One thought I've been having... what about doing a little backwards
design? What skills do we want students to be acquiring? What skills do
they want to acquire? What skills do their parents want them to acquire?
Same questions for content (a can of worms if ever there was one!)...
Okay, now, what aspects of this development are best served via online
databases? What aspects of this development are best served face-to-face?
This all came about because I love democratic teaching, where students
collaborate to design units, and feel it an invaluable resource in helping
students develop "real world" skills. While I understand and accept that
no single teaching approach serves everybody, and that technology if used
properly can be an ally and a resource, I would want to hold a role for
that style of teaching in any future educational setting with which I
might be involved.
Just a few quick thoughts...
Take care,
Bill Ivey
Stoneleigh-Burnham School
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