I really enjoyed the Skype time last week with Mr. November. It really put into perspective the ideas and examples that are explained in his book. I found it very useful the way he presented information as it showed his desire to help technology continue to grow and conquer some of the challenges that are getting in the way, administrators. I particularly liked when we said we as the new generation to technology with the fresh ideas need to present and teach those who are resistant to the change. At first I thought that would be impossible but after thought I think if approached appropriately our ideas can be expressed. It may not work but I think we all have the new tools that we need to share to express the benefits to learning that they each have. I think of it as "I am going to teach my administrator, ya right" but really they need to understand the tools and the true benefits to the students since this is 21st century learning. It is overcoming the fear and going working to help this move further and expand!
I also liked the piece on parent communication. I think it is very important to get parents involved and the resources and tools he offered to make this happen were great! Megan also talked about this on her blog. Find the link below where Megan talks about these concepts as well.
Megan's blog
Here is also a great link I found about education and parent involvement.
"In this complex world, it takes more than a good school to educate children. And it takes more than a good home. It takes these two major educational institutions working together."
- Dorothy Rich, Author of Megaskills.
Thanks for the shout-out!
ReplyDeleteI love the quote! With everything going on in Education, especially in CT, it is important to realize that teaching our youth is a joint effort, we can do the best we can but it often isn't enough without the support from home.
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