Teaching: Prepare and Connect | U.S. Department of Education - 35 views
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As a result, the technology of everyday life has moved well beyond what educators are taught to and regularly use to support student learning.
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Rose Molter on 30 Aug 11I think that this is what we are talking about when we say "digital native." I think that are studnets know so much more than we do that it is often difficult to know where to start.
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Lisa Gorhum on 17 Sep 11I'm wondering why businesses, especially, don't recognize that teachers do not have the latest and greatest technological tools and work to provide those materials for students who will eventually become members of the workforce.
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In connected teaching, individual educators also create their own online learning communities consisting of their students and their students' peers; fellow educators in their schools, libraries, and after-school programs; professional experts in various disciplines around the world; members of community organizations that serve students in the hours they are not in school; and parents who desire greater participation in their children's education.
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The most effective educators connect to young people's developing social and emotional core (Ladson-Billings 2009; Villegas and Lucas 2002) by offering opportunities for creativity and self-expression.
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Parents or members of other partner institutions can log in for a virtual tour through a class project or contribute materials to the environment.
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Connected teaching also enables our education system to augment the expertise and competencies of specialized and exceptional educators