21st Century Learning and Teaching

In 2009 I recognized that the world of education was rapidly changing and that in order to remain relevant and useful to my students I would need to set aside my belief system about education and learn what it means to be a teacher in the 21st century.  I began this blog in 2010 to document this transformation.

My practice became very technology based as my students and I explored the possibilities of Web 2.0 Tools. From that I learned:

1. How to build a global learning community.
2. How to connect students directly to experts in any field
3. That students are independently building learning communities outside of school that are often more meaningful than those in their day schools.
4.  It is possible to involve students in projects that have relevance beyond the classroom and contribute to the construction of knowledge in the "real" world.
5. That contact with students is no longer within the 4 walls and designated hours of school. Boundaries have shifted.
6. That there are myriad ways for students to demonstrate learning.