Comments on: Philosophy http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org A space to (1) reflect on my teaching, (2) share new ideas, sites, and Web 2.0 tools with current staff, and (3) network with other 21st century teachers Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:47:38 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: There’s No Such Thing As Virtual: It Is All Teaching | Intrepid Teacher http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-394 There’s No Such Thing As Virtual: It Is All Teaching | Intrepid Teacher Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:36:44 +0000 http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/?page_id=75#comment-394 [...] Philosophy [...] [...] Philosophy [...]

]]> By: monika hardy http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-383 monika hardy Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:35:43 +0000 http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/?page_id=75#comment-383 i love what you wrote. i love your philosophy. it's exactly where we need to be. (did you read disrupting class?) i'm doing that with 26 kids just now. not the whole school....but we're hoping to do it so well - that people will glob on. i think the structure, the filters, the teaching that currently exist even in "21st cent" classrooms - is wasting kids' time. i wish more people could see that. realize that the kids need to own the learning. glad i found you. can't wait to read more of your thinking. i love what you wrote. i love your philosophy. it’s exactly where we need to be. (did you read disrupting class?)

i’m doing that with 26 kids just now. not the whole school….but we’re hoping to do it so well – that people will glob on.

i think the structure, the filters, the teaching that currently exist even in “21st cent” classrooms – is wasting kids’ time. i wish more people could see that. realize that the kids need to own the learning.

glad i found you. can’t wait to read more of your thinking.

]]> By: Teaching and Technology « Haraka Haraka Haina Baraka http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-248 Teaching and Technology « Haraka Haraka Haina Baraka Thu, 23 Oct 2008 17:51:25 +0000 http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/?page_id=75#comment-248 [...] is conceivable that after all the talk about our philosophies, skills, and technological know how, we as teachers should sit back and reflect upon what it is [...] [WORDPRESS HASHCASH] The comment's server IP (72.232.101.82) doesn't match the comment's URL host IP (76.74.254.123) and so is spam. [...] is conceivable that after all the talk about our philosophies, skills, and technological know how, we as teachers should sit back and reflect upon what it is [...]

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]]> By: English Teacher | Intrepid Teacher http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-247 English Teacher | Intrepid Teacher Thu, 23 Oct 2008 16:18:51 +0000 http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/?page_id=75#comment-247 [...] Philosophy [...] [...] Philosophy [...]

]]> By: murcha http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-245 murcha Mon, 20 Oct 2008 07:21:42 +0000 http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/?page_id=75#comment-245 It was reinforced to us many times at the recent ACEC conference that it is passionate dedicated teacher willing to take risks and connect with their students face-to-face who will always have the most impact on students. However, web2.0 tools are available to make this learning even more powerful and allow students to self direct their learning. So, although I do follow the Victorian Education Learning Standards, of my Australian state, I can also use 'teachable moments' and the self directed learning that so often stems from this, to give the students the knowledge to become life long learners. I love blogging and using it in my classroom. The most successful blog posts are those prompts written by students seeking the answers from fellow global students. I think structure and some form of framework needs to be in place as students to not have the maturity or hindsight to know what the need to know. But where possible, allow students to enjoy the equivalent of the 'unconference' type sessions in the classroom, that educationalists seek and enjoy. This would be especially so, of the older students. In years to come, teachers will become facilitators and students continue to seek their own knowledge and learning as they use the internet and online personal learning networks more and more from home. It was reinforced to us many times at the recent ACEC conference that it is passionate dedicated teacher willing to take risks and connect with their students face-to-face who will always have the most impact on students. However, web2.0 tools are available to make this learning even more powerful and allow students to self direct their learning. So, although I do follow the Victorian Education Learning Standards, of my Australian state, I can also use ‘teachable moments’ and the self directed learning that so often stems from this, to give the students the knowledge to become life long learners. I love blogging and using it in my classroom. The most successful blog posts are those prompts written by students seeking the answers from fellow global students.
I think structure and some form of framework needs to be in place as students to not have the maturity or hindsight to know what the need to know. But where possible, allow students to enjoy the equivalent of the ‘unconference’ type sessions in the classroom, that educationalists seek and enjoy. This would be especially so, of the older students. In years to come, teachers will become facilitators and students continue to seek their own knowledge and learning as they use the internet and online personal learning networks more and more from home.

]]> By: daibarnes http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/philosophy/comment-page-1/#comment-244 daibarnes Sun, 19 Oct 2008 19:17:26 +0000 http://intrepidteacher.edublogs.org/?page_id=75#comment-244 I genuinely wonder whether or not a school with a similar stimulating philosophy is out there. You need a Head with vision and confidence in kids to use tech as a tool, not a toy (although playing and doing and learning, but learning what? Enquiry based education is really a good move; but will the pupil's want to drive their curriculum? Will they have the questions? We, as teachers, will always provide structure. A kick up the arse. But is it OK to let children drive themselves? It's certainly not simple. And teachers certainly would have to be retrained. My 16 yr old has just got straight As in his exams. His favourite teacher is chalk and talk old school medieval history. He and I fight about what constitutes a good education. The system has worked for him but it fails so many. Me and learning became friends later in life. Have you seen futurelabs project on enquiring minds: http://www.enquiringminds.org.uk/ It is definitely worth a read. They try and nail down a structure and development process for putting enquiry/inquiry at the heart of education. Very impressive. My schools response on the working party looking at independent learning was to shy away from anything radical and tag on to some valid but low impact theory. If you find the school you are looking for then let me know. My suspicion is though that they will be few and far between because those of us who understand the true power of ed tech as a classroom tool, the netbook generation, are not the type to aspire to lead a school. Even if we got there, could we find the teachers we'd need? No reason to stop trying. There is little more inspiring, to watch or to experience, than learning that makes sense to the learner. It is energy. I genuinely wonder whether or not a school with a similar stimulating philosophy is out there. You need a Head with vision and confidence in kids to use tech as a tool, not a toy (although playing and doing and learning, but learning what?

Enquiry based education is really a good move; but will the pupil’s want to drive their curriculum? Will they have the questions? We, as teachers, will always provide structure. A kick up the arse. But is it OK to let children drive themselves? It’s certainly not simple. And teachers certainly would have to be retrained. My 16 yr old has just got straight As in his exams. His favourite teacher is chalk and talk old school medieval history. He and I fight about what constitutes a good education. The system has worked for him but it fails so many. Me and learning became friends later in life.

Have you seen futurelabs project on enquiring minds: http://www.enquiringminds.org.uk/

It is definitely worth a read. They try and nail down a structure and development process for putting enquiry/inquiry at the heart of education. Very impressive. My schools response on the working party looking at independent learning was to shy away from anything radical and tag on to some valid but low impact theory.

If you find the school you are looking for then let me know. My suspicion is though that they will be few and far between because those of us who understand the true power of ed tech as a classroom tool, the netbook generation, are not the type to aspire to lead a school. Even if we got there, could we find the teachers we’d need?

No reason to stop trying. There is little more inspiring, to watch or to experience, than learning that makes sense to the learner. It is energy.

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