I've been pondering lately. After all, this is an election season and we've been inundated with McCain, Hillary, Obama, and CHANGE. Do we need more money? No. Do we need another program? No. What do we need in education? Frankly, I believe with all my heart we need a fundamental shift in the way we teach. Why are we continuing to teach in ways that get the same poor results? Why aren't we sharing with students and having students explore and learn and create using the new technologies?
I heard a colleague say the other day, "Every year I have to teach the teachers how to use the same technology all over again." Hmmmmmm, could it be that the way we've been teaching isn't working? I hear of teachers who fail to turn in equipment or books or required forms or lesson plans, etc. etc. Would those teachers ever accept such mediocrity from their students? What lessons are we teaching when we fail to adapt ourselves?
I am very interested in creating a collaborative environment for students from multiple campuses. As I've begun to have the students respond to blogs and utilize the wiki I realize that their writing skills need work. However, the students seem more willing to participate in an electronic environment. Because they will need to utilize such an environment in their work efforts it behooves us, as educators, to teach them how to use one in the classroom.
Of course, the bazillion dollar question is, "How do we best do that?"
Continuing to ponder,
Debbie
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