Darling-Hammond discussed five key elements for a high-and equitably achieving nation:
John Dewey’s quote: “What the best and wisest parent wants for his own child, that must we want for all children in the community. Any other ideal for our schools is narrow and unlovely; acted upon, it destroys our democracy.” Even though these words were spoken a hundred years ago, his words are just as true and powerful today as they were then. It is imperative that we, as teachers, are advocates for each one of our students. Wanting the best for our students, and providing the best for our students, will benefit the future these students will live in. We are educating the next generation of citizens right now, and it is imperative that we are teaching students skills that will make them informed, critical thinkers who will better the communities they live in. If we, as teachers, all have this as our goal, then we have a bright future for our nation. One important way to prepare our students for the future is by teaching 21st century skills. This week, I watched the video, “Grounding 21st Century Learning in Good Thinking” by Dr. Robert Swartz. He talks about the importance of infusing skillful thinking in content instruction to engage students to think in deep and rich ways about what they are learning. One powerful tool he talked about was developing questioning strategies with our students. Developing questioning skills in our students (i.e. how to ask the right questions to make informed decisions), will help them in the classroom, and provide them with real-world skills that will benefit them in the work force.
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Monica Knecht
10/8/2018 02:09:07 pm
Jen, I totally agree with you about the BTSA. I actually wrote that in my response. I really feel like our district is picking up in this category recently too. With Principal Peer and new evaluations for teachers being piloted at our site. We are starting to move in a great direction. Of course, there are still a few area of concern too, like prep, teacher collaboration time and Staff Development, but headed in the right direction.
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Julie
10/8/2018 09:24:40 pm
Jennifer I like the way you addressed each issue in your blog and really considered students as why it all matters so much. As I read through this information I saw glimmers of these changes but this will be a definite education revolution one I think most of us educators feel we need. I think this is exciting we just received 2 more paid day for professional development which i think is very exciting. I agree we are heading in the right direction. Just look how many teacher want to earn their Masters there is a desire to learn more and continue to grow.
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