Holy Cow! Students are powering down and we are not prepared as an educational system to change that. Individual teachers are experimenting and letting go of teacher-focused instruction, but I think there should be a systematic way to help all teachers change their approach. What an enormous task.
The article by Will Richardson really hit me in two ways. One, it made me realize how blind I have been to the technology that is out there. It has been overwhelming to me and so I have avoided it. That is changing. Two, it made me want to learn more so I can help students to stay engaged and not power down when they come to school.
We have had five days with students so far this year and I can't walk into a classroom without feeling guilty about how we are not completely serving students. Sure, we have great, caring, creative teachers, but without vision and direction those qualilties are not enough. As administrators, we need to take care of our teachers as we lead them into this global change in education. It's a scary, yet exciting thing!
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Welcome to the EDL 518 blog. You will use this blog to post your reflections after every class. To receive total credit for this part of the class you will post a minimum of six blog postings and/or comments. I hope you enjoy the class and that your reflections will show me and the other bloggers what you have learned and what you have found to be useful in your current assignment.
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