Submitted by Jason Flick (not verified) on October 3, 2007 - 20:56.
I thoroughly enjoyed Bob Lenz's comments in the Blog entitled "The Journey Continues." All I desire to contribute basically, however, is a mild correction... The perfect school, in my opinion, is not one without students... but one without administrators and law makers... haha. Serioiusly,
I was intrigued by the challenging and inspirational ideas that Bob suggested. I was particularly drawn to the idea of establishing rapport and that until we as educators are able to make a connection, we are seen by students as just another teacher in the chain of teachers that becomes the "educational machine." This is the first Blog that I have attempted submitting to as well... "Hello Bob. first time listener, first time caller!"
This has been a particularly helpful experience as I am currently pursuing a Master's of Education in the area of "Integrating Technology in the classroom." I can see that "blogging" offers a definite advantage of exposing oneself to alternative perspectives outside one's own personal classroom. "Blogging" itself could be seen as a concrete demonstration of the importance of , as Bob Lentz suggested, "feeling safe in one's environment". Perhaps "Blog time", would be a highly effective tool at the beginning of a classperiod, to allow students to have some quiet reflection time to prepare themselves for the forthcoming class. In this way, "Blogging" could be utilized as a communications tool for a successful classroom learning strategy.
In the future, perhaps, "Blog time" will become a standard feature of the daily educatioinal program in which students spend a 1/2 hour period every day, simply blogging as a means of practicing constructive self expression. Perhaps in the future there will be "Blog Stations" in the hallway such as there are at college campuses.
These are just some "cyberspeak" possibilities to consider for the future of educational strategies.
The Perfect School
Submitted by Jason Flick (not verified) on October 3, 2007 - 20:56.
I thoroughly enjoyed Bob Lenz's comments in the Blog entitled "The Journey Continues." All I desire to contribute basically, however, is a mild correction... The perfect school, in my opinion, is not one without students... but one without administrators and law makers... haha. Serioiusly,
I was intrigued by the challenging and inspirational ideas that Bob suggested. I was particularly drawn to the idea of establishing rapport and that until we as educators are able to make a connection, we are seen by students as just another teacher in the chain of teachers that becomes the "educational machine." This is the first Blog that I have attempted submitting to as well... "Hello Bob. first time listener, first time caller!"
This has been a particularly helpful experience as I am currently pursuing a Master's of Education in the area of "Integrating Technology in the classroom." I can see that "blogging" offers a definite advantage of exposing oneself to alternative perspectives outside one's own personal classroom. "Blogging" itself could be seen as a concrete demonstration of the importance of , as Bob Lentz suggested, "feeling safe in one's environment". Perhaps "Blog time", would be a highly effective tool at the beginning of a classperiod, to allow students to have some quiet reflection time to prepare themselves for the forthcoming class. In this way, "Blogging" could be utilized as a communications tool for a successful classroom learning strategy.
In the future, perhaps, "Blog time" will become a standard feature of the daily educatioinal program in which students spend a 1/2 hour period every day, simply blogging as a means of practicing constructive self expression. Perhaps in the future there will be "Blog Stations" in the hallway such as there are at college campuses.
These are just some "cyberspeak" possibilities to consider for the future of educational strategies.
Thanks