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Gail M. Roper's curator insight,
October 20, 2013 12:41 PM
Really interesting and maybe not too far off. |
Nancy White's curator insight,
October 17, 2013 1:27 PM
The more I read about this kind of learning, the more I see blended learning as just a stepping stone.
Nancy White's curator insight,
October 17, 2013 1:28 PM
From blended-learning, to personalized learing, to curiosity-fueled learning?
Gail M. Roper's curator insight,
October 20, 2013 12:51 PM
“THE BOTTOM LINE IS, IF YOU’RE NOT THE ONE CONTROLLING YOUR LEARNING, YOU’RE NOT GOING TO LEARN AS WELL.” My mom used to say this, she told me that the main thing that kids needed to learn to do was to teach themselves. She believed that it was a skill that would last them a lifetime. This article is compelling. It even elaborates on removing adult barriers. |
A very important distinction from Ray McNulty, from the International Center for Leadership in Education --Best Practices are based on 20th Century Education practices in education. Next practices are what are needed for innovative transformation in schools. Favorite passage:
"Education leaders insist that they want their schools to be innovative, yet if a teacher offers a new idea, a common response is: "That’s sounds like a good idea, but where is the data that proves it will work?"
Introducing truly novel ideas means considering something so new that it has not been proven to work. Critics will say we shouldn’t be experimenting on our young people, and I’m not suggesting we ditch our best practices and research-based strategies. Hard data is an important component in the school-improvement process.
But if the current system isn’t working, then we should do what innovators and entrepreneurs have done since the dawn of humanity — try something different. Any educator knows that some of the latest research-based best practices come out of a 20th century classroom"