your schooltheir school

Dr. Susan Gebhard Chatham University

Monday, May 12, 2014

classroom managementclassroom management

assessment of student assessment of student knowledgeknowledge

readingreading

POP QUIZ!

vocabulary and word derivationcanine and feline

following directionscounting higher

tell me what you see

convergent thought work towards one correct answer

knowledge product status quo necessity for being“right”

competition The Matrix “red pill”

divergent thought work towards a solution or question

understanding process innovation necessity for creative risk-taking

collaboration The Matrix “blue pill”

your school

facts are factsthings exist independent from time and placeknowledge can be transmittedtraditional methods will withstand the test of timeindividuals take precedence over the groupperception does not influence underlying realityteachers teach – learners learn

their school

facts can change or be interpretedperception informs realitythings do not exist independently of contextlearning is constructedindividuals operate within communities of practiceteachers situate – learners participate

classroom managementclassroom management

assessment of student assessment of student knowledgeknowledge

readingreading

The Lizzie Bennet D

iaries

good teachinggood teaching

“The natural tendency of mind is towards certainty, security, and arrogance.” “On the whole,

adequate theories…are the biggest block to progress.”

Charles Saunders PierceHow To Make Our Ideas Clear

1878

philosophy of

teaching and

learning

v1

The important thing about a 21st century classroom is that it is ________________________________________________.

It is _________________________________________.

And it is _____________________________________.

And it is _____________________________________.

But the most important thing about a 21st century local classroom is that it is ___________________________.

we told it you were busy.

the future the future called…called…

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FINAL THOUGHTS