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06 Dec 09

NASSP - Shifting Ground

by blocking and banning many of the tools and Web sites that form the cornerstone of teenagers’ experiences, educators deny themselves access to the conversations that students are having about how to use these tools intelligently, ethically, and well. And given the overwhelming flow of information that students can access using such tools, it is essential that educators become part of those conversations.

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Moreover—and perhaps most damning—by blocking and banning many of the tools and Web sites that form the cornerstone of teenagers’ experiences, educators deny themselves access to the conversations that students are having about how to use these tools intelligently, ethically, and well. And given the overwhelming flow of information that students can access using such tools, it is essential that educators become part of those conversations.
Districts have spent thousands of dollars installing interactive whiteboards—which are a more powerful, more engaging chalkboard. And yes, they are a tool with some very useful functions, and yes, we have them at the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, where I am principal.
But let me be clear: interactive whiteboards only enable a teacher-centric style of teaching to be more engaging than it would have been with a traditional chalkboard. Much of the prepackaged educational gaming similarly makes the same mistake.
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- Schools can and must be empowering—what held down the progressive school movements of the past 100 years was not that the ideas were wrong, but rather that it often just took too long to create the authentic examples of learning.
- The single greatest challenge schools face is helping students make sense of the world today. Schools have gone from information scarcity to information overload. This is why classes must be inquiry driven. Merely providing content is not enough, nor is it enough to simply present students with a problem to solve. Schools must create ways for students to come together as a community to ask powerful questions and dare them to bring all of their talents to bear on real-world problems.
- The idea of community has changed dramatically in the past 10 years, and that idea should be reflected in classrooms.
- Once students have worked together, the question must become, What can they create?
- But it is not enough for educators to simply be aware of social networking; they have an obligation to teach students the difference between social networking and academic networking
- Educators can help them understand how to paint a digital portrait of themselves online that includes the work they do in school and help them network, both locally and globally, to enrich themselves as students.

02 Jun 09

Team Teaching: Two Teachers, Three Subjects, One Project | Edutopia

A pair of educators are sanguine about their art, biology, and multimedia program. More to this story.

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Empowering Education Through Technology

Technology-based applications such as PowerPoint, spreadsheets, and desktop and internet publishing software aren’t just relegated to school business departments anymore—they’re now being integrated into core curriculum areas to enhance teaching and learning. And in the process of using these tools, students are developing key 21st-century skills.

But integrating these technologies into the core curriculum can be a challenge. That’s why, with the generous support of LearnKey Inc., we’ve assembled this collection of stories from the eSN archives to help you do just that … with the ultimate goal of empowering education.

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24 May 09

Top News - eSN Special Report:

Another reason project-based learning is useful is because it engages students' interest and motivates them to learn. One of the main reasons kids drop out of school is because they're bored. With project-based learning, students are encouraged to explore their own interests and to make connections to the world beyond school.

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28 Feb 09

Durff's Blog: Do You Enable Your Students to Fly?

Project Based Learning across the curriculum.
Doing away with individual subjects and teaching integrating real-life experiences with technology seamlessly.

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