I feel like the kid in the back of the classroom who's spent the entire semester watching, listening, not saying anything and then on the last day of class finally, slowly, raises his hand.
Everyone looks back.
I have a question, directed to our teachers.
How do you do it?
How do you reconcile the back-to-basics mandates of NCLB with the goals of technology integration? How do you juggle a curriculum that, by design, must focus on basic skills while at the same time using technology to promote improved problem-solving and critical thinking skills, higher-order thinking, differentiated instruction, greater communication, collaboration and creativity and other so-called "21st century skills?"
Will you share?
Because it seems to me that this goes to the heart of the ongoing debate about the meaning and merit to continued investments in technology and technology integration.
Everyone looks back.
I have a question, directed to our teachers.
How do you do it?
How do you reconcile the back-to-basics mandates of NCLB with the goals of technology integration? How do you juggle a curriculum that, by design, must focus on basic skills while at the same time using technology to promote improved problem-solving and critical thinking skills, higher-order thinking, differentiated instruction, greater communication, collaboration and creativity and other so-called "21st century skills?"
Will you share?
Because it seems to me that this goes to the heart of the ongoing debate about the meaning and merit to continued investments in technology and technology integration.
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IMHO- It is NEVER the thing but the thing you do with the Thing that matters. For years we've struggled because we taught the hammer and nail and not carpentry. When you consider the opportunities for student engagement, differentiation and the leveling of the socio-economic playing field, it becomes clear that technology and web 2.0 have much to offer. What we must do is "frame" the conversation and stay ahead of public opinion that can be guided by short term two dimensional thinking. I want to see this discussion explode into a large symphony of voices and views as we seek to protect what is important in touch budgetary times.
How do you do it? I don't know the answer ... here in Africa we are also looking for it. Even though our schools are not as richly resourced as yours, we are grappling with the same issues. We are hoping for technology to become and enabler to achieve education equity. So, even though I can't answer your question, I would like to stay in the conversation and pick up some clues!
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