tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574469779496191524.post7595341032956527040..comments2023-11-11T22:23:28.499-07:00Comments on KARE Givers: Great "stuff" doesn't make a great teacher...Seanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17898902767993372053noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574469779496191524.post-16208470331251864712010-07-17T11:01:29.704-06:002010-07-17T11:01:29.704-06:00Dan, I couldn't agree more, and sorry for the ...Dan, I couldn't agree more, and sorry for the delayed response;o)<br /><br />Those other "tools" are great as conduits for thought, but at the end of the day, it's the minds of the teachers and learners that are our greatest "assets". There are many stories to be told in teaching and learning, and every one creates a lesson to be learned, no matter the subject area. When we fill our classrooms with the power of ideas and thought, anything else designed to enhance the process of educating becomes a bonus.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and responding; very much appreciated!<br />SeanSeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898902767993372053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574469779496191524.post-1132933064483756582010-07-15T13:45:26.713-06:002010-07-15T13:45:26.713-06:00I like your post! My experience has clearly been ...I like your post! My experience has clearly been that the technology does not make the difference, but rather it is the teacher. A maxim: Technology is a liability; people are assets. Whatever tools any teacher gets should be incorporated into the learning process. Just as Michelangelo could create art on any medium... even upside down on a ceiling... so must we apply the craft of teaching and learning within the constraints of the learning environment we have. The outcome should be measurable on standard assessments as well as more qualitative methods. Thank you for a great blog posting.Dan Maas (dmaas354)http://www.littletonpublicschools.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574469779496191524.post-34554149101722586992010-06-29T15:13:52.082-06:002010-06-29T15:13:52.082-06:00Thanks for that Terri... we're definitely on t...Thanks for that Terri... we're definitely on the same page. I'm hearing 21st Century this and that so often lately, I fear it's fast becoming a catch phrase that teachers feel they need to use without really giving any thought into what the term means in a real-time classroom, and of course as you eluded to, many for sure seem to be of the perspective that 21st Century learning is synonomous with the integration/evolution of technology in teaching and learning- certainly not the case in my opinion.<br /><br />Thanks again for your feedback!<br />Namaste<br />SeanSeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898902767993372053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574469779496191524.post-91951465858129262802010-06-29T14:25:08.262-06:002010-06-29T14:25:08.262-06:00Agreed, relationships are the number one thing tha...Agreed, relationships are the number one thing that need to be established in any educational setting. Not just with teacher to student, but student to student as well. Students have to feel safe in taking risks and know that failure is okay. They aren't so willing to do this in front of their peers if relationships haven't been established and they don't feel safe. Further, if I were to walk into a 21st Century classroom, I would expect to see "messy" learning going on. Groups of students collaborating, talking, discussing, pulling things apart (ideas and physical objects), and putting them back together with a new understanding. I would expect to see one group of kids working on one topic, perhaps another group working on the same concept but with different tools and using a different topic. Some kids might be working independently. Differentiation, differentiation, differentiation. Notice, not once have a mentioned technology - although technology can and should be a piece of 21st century learning but only where it naturally fits and will be used in a manner that transforms learning. In other words, it's not being used in place of old tools just to say technology was used.Terrinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574469779496191524.post-58314092884757595002010-06-28T13:04:46.609-06:002010-06-28T13:04:46.609-06:00Great blog post! I totally agree!Great blog post! I totally agree!Pamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13815524756051065084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574469779496191524.post-49086395608567081212010-06-27T23:58:58.070-06:002010-06-27T23:58:58.070-06:00You have a different situation in the U.S. than we...You have a different situation in the U.S. than we do up here in Canada... much of what you refer to as 'requirements' haven't impacted us to the same negative degree.<br /><br />I submit though, if the relationships are positive and authentic, and the kids we work with are engaged and eager learners, doesn't satisfying those requirements take care of itself?Seanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17898902767993372053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574469779496191524.post-12732678651994792172010-06-27T11:25:53.517-06:002010-06-27T11:25:53.517-06:00Your post is right on the mark, relationships are ...Your post is right on the mark, relationships are what make schools work, but everyone seems to have forgotten that in press of the requirements of standardized assessment, new standards, old standards, no money, laws, regulations, performance pay, etc. <br /><br />I would love to simply make great relationships with as many of my students that I can, teach and have us learn together in my classroom. Unfortunately, fun is out, rigor is in and down the road we go.<br /><br />p.s. I will still have fun in my classroom no matter what :-)Haroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15199264917553613356noreply@blogger.com