Category Archives: 21st Century Learning
The Death of 21st Century Skills « Taste of Tech
Great article on why we should stop calling educating the next generation 21st Century education. The meaning of a 21st Century Education as been blurred by too many definitions. So well written, and so right on the point. http://schinker.wordpress.com/2011/12/21/the-death-of-21st-century-skills
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EdCampOC 2011
Saturday, I attended the EdCampOC “unconference” in Costa Mesa, California. It was outstanding! There’s something to be said about attending a face to face conference where you get to connect in person with other people just as passionate as you … Continue reading
Grants and Funding Opportunities
Many administrators and teachers want to know about grants and funding opportunities. It seems there isn’t enough funding to buy the technology that schools need to use to address 21st century literacy, so getting some grants would be a benefit. … Continue reading
Users Contribute the Content
This week, all 150 participants are invited to contribute media about our week at the Teach the Teachers Collaborative in Ojai. Teachers in grades 4-8, from all over LAUSD, have come to learn how to integrate technology into their science … Continue reading
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Dan Schmit, Keynote at Teach the Teachers
This evening, our group of science educators will be attending the keynote presentation by Dan Schmit, which will kick off our week of engaged learning. Here’s the Coveritlive live blog with attached uStream Video. Please join us at 7:00 p.m. … Continue reading
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21st Century Learning – Live from NECC 2008
21st Century Learning seems to be a very popular educational buzzword these days. Some people have asked me to define 21st Century learning, and I have to supply a short and very inadequate definition about connected, collaborative, natural learning with … Continue reading
What I Believe…
I was tagged several months ago by Jennifer Wagner on a meme started by Barry Bachenheime based on NPR’s This I Believe. I’ve probably broken all the rules by taking so long to respond, but time just slipped away. I … Continue reading
Great Schools, Great Learning
We’ve been talking about change in our district office. I’m glad to be part of the conversation. I know that the leaders in my district understand the need for change and are looking for how to go about it. That’s … Continue reading
Our Online Profile is Showing…
Jeff Utecht, in his post, Schools: Take control or forfeit your profile, points out that many schools carry an online profile, from entries in places like Wikipedia and FaceBook, that needs to be monitored and maintained. Many schools aren’t even … Continue reading
