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Thursday, February 19, 2015

Teaching in the 21st Century


 
 
 
 
I cannot comprehend questions like "Should I rent or buy?" or "Which credit card is the best for me?" if I have no knowledge of the basic facts of mathematics (ie. addition, multiplication, percentages, interest rates). How can you ask a student to find out the number of grains of sand on an average beach? Open-ended questions like this seem wonderful to ask, but create anxiety in our students since they usually aren't given the proper tools to answer the question and their short-term memories cannot hold all of the relevant information.

I do think that modelling appropriate behaviour and teaching certain skills is OK to do, but NOT as a substitution of basic facts and working knowledge. The more a student can commit to long-term memory, the more we empower our students to be able to answer the difficult questions they will face later in life.

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Writing – Solutions to Mistakes | Halina's Thoughts

Writing – Solutions to Mistakes | Halina's Thoughts

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

About Future Learning

Spring Blog Festival: Future Learning | Mini Documentary:

 Students are the future, but what's the future for students? To arm them with the relevant, timeless skills for our rapidly changing w...
What is the future of education? Maybe this time we can consider how tech enhances - not replaces - traditional learning. 
  • How can education prepare students for living in the 21st century?
  • How can schooling change to meet meet the opportunities and challenges of the 21st century?
  • How can we prepare students to address "future-focused" issues such as sustainability, globalisation, citizenship, and enterprise?
Literature suggests we need to be future-oriented and adaptable, adopting a more complex view of knowledge, that incorporates knowing, doing, and being. Alongside this we need to rethink our ideas about how our learning systems are organised, resourced, and supported. 
 

Tuesday, February 17, 2015

Spring Blog Festival: Future Learning | Mini Documentary

Spring Blog Festival: Future Learning | Mini Documentary:
Students are the future, but what's the future for students?
To arm them with the relevant, timeless skills for our rapidly changing w...