Sunday, February 27, 2011
Reflection on Integration Literacy Video
I think this classroom looks very dynamic, and this woman appears to be a wonderful and engaging teacher. I love that she believes that her students should be able to teach her things that she does not know how to do. "Learning to learn" should be the principal behind all education. It is not the content that matters (well, it does, but there is more to it than that). It is the skill that matters. If it were only content, then no one would learn anything outside of school.
I do wonder though what it is she teaches. She appears to be teaching just a technology class. As an English concentration, I would be interested in seeing more about how English teachers integrate technology into their classrooms while still maintaining the traditional connections to people, discussions and actual books. I feel these aspects are exceptionally important, and that they should be enhanced, not replaced, by technology.
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Yes. I think we need to find a balance between traditional classrooms and 21st century classrooms. This woman designed her classroom so that she is solely there to guide students in their exploration of new technologies. I am curious as well to see how this classroom would transfer over to other subject areas. I think it will be our job as teachers to find the balance. Sometimes, especially in English class, students need to have hard copies of the books and know how to read and use the books. How, then, would you balance the books and the technology. I think it's a wonderful idea. It just may not be realistic for all teachers to completely change their classrooms from traditional to 21st century.
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