Comments on: Lifelong Teachers http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/lifelong-teachers/ The Read/Write Web in the Classroom Thu, 04 Dec 2008 18:17:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: patc http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/lifelong-teachers/#comment-2684 patc Sun, 07 May 2006 21:19:57 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/lifelong-teachers/#comment-2684 A close friend said that our job as teachers was 'teaching children to teach themselves'. I can see that using the new online tools (blogs, wikis, podcasts, etc) can give us a new frontier to conquer. The challenge is teacher training - making all on our team truly comfortable with the possibilities. I forsee (at my school, anyway) a divide between the under 30 staffers and the rest of us. The older staffers need to see the real power and possibilities. They need to see that this is not another 'edugimmick' that will be discarded for next weeks new thing. A close friend said that our job as teachers was ‘teaching children to teach themselves’. I can see that using the new online tools (blogs, wikis, podcasts, etc) can give us a new frontier to conquer. The challenge is teacher training - making all on our team truly comfortable with the possibilities. I forsee (at my school, anyway) a divide between the under 30 staffers and the rest of us. The older staffers need to see the real power and possibilities. They need to see that this is not another ‘edugimmick’ that will be discarded for next weeks new thing.

]]> By: Jeff Utecht http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/lifelong-teachers/#comment-2621 Jeff Utecht Thu, 04 May 2006 04:18:37 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/lifelong-teachers/#comment-2621 Lifelong teachers, hmmmm. I don't think that would be much of a jump. Isn't teaching what we want our students to do every time they stand up in front of the class and give a presentation? Aren't they ultimately teaching to the rest of the class? The focus, I guess, would have to be the way a teacher assessed. Instead of focusing on what the student learned, you would focus on what the student taught and did anybody learn anything. The room 208 podcast is an excellent example of teaching the process of teaching. What if you took your districts teacher evaluation form and used that as your scoring guide the next time a student gives a presentation? Knowledge of the subject, positive feedback, asks questions, and starts meaningful conversations. Indeed that would create a deeper learning environment. Lifelong teachers, hmmmm. I don’t think that would be much of a jump. Isn’t teaching what we want our students to do every time they stand up in front of the class and give a presentation? Aren’t they ultimately teaching to the rest of the class? The focus, I guess, would have to be the way a teacher assessed. Instead of focusing on what the student learned, you would focus on what the student taught and did anybody learn anything. The room 208 podcast is an excellent example of teaching the process of teaching. What if you took your districts teacher evaluation form and used that as your scoring guide the next time a student gives a presentation? Knowledge of the subject, positive feedback, asks questions, and starts meaningful conversations. Indeed that would create a deeper learning environment.

]]> By: content to be different » Blog Archive » http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/lifelong-teachers/#comment-2616 content to be different » Blog Archive » Wed, 03 May 2006 20:25:13 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/lifelong-teachers/#comment-2616 [...] news Will Richardson blogs about a podcast project where students produce a podcast about… producing a podcast. Richardson sees this as an example of the read/write Web enabling students to become ‘learners’. He asks: “Would our learners be more passionate if they were asked to share their learning with others?” [...] […] news Will Richardson blogs about a podcast project where students produce a podcast about… producing a podcast. Richardson sees this as an example of the read/write Web enabling students to become ‘learners’. He asks: “Would our learners be more passionate if they were asked to share their learning with others?” […]

]]> By: web2learn » Blog Archive » Room 208 Vodcast http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/lifelong-teachers/#comment-2582 web2learn » Blog Archive » Room 208 Vodcast Tue, 02 May 2006 07:10:10 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/lifelong-teachers/#comment-2582 [...] I picked up the link to this Vodcast via Will Richardson.  It is great to see students working in such a collaborative way to produce media that the rest of the world can access and learn from.  You can see the level of planning and review that goes into preparing their podacst.  You can also see the enthusaiam that the students have for creating their podcast.  Seeing the students work so well on this project is very inspiring and I can only hope that the students we work with will get the same enjoyment and learning experiences when we try it with them later this year.  I highly recommend the Room 208 Vodcast to anyone wanting to see how podcasting can be a positive classroom experience. [...] […] I picked up the link to this Vodcast via Will Richardson.  It is great to see students working in such a collaborative way to produce media that the rest of the world can access and learn from.  You can see the level of planning and review that goes into preparing their podacst.  You can also see the enthusaiam that the students have for creating their podcast.  Seeing the students work so well on this project is very inspiring and I can only hope that the students we work with will get the same enjoyment and learning experiences when we try it with them later this year.  I highly recommend the Room 208 Vodcast to anyone wanting to see how podcasting can be a positive classroom experience. […]

]]> By: XplanaZine http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/lifelong-teachers/#comment-2560 XplanaZine Mon, 01 May 2006 14:03:22 +0000 http://weblogg-ed.com/2006/lifelong-teachers/#comment-2560 <strong>Daily Edublogging Update -- May 1, 2006...</strong> Here's a summary of ideas and conversations from the edublogging community that have captured our attention in the past 48 hours.... Daily Edublogging Update — May 1, 2006…

Here’s a summary of ideas and conversations from the edublogging community that have captured our attention in the past 48 hours….

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