Education as it should be – passion-based. SAMR as a Framework for Moving Towards Education 3.0

http://usergeneratededucation.wordpress.com/2014/02/23/samr-as-a-framework-for-moving-towards-education-3-0/

seven-sharp/schools-ditch-pens-and-paper-cutting-edge-technology

http://tvnz.co.nz/seven-sharp/schools-ditch-pens-and-paper-cutting-edge-technology-video-6040727

Meeting with The BOT

I will need to be very relaxed and focused when I write this ...

It's hard to explain something to someone who has very little schematic around the topic.

The so called. Learning to Learn Team ( I think we should just be called the curriculum Development Team now), the L to L team has given people a negative feeling towards us. Well maybe not even negative. 

The BOT to me appear to think the L to L is a thing, an approach, a different from everyone else way of teaching.

How will we get them to see, the Learning to Learn Team is only trying to bring about the meaning of our school written curriculum. If we do the same as we always have, what we did for the past curriculum, why oh why did we write another. It calls for different approaches to bring about different skill sets and dispositions in our learners.

And surprise surprise it also calls for teachers to continuously learn , to seek new knowledge , to seek clarification around ideas, if we taught as we have always taught we will not get the different skill sets,mattitudes and dispositions in our learners.

One thing snowballs into another. If we want teachers to learn differently then the organisation and ways schools function might also change . Meetings , school structure, release....traditions ... 

We must ask the why.

I think it continues into different relationships and communication with community...

Really it's easy, but not for some.

Neat tidy uniformed change is artificial. Learning is chaotic and messy and perhaps so is change, worthwhile change.

lastly students as life long actively involved confident learners and the same for teachers.

Why can some not see how we want our students to learn and to develop skills to learn is what we must also develop.

Community Consulatation is a must next step.

Secondary - changing ways

o longer are teachers solely responsible for a specific curriculum — the focus has shifted to skill sets like problem solving, critical thinking and collaboration — transferable skills useful no matter where a student ends up.





http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/07/hands-on-and-student-centered-subverting-the-typical-college-experience/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

Future-focused learning report ~ Ministry

http://www.minedu.govt.nz/theMinistry/EducationInitiatives/UFBInSchools/FutureFocusedLearning.aspx and impliactions for schools from VLN http://www.vln.school.nz/blog/view/883880/future-focused-learning-in-connected-communities-what-does-this-mean-for-us

Great Image and lots of thinking

The Future of Education

Learner Orientation

http://www.core-ed.org/thought-leadership/ten-trends/ten-trends-2014/learner-orientation

Keri Facer Learning Futures

Transformative SChools

http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/5-priorities-transformative-schools/

This fits with the 6 themes for the future oriented teaching and learning, well worth a read.

From TeachThought

Grit

Talking about students mindsets and the impact of this and also teachers mindsets and the impact of this on student mindsets  makes this article even more relevant. We need growth mindset teachers working with growth mindset children. No more teachers saying 'they're just lazy',  or 'not another one (from that family)'

Click below to find the page

Grit in the classroom

Critical Thinking

21st Century Education

Technology Transforming Education

Anne Kenneally: Creating learning spaces

Anne Kenneally: Creating learning spaces from EDtalks on Vimeo.

Designing Learning Spaces

Learning Spaces ....


http://elearning.tki.org.nz/Technologies/Learning-spacesTechnologies/Learning-spaces

Personalised Learning

http://www.vln.school.nz/discussion/view/857130 http://www.vln.school.nz/discussion/view/871585

Using Ipads

Puppet Pals - writing http://www.elearning.tki.org.nz/Media-gallery/Publishing-student-writing-on-an-iPad-student-example Critical mistakes schools make with Ipads Ipads in a room2/3 - Josie Woon's Blog

Why People Resist Change

Reasons why people resist change from Frank Calberg Services

Learning how to Learn

Learning How To Learn: Let's talk about LEARNING, not technology! from Silvia Rosenthal Tolisano

SAMR and Blogging

Introducing the SAMR model Developing critical thinking using the SAMR model http://langwitches.org/blog/2014/06/03/blogging-as-pedagogy-facilitate-learning/ The SAMR Model Explained by Ruben R. Puentedura Why blog? How can you make blogging fit into the modification and redefintion stages of the SAMR model? How do you encourage interaction with your blog? Click to blogs/SAMR




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  Blogging and SAMR

MeL Clare Amos

http://www.teachingandelearning.com/2013/02/are-modern-learning-environments-and.html?m=1

Courageous conversations

http://vimeo.com/m/32500907

Engaging in courageous conversations

http://www.educationalleaders.govt.nz/Problem-solving/Pono-having-self-belief/Leading-through-difficulty/Engaging-in-courageous-conversations

Unproductive Meetings

http://www.inc.com/laura-montini/infographic/the-ugly-truth-about-meetings.html

Rigor, Mindshift

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/07/a-school-that-ditches-all-the-rules-but-not-the-rigor-game-based-school-playmaker/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29

MLE

New discussion post - Re: MLE's and the evidence New discussion post - Re: MLE's and the evidence Grace added a new discussion post to Modern Learning Environments: Re: MLE's and the evidence I agree with all you have said but would to raise a point I feel is important.  It involves change management for teachers, many of whom are 'old school' having been trained and experienced in the single cell classroom system for years.  We have two open learning classrooms, each with two teachers.  One is single level (Yr 1) and one is bilevel (Yr 5/6), and both are very successful in their own way. One currently

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