Where Do We Come From and Where Are We Going?

We have all heard about engaging students in your classrooms, digital natives and peer learning, but have you considered putting it all together?  Dr. Mazur of Harvard University has.  Dr. Mazur is a Professor of Physics and Applied Physics and Area Dean of Applied Physics for Harvard University.  Dr. Mazur was questioning the idea of learning facts and knowing concepts in his classroom.  This is when he turned things around and started implementing technology and peer lead learning.  To learn more about Dr. Mazur, view his video at right.

Come and see Dr. Mazur at the Southwest Building Learning Communities Conference (Southwest BLC) June 20-22, 2012 at the Embassy Suites in Frisco, Texas!

How are you preparing for next weeks lessons?  Are you sitting up on Sunday evening coming up with problems that students will be solving the next day or week?  Why not let students lead the way to solving the worlds problems and you, as a teacher, help guild them along their journey?  Ewan McIntosh is out talking about the 5 stages of the design thinking process.  By letting students come up with their own problems to solve, they are becoming innovative and excited about learning.  To learn more about Ewan McIntosh, view his video from the TEDx Conference at right.

See what all the talk is on June 20-22, 2012 in Frisco, Texas at the Southwest BLC Conference!

Is teaching just done in your classroom or building?  Are you reaching out to other schools in the United States…or globally?  Why should we be reaching out to others?  Join Alan November, Kathy Cassidy and Michelle Anderson as they conduct a forum with audience participation about taking learning global.  Below is a video of a presentation in which Alan November talks about global learning.

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