The connected student video
Resources to look at: Google scholar, iTunes U
Teacher's role: Learning architect, modeler, learning concierge, network sherpa, connected learning incubator, synthesizer, change agent
Activities: guidance when student is stuck, how to communicate properly and ask for help from experts, vet a resource, how to turn a web search into a scavenger hunt, get excited when they find that pearl of content, organize the mountains of information.
I love this video!! I think this is the way school should really be conducted. Students in charge of their own learning with caring adults pointing them in the right direction. A few big questions for me - is this appropriate for middle schoolers? (I think so) How do I make this happen in middle school? How do I grade what they have learned? (certainly not w/ a standardized test!).
I do think that librarians can play the role of the 'teacher' in this video. Any adult who has a significant presence in a student's life should be playing this role.
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