The Partnership for 21st Century Skills

Hello Everyone,

My Reaction:

The Partnership 21st Century Skills website was very interesting. I love the resources that are available to download to view at your leisure. I think the website was not user friendly even though it had a lot of information that is valuable. I like the top tabs that were available to you. However, you had to go through a lot of tabs to find what you needed. I do indeed like their mission to be a catalyst for building 21st century skills by including everyone who can play apart in this mission. I do agree that every child that we are educating now needs to be 21st Century educated in order to function properly in the work world that is ahead of them. We collaborate a lot at my school, which is a good thing, because we can teach our students how to become more effective in this area. We struggle with our students being critical thinkers and them being successful with problem-solving.

Information: What surprised me

I don't believe nothing surprise me. Not even the fact that Georgia was not on the list. Seems as though every business that has any type of technology available was represented. Just a little surprise that there was not as many teachers represented on the Strategic Council of Members. We are the core of education and we are really the voice of the classroom, therefore more of us need to be there in order strike a serious balance for our students. :-)

Disagreements:

I would not disagree with anything that will work as a catalyst for our schools becoming 21 st century schools.

Implications for my students and Myself as a Teacher:

How can your state become apart of this program? How can we use this in the classroom to better involve our schools and students? These are just a few questions that cross my mind when thinking about such a powerful resource.

What are your thoughts and comments?

Amy Hollis-Lawson

Math.......Journals.........Now Blogs

Hello,

I have decided that I am going to use blogging in my Math Class. I will allow the students to Blog a message to me at least twice a week. I will use my desk top computers as well as a few of the laptops in my class for the students to sit and blog about their experiences in Math Class. Right now, we are using Math journals. I think they are a great tool for students to express themselves about Math class, however I will include the blogging along with the Math journals. If anyone has any suggestions or if you have used blogging any Math, please feel free to share.

Thanks,

Amy

Technology Concerns

Hello,

In the school where I teach, we have a lot of technology available to the students. I have a concern about the students and the technology. I believe the technology will eventually make students lazy to the point where they began to depend on it too much. What are your thoughts concerning this? I believe the students want to be on technology rather than doing other assignments that does not require technology. I have a few students who are more concerned with technology rather than doing their work. How do I fix this issue? I have explained to them that we don't use technology everyday. We use it when it is appropriate for the lesson. Your help is needed!

Co-Teaching Models

What model is best when Co-Teaching in the Classroom? I would like to think the parallel teaching model is best. But need suggestions. Thanks in advance!