What happens to time-worn concepts of classrooms and teaching when we can now go online and learn anything, anywhere, anytime? Edutopia, Oct. 2006. http://www.edutopia.org/new-face-learning
“What skills are necessary for success in the workplace of the 21st century? And do new entrants to the workforce, graduates of high school, two-year and four-year colleges have those skills? These and other questions were posed in a survey of human resource professionals mounted in the spring of 2006 by The Conference Board, Corporate [...]
Rick Atkins (Education Collaborative, Waltham, Mass) highly recommends reading a recent publication by a British think-tank, Demos, titled “Their Space.” The publication highlights the ways in which students are increasingly looking to their peers to get information and knowledge, and calls for schools to find ways to support this shift. You can download a free PDF [...]
As NEA celebrates its 150th anniversary, we asked educators and experts what they see in the years ahead. [NEA Today, May 2007]
A report by ETS that articulates three factors coming together to threaten the very future of our country. Read it here.
One of the issues about our education system is about “time”. Time for students to learn at their own rate is contradictory to the structure of school. This article outlines the issue. [Edutopia Sept. 2005]
While in the process of some reading and research, I decided to start a blog on the topic of my endeavor. Please create an account, login, and share any good articles, resources, or your own thoughts on the topic.
My goal: To clarify my own thoughts about the disconnect between how students use technology outside the school, [...]
