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Articles, etc. that I find inspirational
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Created on Apr 26, 11
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Denise Olsen's List: Inspirational
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Feb 27, 10
The Innovative Educator
Sharing ideas about educating innovatively.
Friday, February 26, 2010
What Might a 21st Century Literacy Class Look Like? This!
As an innovative educator I often write about fantastic tools that teachers can incorporate into practice. But, what might a 21st century high school literacy class look like? Here is a glimpse into a class I would love to be in if I was a student today.
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Sam is a eleventh grader, who has struggled with ELA courses in secondary school. He is accustomed to the cycle of failure after years of low and barely passing grades in elementary school and repeating eighth grade before being allowed to continue on to high school. Although eager to learn and eventually finish high school, Sam has already failed two quarters of English. He is frustrated by the continuing cycle. He often finds himself bored and unmotivated in school which he thinks might have something to do with his less than stellar performance and motivation. He has friends that feel the same way and they notice there are other students in their classes that seem to have stronger educational drive -
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