. The difficulty arises when considering all the elements that need to exist in a school that is effective with these populations, as well as all other populations. These schools focus on community, culture, individual learning networks, mentoring, relevant...
Constant development is the law of life, and a man who always tries to maintain his dogmas in order to appear consistent drives himself into a false position. - Mohandas K. Gandhi
"It is absolutely essential that the oppressed participate in the revolutionary process with an increasingly critical awareness of their role as subjects of the transformation."Paulo Freire
Here's my initial response to what this means to me. More later as this training continues.