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School / Work Affiliation: Baker University

Favored IM Account: adokken@wcsks.com

About Me: I teach 7th grade biology at a private school. I have two active kids that I taxi all over town in the summer for various sporting events. My husband, Dan, is an architect. He recently designed and remodeled our Mid-Century ranch home. I attended Texas A&M University (Gig 'em, Aggies). I love enjoy running and working out in my spare time (Ha! Not much of that, so I actually do it before everyone gets out of bed!)

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21st Century Skills Reflection

Posted on July 21, 2013 at 4:24pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

The 21st Century Classroom became very real to me this past year when my school became a laptop school. It was scary and awesome all in one! As I sit here writing this first post, I realize that one good thing about technology is that you have to communicate briefly!

I enjoyed watching the Tony Wagner video. I agree with the student skills that he described in his video “7 Skills that Students Need for the Future”. Critical thinking is huge! Students are so afraid to fail, but in…

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