self-evaluation

This class hit me hard with the fact that I am in no way keeping up! The biggest skill I need to develope is getting out there and finding new inovations. I know I need to spend a good deal more time exploring the web and talking to others to find out what is developing. I need to give my classes more opportunities to explore and share information via the web - tempered with safety skills.
I think I would like to explore ways to connect my readers so that they might sahre their opions about the books they are reading and learn from others what books they might enjoy. I know that research is making huge changes. I want to teach what is relevant to the future not how we used to do it. Skills now are not so much finding the information as determining the reliablity of the information found.
During the week in class I am not sure I created more than I consumed because I comsumed so much knowledge I was quite over whelmed. I am getting more comfortable with the blogging although I am not sure who would really want to know what I think! I saw lots of possiblities for use of web sites with my classes. My goal this summer is to improve my class cirriculums using my smart board more effectively is a big part of that plan.
My thinking has changed some although I knew I was not getting full use of what is out there I am even more aware that I have touched only the tip of the ice burg so I will push forward!

The thought that hit me about this article is that everyone needs to be included in the beginning
of change and not have it forced on them with no buy-in.

The author of this article seems to think teaching means lecture. I think teachers have been working to move away from this.

The article was very interesting - I enjoyed reading it. I can see that old methods of teaching produces "useless people". I wonder if we need to look at the tech colleges to see if they have some answers. Keeping up means changing every minute!

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This is Dianne's blog created on June 2, 2008. I will be posting here for my 21st Century Learning class.