Teachers Teaching Teachers. This was the presentation I gave at the GBN mini-conference. The focus was talking about how to build a classroom community and how blogs, wikis and video are tools used to help in that effort.
9. “The illiterate of the
21st century will not
be those who cannot
read and write, but
those who cannot
learn, unlearn, and
relearn.”
~Alvin Toffler
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10. quot;If we teach today's
students the way we
taught yesterday's,
we rob them of
tomorrow.quot;
~John Dewey
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17. !
1. What value is there in developing a
community approach to learning
(classroom, department, etc.)?
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18. !
1. What value is there in developing a
community approach to learning
(classroom, department, etc.)?
2. How can I nurture this development?
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37. Whole-Class Inquiry
Assessments
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52. What do students think?
“It’s the best...the best part of
class...I’ve learned so much
about myself, and it’s not all
pretty, let me tell you!”
~Mother Russia
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104. What do students think?
“It was really helpful for the final
exam review. Everyone put up
great ideas...and just between you
and me, the quieter students were
the best help!”
~Rachel
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