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Creative Educator - Authentic Audiences - 1 views

  • Suzy is a teacher, Joey is an architect, and every one of those million students are scientists.
  • If our students are engaging in and producing work that could actually benefit humankind, we have an imperative to showcase this work for authentic audiences. Not “when they grow up,” but now. Today.
  • For too long, our students have worked tirelessly for an audience of one: their teacher.
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  • allow students to create products and performances that demonstrate the knowledge acquired as well as celebrate students’ abilities to apply, analyze, evaluate, and synthesize their learning.
  • Showcasing products and performances for peers, parents, and the community affirms both the value of the work and of the student.
  • Showcasing products and performances for peers, parents, and the community affirms both the value of the work and of the student.
  • Showcasing products and performances for peers, parents, and the community affirms both the value of the work and of the student.
  • Showcasing products and performances for peers, parents, and the community affirms both the value of the work and of the student
  • Effective methods for engaging authentic audiences for students abound:
  • A digital audience allows students to present their work to students around the world.
  • parent conferences, a child’s declaration
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How to Design a Classroom Built on Inquiry, Openness and Trust - 3 views

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    Teachers who are interested in shifting their classrooms often don't know where to start. It can be overwhelming, frightening, and even discouraging, especially when no one else around you seems to think the system is broken. A question I'm asked often is, "Where should a teacher begin?"
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Doing Things at School That Can't Be Done At Home | User Generated Education - 3 views

  • Videos, demonstrations, and interactive websites and simulations are often more interesting, exciting, and engaging than teachers’ lectures
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