Since I had a major role in developing my district's current tech plan, part 1 was more or less a repeat of work I completed in the spring. I did learn that my team members are great and should be very valuable in developing a useable plan for me in the future.
Future School:
1 to 1
Constructivist based
Heavy use of Web 2.0 tools - lots of collaboration and student to student communication
The teacher having a less dominant role
Less emphasis on grades
Little Brother:
So far, this book is rather interesting to me since I used to be one of the people trying monitor what students are doing and trying to stay one step ahead.
3 comments:
Less emphasis on grades...imagine that!!! I like it. The Allentown School District, among others, has adopted a 5-point scale for grading in the Elementary grades. No lonegr A-F is given. This was, and still is, very difficult for parents to comprehend, because they were not sure what was "passing" or "failing." Change is very hard to take in. Change can drive many people insane, but at the same time we need to change our views to be able to accept others.
I like the ideas you have for a future school! These are big changes but implemented well...I think the impact could be so amazing!
I'm also reading Little Brother...really interesting tech tips I would like to go back and research further!
Mike! Im so happy you mentioned less emphasis on grades. Could you imagine ! I saw Alex wrote that first. That jumped JUMPED out at me. When we learn without the stress of being graded, its a world of a difference!
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