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This is the link to the YouTube video series called "The Art of Teaching".

Here is a student-oriented explanation of some Web 2.0 tools in classroom use.

This might be a good motivational resource for Intermediates (i.e. M4T-I)

Here is a video on the use of Google Docs for presentations.

This video will be played at the conclusion to the M4T intermediate level workshop on 1 August 2010.

Unschooling? Interesting concept. Can you find other resources about this sort of education?

A discussion of blended learning

Some resources for teachers who may not be able to use YouTube in their schools

I was rather amazed at the implications of this video in terms of where public education came from. Then, I was discussing this with a friend who said they had been exposed to the same ideas when he was in a course on the history and philosophy of education at the Univ. of Ariz. in 1970. I find it disturbing not just that the philosophy of education has such roots, but that it has been known for such a long time. It seems that this would provide some sort of imperative for improvement and change. What do you think?

I have been a critical observer of the educational system since kindergarten. I am amazed that I became a teacher in the public school system as that was the last thing I had considered. I had initially wanted to be a dancer but left for Europe to study art. I left Toronto right after high school when life stepped in. I became an English language teacher to adults in a foreign country due to unforeseen circumstances. How strange! But, I never gave up. I have been doing all I can to break the public school system from the inside. It has been quite challenging, but with some terrific personal rewards.

What do you think of this open video letter to educators?