Wednesday, May 13, 2015

Speaking REAL about the classroom

I attended two Alan November workshops this year.  If you are looking for a presenter who says it like it is, then he is the one for you.  What was wonderful about his presentation was his no frills and no beating around the bush approach to what needs to be done in the classroom.  Most often I go to these types of seminars and presenters or attendees are unable to be honest in fear of hurting a teacher's feelings.  Real conversations need to be had.  Problems need to be addressed.  Teachers need to collaborate and need honest feedback, just like our students.

His approach fueled my motivation and excitement for project based learning in my classroom.  To be honest, I have worked as a project based teacher for some time.  When you work in the Career & Tech department you MUST be project based to keep students engaged and help connect core curriculum.

He also discusses the generation  and puts technology in perspective.  Though this generation has exposure to technology doesn't mean that they are aware of how to manage it.  It is our job to use and teach tools like Google Operator search guides and help students identify web sources by analyzing the web address.





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