tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966416614024319025.post939802628751246810..comments2023-04-05T02:01:10.220-04:00Comments on Ignite. Incite. Inspire.: Students - The Missing Puzzle PieceNeil Finneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01786005229455864695noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966416614024319025.post-21533727484058144732011-07-27T15:24:14.499-04:002011-07-27T15:24:14.499-04:00Hi Jill,
Thanks for your great questions and inte...Hi Jill,<br /><br />Thanks for your great questions and interaction with this topic. I'd have so many, and yet, so few answers. The best thing possible would be for the driving change to come from the students somehow. Teaching must mirror today's great issues and needs who better to decide that than the students and their families. They are the "customers"'after all. It's difficult to challenge the history and nature of something - but in this case it really does appear to be the most logical step in meeting the needs of the 21st learner and their place in our future society. Thanks for passing on this blog link to your students - I would welcome any comments or insights they might have. <br /><br />Cheers,<br />NeilNeil Finneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01786005229455864695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5966416614024319025.post-75635083160919396102011-07-27T13:11:35.695-04:002011-07-27T13:11:35.695-04:00Hey Neil!
I came across your blog doing some rese...Hey Neil!<br /><br />I came across your blog doing some research for my ETFO course. Yes, I agree that many teachers find themselves drowning in the waters of change. Yes, there are some teachers who are attempting small bits of new innovation. Yes, many are finding the new technologies a challenge, and yes, they need help and support. So my big question is what is being done to help these drowning teachers? Just throwing a few PD sessions at teachers & expecting them all to buy in, or as you stated "repackage old bits" to meet the new strategies and expectations, is difficult without continuous support. Where do we get the time to do this? Who will do this for us? Does the Ministry need to address this issue? What about our collective bargaining team?<br /><br />I'll pass your blog onto my classmates.<br /><br />JillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com