we must engage in rigorous, disciplined inquiry and informed dissent and commentary” about our work and the social, political, and economic contexts in which our work is situated.
initiate the development of venues where it is possible to hear the perspectives of many groups, including those who oppose us, remaining open to new data or points of view, yet staying true to our work and our purpose—producing high quality educational leaders and rigorous research of consequence.
Despite their claims, the corporate reformers have no proof that the harm of their tactics is outweighed by any good. They lied about their 90-90-90-90 schools. Now they’ve been caught lying about their continually improving schools. They have absolutely nothing.
I've noticed a significant amount of superintendents video blogging lately. From the administrator in Ripon to Howard Suamico, more find it easier to just press record than write a blog. Here's a resource for those of you looking for an entry point.
Reflections
In addition to the video, please reflect on the following two questions:
Does your school or district have a specific vision of 21st century education and an implementation strategy to make it actionable?
Are the education leaders of your school or district truly committed to implementing their 21st century education initiative?
Gaming, Google Earth, Skype, and 2nd World activities are a form of empirical learning, which allows learners to actually "experience" something when learning--as if they were there.
For those of you who would like to get more technical with blogging, website management, and cross posting to optimize readership, McLeod has assembled a great group of chrome extensions.