I agree that one of the reasons why American students are underperforming is a lack of buy-in on the students' part. It makes me think we should throw out our model and simply implement the models that work. I don't know why we continue to use our model. In the mean time I think educators like us need to get hot using technology to 'sell' education to this digital generation. I think the constructivist approach along with collaborative educational technology is our best chance to show how relevant curriculum is to real world problems. Below is my evaluation based on the rubric for this assignment on a scale of 1 to 4: 4 being the highest.
Content and Creativity: 4 Voice: 4 Mechanics: 4 Text Layout: 4 Hyperlinks: A Graphics and Multimedia: No grade - embed a video Citation: A
Overall: Your blog has great focus and starts a great discussion
I appreciated the comments you made in this blog post. In reading it, I was struck (again) by the thought that we so often compare our students' academic competencies to those of students in other countries when it is not really fair to do so. Despite the fact that we live in a small world which is shrinking with each new technological advance, the differences between one culture and another are still cosmically vast. To judge the students of one culture against the students of another is like comparing apples and aardvarks.
I love this topic. Professional development has to appeal to the teachers just like school content must be relevant to the lives of the students. I don't know how teachers in other countries compare to teachers here. In the U.S. we value teachers that make a connection with students, provide lessons that speak to the students, and present challenges. I believe, teachers in any region of a district that have high expectations for their students create students that have high expectations of themselves. Erhamm's reference and Pedro's suggestion of a constructivism approach are worth looking into as a possibility for scaling up through cultural and physical infrastructure and professional development.
This blog is easy to read and opens up a good discussion, has a pertinent video link and resource article, and is mechanically well written. The text layout, and embedded multimedia leave something to be desired.
I thought this was a great topic, too. I believe that students have the ability to change the educational system when education is applicable and exciting. The blog was great. Well done and well supported. 9/10
I agree that one of the reasons why American students are underperforming is a lack of buy-in on the students' part. It makes me think we should throw out our model and simply implement the models that work. I don't know why we continue to use our model. In the mean time I think educators like us need to get hot using technology to 'sell' education to this digital generation. I think the constructivist approach along with collaborative educational technology is our best chance to show how relevant curriculum is to real world problems. Below is my evaluation based on the rubric for this assignment on a scale of 1 to 4: 4 being the highest.
ReplyDeleteContent and Creativity: 4
Voice: 4
Mechanics: 4
Text Layout: 4
Hyperlinks: A
Graphics and Multimedia: No grade - embed a video
Citation: A
Overall: Your blog has great focus and starts a great discussion
I appreciated the comments you made in this blog post. In reading it, I was struck (again) by the thought that we so often compare our students' academic competencies to those of students in other countries when it is not really fair to do so. Despite the fact that we live in a small world which is shrinking with each new technological advance, the differences between one culture and another are still cosmically vast. To judge the students of one culture against the students of another is like comparing apples and aardvarks.
ReplyDeleteI love this topic. Professional development has to appeal to the teachers just like school content must be relevant to the lives of the students. I don't know how teachers in other countries compare to teachers here. In the U.S. we value teachers that make a connection with students, provide lessons that speak to the students, and present challenges. I believe, teachers in any region of a district that have high expectations for their students create students that have high expectations of themselves. Erhamm's reference and Pedro's suggestion of a constructivism approach are worth looking into as a possibility for scaling up through cultural and physical infrastructure and professional development.
ReplyDeleteThis blog is easy to read and opens up a good discussion, has a pertinent video link and resource article, and is mechanically well written. The text layout, and embedded multimedia leave something to be desired.
I thought this was a great topic, too. I believe that students have the ability to change the educational system when education is applicable and exciting. The blog was great. Well done and well supported. 9/10
ReplyDeleteExcellent topic. I suggest writing more about your own ideas on how to engage students using technology.
ReplyDeleteAli Rezaei