I'm including a photo of the teachers in the 2005 Walled Lake in the Galileo Teacher Leadership Academy with this post. All of us pictured have been attending various professional development training, and are working to improve ourselves, the culture of our schools, and the learning going on in our classrooms. We are learners and teachers!
I decided that writing a blog entry and recording it as a podcast is redundant. Is it? This podcast includes my thoughts and ideas after having attended the Engage Conference, sponsored by Wayne RESA. Marc Prensky was the featured speaker. I recorded some thoughts recorded some thoughts after reflecting upon the conference for a few days.
I love the title of this entry/podcast and truly believe the statement.
Be courageous!
Resources that may be helpful:
MovieMaker Video Tutorials
Getting Started with Moodle - Chat, Discussion Board, Wiki Options (will only be helpful for Walled Lake teachers)
Podcasting - Handout by Mike Souden, Oakland Schools
I completely agree with your views towards teaching students in different ways. Teachers need to repsect and trust their students more so they will be able to move out of the standard bubble they were put in. There are many useful tools which can be used to help make learning more fun and you seem to have the right idea. Too many students are bored while at school so it will help to use some of these new videos and podcasting as a new way to teach and keep students more interested.
ReplyDeleteThe concept of teachers as learners is perhaps the most critical shift that we need to embrace.
ReplyDeleteKeep up the good work!