Article II: The New Learning Standards

Thank you to everyone who posted thus far! If you read through the responses, several of us maintained that we need to take risks with our instruction to let students have access to technology at school. However, there is a certain level of fear out there about how exactly to use these new tools.

Just to let everyone know, I have been attending some lunch classes on technology offered through BISD. The ITS are amazing! I have learned so much this year about using these tools in my job as a principal. I can say though, sometimes you just have to get out there and mess with the tools to get comfortable. I would encourage ALL OF YOU to get your students in the labs and try something new. (Just this past week, I learned how to Twitter.)

Article II in the VI document presents a discussion on New Learning Standards. These standards should be clear, deal with multiple intelligences and be flexible enough to expand at the local level (to name a few).

Watch this video before responding.

This week's question...

How would you write these new learning standards in a way that would incorporate a future that we may not be able to imagine yet? Information is multiplying at an exponential rate, how do we keep up?

Keep up the postings!!! Way to go BES!

Visioning Institute-Article 1

As promised, we will use this blog to discuss the Visioning Institute document.

The VI document explains that schools must adapt to the ever expanding digital learning environment. Our children, the "digital natives" have almost unlimited information at their fingertips via the internet. They know how to navigate through technology while we as adults are still trying to learn how to "Tevo" or record a T.V. show. (Some of us may still be trying to figure out how to set our VCR!)

If this is the case, how do we or how should we embrace this new learning environment for our students?

How would this look like at Birdville Elementary?

How would this look like in our classrooms?

What do we need to make this happen?



We will continue to discuss the VI document through this blog. The expectation is that all staff members will post a comment to each blog posting, and respond to another staff member's posting. Enjoy!

Introduction

Hello everyone,
I hope to use this blog as a means for us to collaborate professionally about our learning at Birdville Elementary. We have so many staff members who are more proficient at this "blogging thing" as I am, so I hope that I will only facilitate not direct this journey.

This blog will be used for us to share what we are learning. Whether book studies, professional development, our study of strengths or simply a discussion of our own learning, this site will aid us in learning together.

As is expected at school, please remember to keep your comments constructive and productive. Nothing is to be gained by tearing each other down.

Well, enough of the intro...