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Implementation in Advocacy/Guidanace/Post-Secondary Preparation (Articles) - 0 views

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  • This riddle lets us in on the secret that every child knows –that in school, teaching matters more than learning.
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      agoeser on 25 Feb 18
       
      I taught an international business college class. They had a huge project to work on that was due in 3 weeks. I asked them if they wanted me to go over the material in the book or if they wanted to work on their projects. I didn't think it was fair to have to get together outside of class for this. So I allowed them class time. They voted unanimously to work on projects instead of listening to me lecture. I didn't care either way. Then when the evaluations came around, I was slammed with the students saying I didn't teach the material. I was quite shocked!
  • The LTI is based on the premise that adolescents need to learn in real world settings and interact effectively with adults.
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      agoeser on 25 Feb 18
       
      One thing I've always wondered...if a student is interested in welding, they go out and learn all they can about welding. That's great! But if interests change after graduation, then what? They've missed out on other areas learning. Are these students exposed to a wide variety of other areas and not just what they think they want to learn?
  • At the same time, these teachers are often pressured by school administrators, policymakers, and politicians to raise graduation rates.
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      agoeser on 25 Feb 18
       
      Several years ago, the CBPS hired a lady as their superintendent. Her ultimate goal was to raise the graduation rate. When she was hired, their rate was one of the lowest in the state. Five years later, their graduation rate was 10-15% higher. It's a long and slow process, but it takes people to care and not let students fall through the cracks. It's in all of society's best interest to have every student graduate.
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  • As freshman, students learn about and become part of a community; as sophomores, they explore what it means to serve within and through that community; as juniors, they use their service experience to provide leadership to younger students; and as seniors, they risk it all, moving beyond their immediate community to explore new ones.
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      agoeser on 25 Feb 18
       
      This just seems so obvious. It simply amazes me how so many schools have blinders on. They teach from a book and call it a day. Times are changing!
  • An environment without risk fails to prepare students for life outside the classroom, a world of risk taking. Allowing students to experience measured risks, in a supportive community, models the real-world paradigm where choices naturally entail risk.
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      agoeser on 25 Feb 18
       
      So what is it going to take to get all schools on board with this idea? Change is coming but we are doing a disservice to students because the change is coming at such a slow rate.
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PLE Articles - 0 views

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  • As such, teachers must learn to effectively incorporate these social media based initiatives into their lessons.
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      agoeser on 17 Feb 18
       
      I'm curious as to how many teachers are on board to incorporate this into their lesson. Are teachers embracing this or seeing it as a lot of work for them to get it structured?
  • Students loved the ability to personalize their Netvibes portals (themes, templates, layouts) as well as the pre-existing widgets available in Netvibes; they also liked that they could pretty much embed any kind of content in a way that the content really lived on their pages.
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      agoeser on 17 Feb 18
       
      I could see why this would really appeal to a student. If you have to read a book that is basically all beige, it becomes boring real quick. If a student is able to take technology and use the colors they like, put in the themes that interest them, I could see why students would want to engage in learning. They created something that they are interested in. From there, the sky is the limit!
  • students had to subscribe to news feeds and blogs, discern the value of social bookmarks, and set up the aggregator to manage all the Internet resources.
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      agoeser on 17 Feb 18
       
      Is anyone else concerned that students seem to be always plugged in? Between computers, cell phones, iPads, video games, etc, kids/teens are always staring at a screen. Any concerns?
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  • Students engaging in networked learning have to learn to be more self-directed than in the typical classroom… they are required to take a more active role in the learning process. Teachers are challenged to provide the appropriate balance between structured lessons and learner autonomy in order to facilitate self-directed learning.
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      agoeser on 17 Feb 18
       
      After reading this article, it got me wondering about two things...in the future, will some students be able to stay at home a few days of the week instead of going to school? Also, if a teacher implements this and calls in sick, is there a need for a sub? Think of the money a school could save on subs.
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"Personalized" vs. "Personal" Learning - 1 views

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  • However, in order to navigate the system of accountability in the U.S. educational system, many school district leaders require public school educators to teach a specific curriculum that will be evaluated on standardized tests, while at the same time telling teachers to be innovative and creative within their classrooms.
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      agoeser on 12 Feb 18
       
      It seems that the older generation is more reluctant to change the way students learn. I feel that a large percentage of people that have been in education for quite awhile want standardized tests, data, etc. That is what they know. Changing to a personal way of learning is going to take many years for everyone to buy into that concept...in my opinion.
  • From what I’ve seen, flipping doesn’t do much for helping kids become better learners in the sense of being able to drive their own education.
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      agoeser on 12 Feb 18
       
      I had a friend that taught HS English/French for over 30 years. She retired last year because she said her school was using more and more technology. Her exact words were "I have no desire to learn all that new technology." My first thought was "that's too bad. Maybe she would have really enjoyed the new changes."
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      agoeser on 12 Feb 18
       
      Her style of learning was having the students read the material at night and discuss the material during class.
  • Certain forms of technology can be used to support progressive education, but meaningful (and truly personal) learning never requires technology.
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  • Therefore, if an idea like personalization is presented from the start as entailing software or a screen, we ought to be extremely skeptical about who really benefits.
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      agoeser on 12 Feb 18
       
      It seems we can't do anything without technology. Does anyone think technology has went too far? I struggle with that question.
  • I’m not sure we as a community are spending enough time digging to parse what those words really mean, especially in the context of what deep learning now requires in a connected world.
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      agoeser on 12 Feb 18
       
      Put 20 people into a room and you'll have 20 different answers for those words.
  • In a world where we can explore almost every interest or passion in depth on our own or with others, it’s crucially more important to have the dispositions and the skills to create our own educational opportunities, not be trained to wait for opportunities that someone else has selected for delivery.
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      agoeser on 12 Feb 18
       
      We talk about personal learning for our children. What about the learning for our educators? Should we incorporate this in the college setting?
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