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Michael Walker

The Power of Conversation « Constructing Meaning - 1 views

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conversation learning 21st century #tristateplp

shared by Michael Walker on 12 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Michael Walker on 12 Mar 10
     
    This post does an amazing job of tying together the power of making connections, learning and re-thinking school. 
Tess Bademan

Edina Technology Integration: One to One Learning Leadership Institute: Session 1 - 0 views

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shared by Tess Bademan on 06 Nov 08 - Cached
  • How different are today's classrooms from how they were 40 years ago?
    • Beth VonEschen
      Beth VonEschen on 06 Nov 08
       
      Society has changed at a much faster pace than most schools.
  • (Twitter blocked on the filter, but Facebook not!)
    • Heidi Degener
      Heidi Degener on 06 Nov 08
       
      What are the reasons that schools would not block Facebook if it is such a management issue?
    • Mary Elliott
      Mary Elliott on 06 Nov 08
       
      They want to be on the cutting edge, and maybe they have lots of tech support or not many students.
    • irmgard farah
      irmgard farah on 06 Nov 08
       
      It should depend on the different grade levels if facebook is blocked in school or not.
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 06 Nov 08
       
      Doug Johnson is a big believer that blocking Web content is a lot like banning books. He would rather teach kids proper use as opposed to say "You can't use it here."
  • As we look at education in the 21st century, we need to take these things into account.
    • Kris B.
      Kris B. on 06 Nov 08
       
      I agree, yet the method for accountability needs to change as well. Schools will respond to where the carrot or the stick is....right now that focus is on testing....the pendulum will need to swing more towards performance based assessment. What did MN learn from grad. standards of the 1990s? The grassroots of that movement came from the business community and addressed these exact issues...yet, education became bogged down with the accountability of it all.
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  • Our learning environment must be innovative, where we create, distribute, access and collaborate with information.
    • margaret smith
      margaret smith on 06 Nov 08
       
      Our classrooms have changed so much in the last 15 years. It is hard to imagine what an innovative classroom will look like in the next 5 years.
    • Mel Padden
      Mel Padden on 06 Nov 08
       
      I agree, I think it is impossible to compehend!
  • Einstein-" Never memorize what you can look up in books"
    • Alison Anderson
      Alison Anderson on 06 Nov 08
       
      Hmmm...Interesting quote. With our technologies, can't we look up everything? Is there anything worth memorizing? This will radically change how we teach. Memorization is a time-saver in the long run. We'll need to consider what information we teach is "worthy of memorization".
    • Mel Padden
      Mel Padden on 06 Nov 08
       
      I think this would be a great conversation! I see a huge difference between memorizing your math facts and memorizing the capitals of states. Where do we draw the line?
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 06 Nov 08
       
      If NCLB/MCAII's require students to memorize facts for standardized tests, can we instruct at a higher level than Knowledge on Bloom's? Scott McLeod has an interesting video on that here: http://www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2008/08/whats-the-best.html Though you will need to view it at home because our filter blocks Vimeo, the site he uploaded the movie to.
    • Tess Bademan
      Tess Bademan on 07 Nov 08
       
      Hmm. . . . I don't buy it! Isn't a knowledge base necessary for the higher levels of Bloom's taxonomy? Am I old-fashioned to think that there are certain things that educated people should KNOW?
  • (Twitter blocked on the filter, but Facebook not!)
    • Kris B.
      Kris B. on 06 Nov 08
       
      What was the rationale for the difference in how they treat these sites? How does the administration in Edina feel?
  • margaret smith on 06 Nov 08
     
    An innovative and collaborative environment is an exciting thought. Technology has changed so much in the last 15 years. It is hard to imagine how our classrooms will change in the next five years.
Michael Walker

Op-Ed Contributor - Playing to Learn - NYTimes.com - 2 views

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Learning reform

shared by Michael Walker on 02 Feb 10 - Cached
  • So what should children be able to do by age 12, or the time they leave elementary school? They should be able to read a chapter book, write a story and a compelling essay; know how to add, subtract, divide and multiply numbers; detect patterns in complex phenomena; use evidence to support an opinion; be part of a group of people who are not their family; and engage in an exchange of ideas in conversation. If all elementary school students mastered these abilities, they would be prepared to learn almost anything in high school and college.
    • Michael Walker
      Michael Walker on 02 Feb 10
       
      Key Point of the article here.
  • Michael Walker on 02 Feb 10
     
    Interesting Op-Ed on what students really should be learning in Elementary School.
Michael Walker

Do iPods Belong in School? | The Tattered Leaf - 3 views

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ipod classroom disruption

shared by Michael Walker on 07 Mar 10 - Cached
  • Michael Walker on 07 Mar 10
     
    Interesting article given the discussion amongst the 8th grade team a few weeks ago...
  • Nicole Nuckley on 08 Mar 10
     
    I think iPod Thursday is an innovative and creative way to start to make the tech integration in our schools that we all know we need. The AP had many good refective questions that they should look for answers for as they go forward. One that was suspiciously absent, and the one that our discussion at the 8th grade meeting was really about, was equity. He cites iPod thursday as a "perk for all," but is it really benefitting all? I know that even in Edina, mp3 players of any kind are not 100% ubiquitous. The subtext of our 8th grade conversation was less about actual iPods, and more about continuing to address the growing social, racial and economic tensions that have been evident this year and are affecting student learning and achievement--things we've been discussing in our meetings all year.
  • Michael Walker on 08 Mar 10
     
    Nicole, Thanks for expanding on this! Do you think if the district were to change the model of allowing kids to bring their own laptop that we would only increase the "inequity" even if those without had a district supplied device that may not be as "flashy" or full featured as what some could afford?
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