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Why school leaders need the support of specific feedback to improve schools

Why school leaders need the support of specific feedback to improve schools | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

Every school has its own set of problems, there’s no denying it. Many school leaders really value feedback from their teachers about areas for improvement. Even when leaders may not be seeking feedback, there is always a strong chance that someone will tell them what they think, or what “a group of people think”, or even what “everybody” thinks. In many schools, processes have been put in place to support the gathering of feedback to assist school improvement.


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Every school has its own set of problems, there’s no denying it. Many school leaders really value feedback from their teachers about areas for improvement. Even when leaders may not be seeking feedback, there is always a strong chance that someone will tell them what they think, or what “a group of people think”, or even what “everybody” thinks. In many schools, processes have been put in place to support the gathering of feedback to assist school improvement.


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Apollo B. Gabazira's curator insight, July 11, 2015 3:56 AM

Feedback culture accompanied by a high digital-quotient (DQ) brings to schools or any other institution, 'fail-safe' thinking as well as real time learning & improvement 

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Meta-Collaboration: Thinking With Another | Collaboration | Global Collaboration

Meta-Collaboration: Thinking With Another | Collaboration | Global Collaboration | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

What if we could dramatically improve our thought processes and learning strategies by tapping into the social genius of another? What if a classmate, colleague, or friend could help us recognize and claim our strengths, new habits of thought, and strategies from a perspective that we never imagined by ourselves?

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As human beings, our survival depends on others. Our ability to cooperate and collaborate has trumped the stress response state of competition within our species and throughout evolution.

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With a group affiliation to nurture these relationships, we can strengthen and reappraise our own thought processes.

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What if we could dramatically improve our thought processes and learning strategies by tapping into the social genius of another? What if a classmate, colleague, or friend could help us recognize and claim our strengths, new habits of thought, and strategies from a perspective that we never imagined by ourselves?

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As human beings, our survival depends on others. Our ability to cooperate and collaborate has trumped the stress response state of competition within our species and throughout evolution.

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With a group affiliation to nurture these relationships, we can strengthen and reappraise our own thought processes.

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Sm_english's curator insight, April 24, 2015 5:57 AM

One of the things that is deteriorating education is when teachers alieneit themselves from each other. It is completely wrong if the language teacher thinks that he/she cannot benefit from the science teacher. As an ESL teacher i found extremely helpful when i discussed and scooped ideas with other colleges from other department l

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10 Essential Skills for The 21st Century Worker/ Learner | Infographic | eSkills | eLeadership

10 Essential Skills for The 21st Century Worker/ Learner | Infographic | eSkills | eLeadership | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

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Nedko Aldev's curator insight, April 26, 2015 6:26 AM

 

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Surprised how much I agreed with this... i'm as ever disappointed with the interpretation of Innovation in this context and so might add creativity... hey ho...

Adolfo C.'s curator insight, July 12, 2015 7:15 PM

Esta son las recomendaciones que te encuentras en todas partes

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EdLeaders for the 21st Century

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As part of our Preparing Leaders for Deeper Learning, Bonnie brings us P21's ideas about 21st century education leadership.


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As part of our Preparing Leaders for Deeper Learning, Bonnie brings us P21's ideas about 21st century education leadership.


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Robert STAHL's curator insight, April 12, 2015 6:17 AM

Ce schéma, que je vous invite à regarder non pas autour du thème du "leader" mais du "professionnel" que vous êtes, rejoint une démarche centrale de ma pratique au quotidien : commencer par avoir une vision, une vision partagée, pour aligner son "système, puis compléter/enrichir ses talents, respecter les 4 C (Communication, Collaboration, Esprit Critique, Créativité), donner du soutien dans l'action, s'améliorer et innover ! Un beau programme... en 7 étapes !

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Goleman’s ET | Emotional Intelligence | EDUcation4.0

Goleman’s ET | Emotional Intelligence | EDUcation4.0 | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it


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Dr. Deborah Brennan's curator insight, April 2, 2015 9:45 AM

The academic achievement gap in poverty schools coupled with the pressure of school ranking based upon standardized tests causes many educators to focus mainly on the academic needs of students.  many of our poverty students lack the Emotional Intelligence that provides an avenue for academic success.  We must build an awareness of emotional intelligence and then build this in our students just as we build their cognitive intelligence

Denver Leigh Watson, M.Ed, LDTC's curator insight, April 2, 2015 11:26 AM

How does this fit into your leadership framework? Do your arrows flow in the same direction? Does it matter? I believe self-management is the key to the flow, impact, and goal of change for leadership. For me, this is box #1 ... where's yours? 

Philippe-Didier Gauthier's curator insight, April 16, 2015 2:23 AM

#Reflexivité  Une ressource pour penser l'autodirection de son parcours professionnel.

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Twitter for Learning: The Past, Present and Future

Twitter for Learning: The Past, Present and Future | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
And since then, plenty more forward-thinking learning professionals have recognised the value of Twitter for their own professional learning – with Twitter rising to the top of the Top 100 Tools for Learning in 2008 and staying in that position for the last 6 years.

Now, of course Twitter has become mainstream, brands and celebrities have their own Twitter accounts to promote themselves, there are live chats every day on all kinds of topics  – with even TV programmes holding their own live chats. But just like with any society, it has unfortunately meant a darker side of Twitter has emerged too.

Nevertheless, Twitter is still the most important place for me to find out what is going on in the world, but I can understand how newcomers today might be daunted at the prospective of joining up. Most of the press would have them believe it’s just a place for finding out what their colleagues had for breakfast, or what their favourite celebrity is wearing today, but it has does have clear professional value too.


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And since then, plenty more forward-thinking learning professionals have recognised the value of Twitter for their own professional learning – with Twitter rising to the top of the Top 100 Tools for Learning in 2008 and staying in that position for the last 6 years.

Now, of course Twitter has become mainstream, brands and celebrities have their own Twitter accounts to promote themselves, there are live chats every day on all kinds of topics  – with even TV programmes holding their own live chats. But just like with any society, it has unfortunately meant a darker side of Twitter has emerged too.

Nevertheless, Twitter is still the most important place for me to find out what is going on in the world, but I can understand how newcomers today might be daunted at the prospective of joining up. Most of the press would have them believe it’s just a place for finding out what their colleagues had for breakfast, or what their favourite celebrity is wearing today, but it has does have clear professional value too.


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Willem Kuypers's curator insight, April 1, 2015 10:48 AM

Tout à fait d'accord, Twitter est aujourd'hui l'outil numéro 1 pour l’apprentissage. Il faut le combiner avec Flipboard pour facilement lire l'info contenue dans les liens qui sont tweeté.

 

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Licensed to Create is a collection of essays from some of the leading thinkers in education.

Licensed to Create is a collection of essays from some of the leading thinkers in education. | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

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What is Education 4.0 | IGI Global

What is Education 4.0 | IGI Global | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
What is Education 4.0? Definition of Education 4.0: Innovation-producing education.


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What is Education 4.0? Definition of Education 4.0: Innovation-producing education.


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The Networked World | EDUcation CHANGE | EDUcation 4.0 [pdf]

The Networked World | EDUcation CHANGE | EDUcation 4.0 [pdf] | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

LEARNing in Society 4.0 


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june holley's curator insight, March 22, 2015 12:02 PM

Great for thinking about network leadership!

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LEARNing in Society 4.0 [pdf] | EDUcation CHANGE

LEARNing in Society 4.0 [pdf] | EDUcation CHANGE | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

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Schools for 21st-Century Learners | OECD READ edition

Schools for 21st-Century Learners | OECD READ edition | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
This report summarises evidence from the OECD TALIS and PISA surveys that underpins the three themes of the 2015 International Summit on the Teaching
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This report summarises evidence from the OECD TALIS and PISA surveys that underpins the three themes of the 2015 International Summit on the Teaching.


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Why People With Multicultural Experience Are More Creative

Why People With Multicultural Experience Are More Creative | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
Most creative people have two things in common: They are willing to consider alternatives to the way things are currently done, and they see objects, people, and situations from multiple perspectives.


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Most creative people have two things in common: They are willing to consider alternatives to the way things are currently done, and they see objects, people, and situations from multiple perspectives.


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Marlin Reyes's curator insight, March 11, 2015 10:14 AM

Todos podemos creaer un mundo de arcoiris, con bellos colores y diferentes experiencias. La imaginacion muchas veces es antes que la accion.

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8 Ways to Engage eLearners [Infographic]

8 Ways to Engage eLearners [Infographic] | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
The 8 Ways to Engage eLearners Infographic provides 8 tips that will leave your learners energised and primed to look at your learning in a different light.


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The 8 Ways to Engage eLearners Infographic provides 8 tips that will leave your learners energised and primed to look at your learning in a different light.


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terry clarke's curator insight, March 4, 2015 11:01 PM

Superb graphic of the 8 steps important to engaging e-learners, along with an excellent collection of links providing more tips for the teacher/professor whose course includes distance-learners. I certainly could have used this information my last half dozen years as a Marshall Graduate College professor/lecturer!

Tony Guzman's curator insight, March 5, 2015 10:54 AM

This infographic shares 8 excellent tips on how to keep your online learners engaged.

RESENTICE's curator insight, March 6, 2015 7:57 AM

8 astuces pour dynamiser les parcours de formations en ligne et les rendre plus attractifs...

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Master teaching | Sensivity and adaption | eLEADERship | eSkills | Professional

Master teaching | Sensivity and adaption | eLEADERship | eSkills | Professional | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it
What does it mean to be a great teacher? In the second part of this article, Matt Bromley continues his focus on the traits and skills of ‘master teachers’

5, Push and pull your peers

Great teachers create opportunities to increase purposeful peer interaction, help establish and consolidate new norms of teachers working together, and build respect for each other. Great teachers pull or draw people in with the energy and excitement of their own committed practice and also push and nudge colleagues forwards with their relentless commitment to being better and doing better for all their students. Therefore, great teachers have to trust processes of peer interaction as well as particular people. These processes are ones that maximise their organisation’s collective capabilities and improve its problem-solving capacities. 

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What does it mean to be a great teacher? In the second part of this article, Matt Bromley continues his focus on the traits and skills of ‘master teachers’


5, Push and pull your peers

Great teachers create opportunities to increase purposeful peer interaction, help establish and consolidate new norms of teachers working together, and build respect for each other. Great teachers pull or draw people in with the energy and excitement of their own committed practice and also push and nudge colleagues forwards with their relentless commitment to being better and doing better for all their students. Therefore, great teachers have to trust processes of peer interaction as well as particular people. These processes are ones that maximise their organisation’s collective capabilities and improve its problem-solving capacities. 

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How To Be A Effective Leader: Top 10 Leadership Tips From Great Leaders

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How To Be A Effective Leader: Top 10 Leadership Tips From Great Leaders

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Marco Favero's curator insight, April 20, 2015 4:42 PM

aggiungi la tua intuizione ...

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What Will Education Look Like in a More Open Future? | TRUST | Autonomy | Collaboration

What Will Education Look Like in a More Open Future? | TRUST | Autonomy | Collaboration | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

David PriceIn my book, OPEN: How We’ll Work, Live And Learn In The Future, I argue that a relentless focus upon high-stakes accountability — through student testing and teacher evaluation — has done little to improve outcomes, and has de-professionalized and demoralized teachers.
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On the other hand, the flourishing of social collaboration among educators offers hope for a profession under siege, because it’s through self-determining their own professional learning that teachers and administrators can both offset the worst effects of being told how to do their jobs and accelerate innovation.
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After the failure of command-and-control, there is now a growing interest in self-managed work-groups, radical transparency and open learning systems as productivity and innovation drivers. What would that look like for educators?

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“Open” as a way of working, and living our lives, is winning. It is time we applied it to education.

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David Price: In my book, OPEN: How We’ll Work, Live And Learn In The Future, I argue that a relentless focus upon high-stakes accountability — through student testing and teacher evaluation — has done little to improve outcomes, and has de-professionalized and demoralized teachers.

On the other hand, the flourishing of social collaboration among educators offers hope for a profession under siege, because it’s through self-determining their own professional learning that teachers and administrators can both offset the worst effects of being told how to do their jobs and accelerate innovation.

After the failure of command-and-control, there is now a growing interest in self-managed work-groups, radical transparency and open learning systems as productivity and innovation drivers. What would that look like for educators?


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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/education-collaboration-and-coaching-the-future/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2015/03/15/professional-development-why-educators-and-teachers-cant-catch-up-that-quickly-and-how-to-change-it/

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Dr. Deborah Brennan's curator insight, April 17, 2015 4:02 PM

OPEN:  education that fosters innovation and creativity, that validates that individuals learn in different ways and paces.  The foundstion of this vision is one that is not filled with fear of failure.  Fear on the part of teachers that they will fail to measure up to high scores for student achievement on standardized tests or,an evaluation system that checks off boxes band on 45 mi Utes in a classroom by a sometimes inexperienced administrator.  Freedom from fear for students who work in a system of grades for every piece of paper, where the focus is on work completed rather than learning.m. If we are to achieve this better vision of education in the future, then we must be willing to make some fundamental changes to our business as usual school system in America.

Hannah Weaver's curator insight, April 18, 2015 3:31 PM

This article talks about the future and how an open education will bring about more diversity, something I am passionate about.

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I may be using this in EDUC 300!
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New Vision for Education_Report2015

Especially check the TOPIC <===> Chapter 1: The skills needed in the 21st century <===> #eSkills!


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Especially check the TOPIC <===> Chapter 1: The skills needed in the 21st century <===> #eSkills!


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David Witzeling's curator insight, April 6, 2015 7:22 PM

This is a lengthy article detailing the relationship between 21st century skills and the adoption of technology as a way to promote growth in those skill areas. If you are here, you might find this very much "preaching to the choir," but the article provides a solid basis for understanding the need to integrate technology into education.

Melina Dayana Calizaya Torres's curator insight, April 6, 2015 10:19 PM

SO TRUE

Dr. Deborah Brennan's curator insight, April 7, 2015 2:19 PM

The World Economic Forum has published a new white paper called New Vision for Education: Unlocking the Potential of Technology; the link for the full report is included at the end of this article.  The World Economic Forum is a not-for-profit international institution headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.  Although the focus of this report is worldwide, the gaps in identified twenty-first century skills are very applicable to schools in the USA.  In a powerful statement, the report says: “By the time students enter college and the labour market, deficiencies that have not been addressed earlier can be far more difficult and costly to remedy.” (p 8-9).

The report differentiates 21st century skills among foundational literacies, competencies, and character qualities. It sees foundational skills as what schools and systems traditionally teach and measure: literacy, numeracy, scientific literacy, instructional-communication technology literacy, financial literacy, and cultural and civic literacy.  Competencies sited include critical thinking/problem solving, creativity, communication and collaboration. While curiosity, initiative, persistence/grit, adaptability, leadership, and social and cultural awareness are included in a category called character qualities.  Appendix 1 includes definitions of 21st century skills.

The instructional cycle is referred to as a “closed loop” in this report. Beginning with clear learning objectives through the development of curriculum and instructional strategies to instructional delivery, ongoing assessment, interventions and the tracking of learning outcomes in a repeating complex system.  The report looks at ways that technology can be embedded into each step of the instructional loop to improve student learning outcomes and eliminate the skill gap, providing some resources that might be used at different phases of the cycle.

The report cites differences in the use of technology tools to close the skill gap, looking at different income levels among countries which create different contexts and stating that there are fundamental social and economic problems, such as poverty, that impede learning and underlie the skills gap. Although the deficiencies in many undeveloped countries far surpass those found in the United States, it is my perspective that there are different contexts within the United States itself that must be acknowledged and addressed.

The importance of creativity, problem solving and innovation to the economic well-being of our nation and therefore, the employability of our workforce cannot be stressed enough. The pressure of standardized testing can lead to a standardized curriculum and instruction model that does not allow  the classroom time for these skills to develop. Teachers caught in this dilemma are often driven to insure success on state tests at the cost of providing time for experimentation, reflection, and collaborative feedback. The report does suggest using technology for some of the foundational skills in order to free teacher time to provide instruction on competency and character skills.

In two of the examples from low income countries, technology was used to provide scripted lessons that were created centrally  to under-trained teachers. My preference would be to  more fully train teachers or provide a mentor/coach rather than a “turn the page” curriculum model.

One of the tenants of the article is the need to define and find a metric to assess each of these 21st century skills in order to compare countries skill level. Although I agree with the need to define the skills needed and provide training and resources to teachers so these skills can be embedded into the curriculum and instruction, the idea of an assessment to measure creativity or persistence fills me with dread. Paul Torrance developed a well-used test for creativity used to screen students for school gifted and talented programs.  It is not a test that can be administered and interpreted without training. The idea of administering a standardized test which by definition is convergent in thinking to measure a thinking skill that is divergent by definition seems inappropriate and a major shortcoming of this report.

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How The Activity Learning Theory Works

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How The Activity Learning Theory Works 

Vygotsky’s earlier concept of mediation, which encompassed learning alongside others (Zone of Proximal Development) and through interaction with artifacts, was the basis for Engeström’s version of Activity Theory (known as Scandinavian Activity Theory). Engeström’s approach was to explain human thought processes not simply on the basis of the individual, but in the wider context of the individual’s interactions within the social world through artifacts, and specifically in situations where activities were being produced.

In Activity Theory people (actors) use external tools (e.g. hammer, computer, car) and internal tools (e.g. plans, cognitive maps) to achieve their goals. In the social world there are many artifacts, which are seen not only as objects, but also as things that are embedded within culture, with the result that every object has cultural and/or social significance.

Tools (which can limit or enable) can also be brought to bear on the mediation of social interaction, and they influence both the behavior of the actors (those who use the tools) and also the social structure within which the actors exist (the environment, tools, artifacts). For further reading, here is Engeström’s own overview of 3 Generations of Activity Theory development. The first figure shows Second Generation AT as it is usually presented in the literature.
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How The Activity Learning Theory Works 

Vygotsky’s earlier concept of mediation, which encompassed learning alongside others (Zone of Proximal Development) and through interaction with artifacts, was the basis for Engeström’s version of Activity Theory (known as Scandinavian Activity Theory). Engeström’s approach was to explain human thought processes not simply on the basis of the individual, but in the wider context of the individual’s interactions within the social world through artifacts, and specifically in situations where activities were being produced.

In Activity Theory people (actors) use external tools (e.g. hammer, computer, car) and internal tools (e.g. plans, cognitive maps) to achieve their goals. In the social world there are many artifacts, which are seen not only as objects, but also as things that are embedded within culture, with the result that every object has cultural and/or social significance.

Tools (which can limit or enable) can also be brought to bear on the mediation of social interaction, and they influence both the behavior of the actors (those who use the tools) and also the social structure within which the actors exist (the environment, tools, artifacts). For further reading, here is Engeström’s own overview of 3 Generations of Activity Theory development. The first figure shows Second Generation AT as it is usually presented in the literature.


manukadroopy's comment, August 30, 2016 5:36 AM
Thats interesting
Jaydin Nies's curator insight, September 19, 2016 2:47 PM

Many times when we learn we use many tools. They may be our minds or they may be outside objects. This is how we put them together and use it for the better. 

Prudence Matsega's curator insight, January 7, 2019 4:18 PM
The Activity theory helps in understanding other factors that will have an impact on the a students's/ learner's thought pattern. Activity Theory gives clarity as to who is doing what?  How are they doing it? Finally why are they doing it?
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What Makes an ‘Extreme Learner’?

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Cueva-Dabkoski is considered an “Extreme Learner,” a designation applied to just 12 individuals by the Institute for the Future, for her radical and gutsy approach to learning. Extreme Learners are self-directed, wide-ranging in their interests, comfortable with technology, and adept at building communities around their interests.

“Extreme learners aren’t so different from everybody else,” said Milton Chen, a fellow at the Institute for the Future and advocate for education reform. “We picked people who are extreme in their passion for learning.” They are also willing to go their own way when traditional educational institutions interfere with their pursuits.


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Cueva-Dabkoski is considered an “Extreme Learner,” a designation applied to just 12 individuals by the Institute for the Future, for her radical and gutsy approach to learning. Extreme Learners are self-directed, wide-ranging in their interests, comfortable with technology, and adept at building communities around their interests.

“Extreme learners aren’t so different from everybody else,” said Milton Chen, a fellow at the Institute for the Future and advocate for education reform. “We picked people who are extreme in their passion for learning.” They are also willing to go their own way when traditional educational institutions interfere with their pursuits.


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Passion trumps natural talent!

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Professional Development: WHY EDUcators And TEACHers Can't Catch UP THAT Quickly AND How-To Change It

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.WHERE To START AND WHAT Plan?


A very quick way of adapting for Professional Development is a daily base routine of Curation to grow YOUR “PKM” AND by using ===> Coaching and/or Mentoring <===. As well as Co-Teaching, TEAM-TEACHing, as one learns from each other.

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TEACHers, EDUcators SHOULD get reduced in teaching classes for a certain time AND following Professional Development courses by experienced coaches during that time… These experienced coaches (from inside or outside the school) could get named “Key Instructors” or something else. Once THEY know it by PracTICE it’s THEIR role to give “Professional Development” courses to other teachers, educators. The curriculum as well SHOULDN’T be static, it MUST get updated as soon as there is something NEW to adapt to the situation.


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A very quick way of adapting for Professional Development is a daily base routine of Curation to grow YOUR “PKM” AND by using ===> Coaching and/or Mentoring <===. As well as Co-Teaching, TEAM-TEACHing, as one learns from each other.

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TEACHers, EDUcators SHOULD get reduced in teaching classes for a certain time AND following Professional Development courses by experienced coaches during that time… These experienced coaches (from inside or outside the school) could get named “Key Instructors” or something else. Once THEY know it by PracTICE it’s THEIR role to give “Professional Development” courses to other teachers, educators. The curriculum as well SHOULDN’T be static, it MUST get updated as soon as there is something NEW to adapt to the situation.


Maria E Araiza-Gutiérrez's curator insight, March 23, 2016 10:20 AM

Keeping teachers up-to-date on new research, new techniques, but most important is to give teachers an opportunity to implement these effectively

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Web Literacy Map

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Where do you go if you want to get better at your web skills? How do you even know what's important to learn? The Web Literacy Map contains the competencies and skills that Mozilla and our community of stakeholders believe are important to pay attention to when getting better at reading, writing and participating on the web. The Web Literacy Map is part of Mozilla’s ongoing goal to create a generation of webmakers – those who can not only elegantly consume but also write and participate on the web.  Read more


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Where do you go if you want to get better at your web skills? How do you even know what's important to learn? The Web Literacy Map contains the competencies and skills that Mozilla and our community of stakeholders believe are important to pay attention to when getting better at reading, writing and participating on the web. The Web Literacy Map is part of Mozilla’s ongoing goal to create a generation of webmakers – those who can not only elegantly consume but also write and participate on the web.  Read more


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Higher EDUcation... the "NEW WAY" | EDUcation CHANGE | MOOCS [pdf]

Higher EDUcation... the "NEW WAY" | EDUcation CHANGE | MOOCS [pdf] | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

LEARNing in Society 4.0 


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Challenges of future teaching and learning | EDUcation CHANGE

Challenges of future teaching and learning | EDUcation CHANGE | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

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Les pratiques collaboratives dans l'éducation - François Taddei

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Il faut apprendre à coopérer pour faire des choses qu'on ne saurait faire individuellement. Mais les systèmes éducatifs sont fondés sur la compétition.


Pourquoi est-il si important d’apprendre à travailler en collectif ?


Nous sommes confrontés dans le monde entier à des problèmes qu’on ne sait pas résoudre. Il faut donc développer les différentes formes d’intelligence et apprendre à coopérer pour faire des choses qu’on ne saurait pas faire individuellement. Typiquement, les entreprises embauchent des profils différents et complémentaires, qui peuvent ensemble faire des choses qu’aucun d’entre eux ne pourrait faire seul. Il est donc fondamental d’apprendre à travailler de manière collaborative le plus tôt possible, d’autant qu’on apprend beaucoup les uns des autres. Plus, on est formé à écouter et à prendre en compte des avis différents, plus on a de chance de façonner un produit ou un service que des gens différents vont aimer.


Si l’on pense dans une seule et unique dimension, on aura peut-être une solution parfaite dans cette dimension là mais avec tout un tas d’effets secondaires ou négatifs dans d’autres dimensions. Si dès le départ, on a impliqué des gens de mondes différents, avec des modes de pensées différents, on va optimiser le résultat de manière multidimensionnelle. Comme la réalité est multidimensionnelle, il y a plus de chances d’arriver à quelque chose qui fonctionne dans le monde réel.


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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/03/29/practice-learning-to-learn/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2015/01/28/practice-learning-to-learn-example-2/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/design-the-learning-of-your-learners-students-ideas/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/education-collaboration-and-coaching-the-future/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/cyber-hygiene-ict-hygiene-for-population-education-and-business/



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Pourquoi est-il si important d’apprendre à travailler en collectif ?


Nous sommes confrontés dans le monde entier à des problèmes qu’on ne sait pas résoudre. Il faut donc développer les différentes formes d’intelligence et apprendre à coopérer pour faire des choses qu’on ne saurait pas faire individuellement. Typiquement, les entreprises embauchent des profils différents et complémentaires, qui peuvent ensemble faire des choses qu’aucun d’entre eux ne pourrait faire seul. Il est donc fondamental d’apprendre à travailler de manière collaborative le plus tôt possible, d’autant qu’on apprend beaucoup les uns des autres. Plus, on est formé à écouter et à prendre en compte des avis différents, plus on a de chance de façonner un produit ou un service que des gens différents vont aimer.


Si l’on pense dans une seule et unique dimension, on aura peut-être une solution parfaite dans cette dimension là mais avec tout un tas d’effets secondaires ou négatifs dans d’autres dimensions. Si dès le départ, on a impliqué des gens de mondes différents, avec des modes de pensées différents, on va optimiser le résultat de manière multidimensionnelle. Comme la réalité est multidimensionnelle, il y a plus de chances d’arriver à quelque chose qui fonctionne dans le monde réel.


En savoir plus / Learn more:



https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/03/29/practice-learning-to-learn/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2015/01/28/practice-learning-to-learn-example-2/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/design-the-learning-of-your-learners-students-ideas/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/education-collaboration-and-coaching-the-future/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2012/11/29/cyber-hygiene-ict-hygiene-for-population-education-and-business/


Murielle Godement's curator insight, March 13, 2015 5:06 AM

Mais sommes nous tous nés chercheurs ? ...

Piras Marc's curator insight, March 13, 2015 10:09 AM

A lire, j'aime particulièrement la formule : “écosystèmes d’apprentissage coopératif et d’innovation” & " les équipes collectives sont souvent plus performantes que les joueurs individuels."

Ce qui me fais penser aux centres de coworking et incubateurs pour entreprises.

 

Quand dans un monde où les pratiques habituelles présentent les résultats habituels (sauf exceptions), les innovations sont de plus en plus demandées. Et des pratiques anciennes qui étaient mises au placard reviennent au goût du jour et sont liée à l'innovation.

jean-jacques seguy's curator insight, March 14, 2015 4:57 AM

Il s'en pratique bien trop peu pour que cela ait une quelconque efficacité en France. Il faut faire de ces pratiques une priorité avec l'interdisciplinarité dans l'école à tous les niveaux du secondaire.

Mais la formation et le recrutement des enseignants est à repenser d'urgence !!.

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LEARNing To LEARN | Preparation For BETTER Learning | How To?

LEARNing To LEARN | Preparation For BETTER Learning | How To? | 21st Century Learning and Teaching | Scoop.it

LEARNing To LEARN-Where To Start!? In previous posts WE were discussing about the design of LEARNing for ===> DigitalCitizenShip <===, the different possibilities. Now WE will see about the How-To on where to start, my advice by PracTICE. Let us remember what was taught on previous posts.


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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/03/29/practice-learning-to-learn/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2015/01/28/practice-learning-to-learn-example-2/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/design-the-learning-of-your-learners-students-ideas/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/education-collaboration-and-coaching-the-future/


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LEARNing To LEARN-Where To Start!? In previous posts WE were discussing about the design of LEARNing for ===> DigitalCitizenShip <===, the different possibilities. Now WE will see about the How-To on where to start, my advice by PracTICE. Let us remember what was taught on previous posts.


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https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/03/29/practice-learning-to-learn/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2015/01/28/practice-learning-to-learn-example-2/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/10/03/design-the-learning-of-your-learners-students-ideas/


https://gustmees.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/education-collaboration-and-coaching-the-future/


Rashmi Rawat's curator insight, March 7, 2015 1:54 AM

must read for both, my colleagues and students!

Iolanda Bueno de Camargo Cortelazzo's curator insight, March 14, 2015 10:34 AM

This is an interesting site, because in the last fifteen years many people talk about "learning to learn", but few know and orientate students to get it. Here we have an indication.

Thanks.