January+20

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 * Sharing**


 * The Passivity of Students and Educators (Randy)
 * Zoho Challenge - Quiz Maker (Randy)
 * Sugata Mitra - The Future of Education (Randy
 * Vision of Students Today - Call for Videos (Randy)
 * Math Class Doesn't Have to Suck (Randy)
 * Dan Meyer - Math Curriculum Makeover; Dan's blog
 * "Bigger Picture" Schools (Kyle L.)


 * Blogs** - Reading blogs and provide feedback through comments. What makes a good comment? Read [|this].
 * What are some of the common themes explored in your writing as a class?
 * Motivation
 * Supportive Environment
 * Hands on/fun!
 * Engaging with assignments and activities
 * Passion
 * Enthusiasm
 * Respect
 * Student Input
 * Teachers as learners
 * Taking into considerations learning differences
 * Getting to know student interests
 * Connecting learning to real-world situations
 * Expert in content
 * If you had to describe the lens through which you (collectively) view teaching and learning, how would you do that?
 * Wordle



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 * Dr. Tae - Building a New Culture of Teaching and Learning**
 * Use TodaysMeet to discuss the ideas in the video.


 * Readings for next class (Choose at least 3 to read):**
 * Horizon K-12 Report
 * [|Living and Learning with New Media: Summary of Findings from the Digital Youth Project] (particularly the //Introduction// and //Conclusion and Implications//)
 * Pew Internet and American Life Project
 * [|How People Learn - Executive Summary]
 * The New Literacy
 * Flickr - Great Quotes about Learning and Change
 * Cambridge Handbook of the Learning Sciences (Sawyer, ed.) - Chapter 1 (The New Science of Learning) and/or Chapter 34 (The Schools of the Future)

Think about the following questions. Start a new blog post about your thoughts. How do the ideas in these articles connect with your lens for teaching and learning. Feel free to draw on //other resources// you find on the Internet //as well as your own experiences// using technology.
 * How do people learn in the real world, outside of school?
 * How do people learn from and through technology in the real world?
 * What are the implications of that for what teaching and learning could/should look like?


 * For Tuesday, January 25**


 * Blog post as outlined above.**


 * Post** one interesting article/finding from the Internet, etc for next week to the January 25 page.


 * Order the texts**: Not for our next class, but for //**Thursday, January 27**//, you will need to have read Chapters 1 and 2 in //Rethinking Education....//

** Next Meeting: Tuesday, January 25 - 7:00 - 9:00 PM** ** New Topic: "21st century education"**