Sunday, October 19, 2014
Moving Mindsets in Education
I have come to the realization that I may become extinct. The days of needing a teacher standing at the front of a room lecturing are coming to a close. The days of the "sage on the stage" are gone. Anyone can learn anything at any time thanks to technology. There is nothing unique about my math lessons that a student could not get from a video online. I have to think of ways to adapt or the extinction will come sooner rather than later.
I am willing to embrace technology and become a new explorer along with my students. Instead of me being the only person to deliver content and teach, I have to be willing to let go of the power. The students can become the teachers. This is huge paradigm shift for me. Of course there will still be standards and curriculum to follow, but the students need to be given more control on how the learning develops. I need to be able to say, "Here is what we need to learn...Let's work together to learn this material". The students need to feel ownership in the learning process and feel it is valuable for them. We all learn best when the learning as meaning for us. The math content needs to make since for students' lives and career goals.
This "new" classroom is so different than my current lecture format. I want to make changes to begin the journey so that I don't find myself extinct in a few years.
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