Surviving in the uncharted world of the 21st century classroom
Analyze, Background, Information Gathering, Teaching with the End in Mind, Design, Presentation Style, Develop, Plan, Outline, Engage, Explore, Explain, Implement, Elaborate, Testing, Rough Draft, Final Draft, Evaluate
All of these are catch phrases for the idea in planning lessons, creating workshops, or any other type of “lesson.”….Learning becomes valid, is comprehended, and then incorporated more fully.
So how do we keep learning during these short interruptions that we try to think of as adjustments…
Attempting to teach virtually and face-to-face while dealing with daily interruptions that only 2020 can bring.
Eventually doesn’t mean immediate and it doesn’t mean perfection. It also doesn’t mean perfection immediately.
Creativity changes our view points. Creativity solves problems. Creativity gives us rope swings… sometimes creativity is riding those rope swings, not knowing where you will land, if it will be a big splash, or a belly buster!
As a child of the 80’s and 90’s school was beginning to stress critical thinking in education…. but as a teacher from 2002 on critical thinking has been one of the main focal points. But why? I think one of my favorite memes that advocates for critical thinking is one where you have people tryingContinue reading “Critical Thinking”
So what does communication look like in the 21st century world… What did it look like the 20th century… What really changed… communicating with others or the tools that are being used? My daughter sends a snap to her friend from her phone, who gets it on her watch, who uses Siri to send toContinue reading “Communication”
I enjoy using technology in the classroom, no matter what class I am teaching… Teaching has changed from August 2002… So my first year of teaching, I didn’t have a computer of my own until 9 weeks in. I had a wonderful teacher next door – she had earned a laptop for her classroom, soContinue reading “Starting Out…”
Teaching Re-Imagined