This is a thought provoking and entertaining piece by, Sir Ken Robinson. I'd love to know peoples reactions and thoughts, so please comment. Thank you!
Below is a video of nationally renowned education expert Diane Ravitch speaking to UTLA members and interested members of the the education community on September 24, 2010.
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From: http://www.ted.com Indian education scientist Sugata Mitra tackles one of the greatest problems of education -- the best teachers and schools don't exist where they're needed most. In a series of real-life experiments from New Delhi to South Africa to Italy, he gave kids self-supervised access to the web and saw results that could revolutionize how we think about teaching.
I find that even though one of my true passions in life is the love of film, I am apprehensive, and in fact have yet to show a video in the classroom. There seems to be some backlash against video and film in education that I really don't understand but somehow feel as a residual of some era or event I wasn't a part of.
Here is a video I think touches on some important issues about engaging the learners of the 21st century and helping them develop the skills they will need to compete in the work force of tomorrow. As a computer teacher I couldn't agree more, and I'd like to see more efforts made to integrate technology into the curriculum of today's classrooms. Enjoy the video and as always, please feel free to comment and share your thoughts as well.
I found this video on a blog site made by 5 intern teachers. I loved the site and I hope they join our community here at eledblog soon.
I was on-line looking for some things to consider as I approach my first day as a professional teacher and I found this video. It features a confident boy named Dalton Sherman who addresses approximately 20,000 teachers in the Dallas Intermediate School District, asking them, “Do you believe in me?"
I would like to also say that as a Communication major in college, I had the pleasure of helping facilitate the teaching of our Comm 101 (Public Speaking) courses, and I am so impressed by this young man and his speaking abilities, I am left in awe.
