Bill Gates general session Thursday, Maech 1
Okay, besides the fact that it was the Bill Gates, i was impressed by howmuch he actually knew about education. He’s not just a celebrity rich who throws (lots) of money at pet charities and causes. He actually is knowledgeable and committed to improving education.
How much can technology can help us learn?
Reimaging textbooks
Scaling our best teacher
Connecting through social networks
Personalizing learning
gooey iTunes U
Teachers pay teachers – 600k teachers a sharing and sellling lesson plans
Edmodo social net for teachers and students
KhanAcademy – video lessons
Mangahai
Give teachers time to learn this stuff
QA
Q: What skills will our students need?
A: basic ability to use latest software
Adults I know what I know; if I don’t know I didn’t learn it school and that’s it.
Now – go online and take 4-5 hr classes and learn
Q: purpose of education
A: culture created in classes is an amazingly importaqnt thing. Tenure of classroom – are kids respectful of each other? Culture built in schools. Learn to live w/in a cooperative culture needed in collage and work. Still need to know how to multiply. Need to know how to work collaboratively w/ others.
Need to benchmark technology
“Innovation is the means and equity is the goal”
Some of our best work as educators is to just get out of the way and let kids innovate. (interesting that reference to this came up several times in sessions i attended)
Patrick Bassett (NAIS president)
1. Backward mapping for Skills and values that 21st century will value
Curriculum development around outcomes and not subjects
2. Formative assessments, digital portfolio
3. Appreciative inquiry, strength approach ang growth method- integrate all 3
5, greening
6. STEM what is ur differentiator signature program
7. Professional using the proffession. Common teaming for colaboration
8. Public purpose of pvt Ed
9. Other learning online
10. Design thinking transforming howmwemteach and org students in school