I really enjoyed watching Ken Robinson talks about Changing Education Paradigms and actually watched it before awhile back. I enjoyed it so much I immediately shared it on my Facebook page so I can start a mini discussion on this topic. As a teacher for almost 17 years, I agree when Sir Ken Robinson said that "the current system (of education) was designed and conceived for a different age." I see it everyday in my class and at my school site. Just like in the book "The Flat World", that type of educational idea of may have worked back then, but with today's technology and in today's world that is not enough to keep up with the "Jones". There must be a paradigm shift if we want to serve our students to become competitive in today's world, against other students who are receiving a better education that are preparing them for the 21st century.
I also agree with Ken Robinson when he states that our "schools are organized on factory lines" and we still educate our student in "batches", which limits our students reaching their full potential and having "divergent thinking". Once again, in the book "The Flat World", other countries are putting more emphasis on education and creating divergent thinking within their students that American students are being left far behind. Another example of this divergent thinking is in my previous blog reviewing the video, An Introduction to Technology Integration, where students do not follow the "traditional" learning style but are allowed to freely express their ideas through today's technology. That is a game changer! Within my classroom I try to use more of this type of paradigm, allowing students to freely express themselves and their ideas through the use of technology. With the use of technology, it has been easier to create and share ideas and to have more Socratic discussions. This paradigm shift presented by Ken Robinson and so many others must be utilized if we want our students to lead in the 21st century and not follow in its footsteps.
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Web title: An Introduction to Technology Integration
Web link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d59eG1_Tt-Q Applemeter: 100% 1. What is the purpose of the lesson - is it an intro to new material, review, extending learning, etc? The purpose of the lesson was to introduce and allow students to create podcast, movies, songs, etc. to help them express their ideas. 2. Ask yourself: How do you know the students are learning? Watching the video I know students are learning by how engaged they are while they are doing the assignment. The students looks happy and excited while they are creating their movies, songs, or podcast. There was also a scene where the teacher was lecturing and many students had their hands up trying to participate because they are having so much fun with the lesson. 3. Ask yourself: What is the teacher doing? I.E. What elements of the lesson (pedagogy, modeling, questioning techniques, etc) did you observe? The teacher throughout the video is giving her students directions on the assignment but allowing her students to explore and experiment on how to accomplish it on their own term. The teacher is allowing her students to express their ideas using technology without being overbearing and authoritarian. The teacher allows the students to "take ownership of their learning" when doing their assignment. As it said in the video Technology in the Classroom: Digital Media, "The use of technology in the classroom will result in a more productive learning environment." (http://bit.ly/2Cs3Fho) 4. Was there anything different about them from “traditional” learning? Everything was different about this class compared to "traditional" learning. Students were working more in groups, students were more engaged, students were more expressive, students were more critically thinking, and students were having more fun within the classroom. 5. Could you potentially use this lesson? I would love to use this type of lesson within my own classroom as long as I have the proper technology, applications, or even programs for my entire class. I don't want to only have this great lesson only for a few students, that would create a "FLAT WORLD" and may cause inequality in their education. 1. Singapore's 21st-Century Teaching Strategies (Education Everywhere Series)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M_pIK7ghGw4 2. An Introduction to Technology Integration https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d59eG1_Tt-Q 3. Using the Pear Deck Add-On for Google Slides https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZZf5IGLlts |
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