The problem is that even when offered the keys to a brand new shiny red sports car, it seems as if the inclination is to just let it sit in the driveway.
We have a new tool, with no real plans as to how specifically it will lead us to our 21st century goals.
But I also think that schools and districts need to keep asking how THEY will make these tools effective additions to how they educate a student. Without that understanding or plan, that Corvette isn’t going to get on the open road at all.
Will Richardson's idea on teachers learning on their own in PD sessions. Provide them with opportunity to develop a skill and then have group figure out how the tool works.
Blog post on the new documentary that is coming up in the US. The commentary on the documentary is OK, but the Assumptions" and "Aspirations" are worth the read.