Jeremiah Patterson's Posts - Classroom 2.02024-03-28T10:11:51ZJeremiah Pattersonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/edhocracyhttps://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/file/get/1949879370?profile=RESIZE_48X48&width=48&height=48&crop=1%3A1https://www.classroom20.com/profiles/blog/feed?user=edhocracy&xn_auth=no1:1 Sooner than Later? or How much will the "$100 laptop" cost in the US?tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-04-28:649749:BlogPost:86022007-04-28T00:33:16.000ZJeremiah Pattersonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/edhocracy
Perhaps it won't be so long before every student in our schools has a<br />
tool they can use to connect with, well, anything they want. <a href="http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/04/26/us_schools_may_join_inexpensive_laptop_project/">Check it out</a>.
Perhaps it won't be so long before every student in our schools has a<br />
tool they can use to connect with, well, anything they want. <a href="http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2007/04/26/us_schools_may_join_inexpensive_laptop_project/">Check it out</a>.School 2.0 vs. Clear National Trends?tag:www.classroom20.com,2007-04-26:649749:BlogPost:81812007-04-26T05:27:10.000ZJeremiah Pattersonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/edhocracy
The question is: <b>how do national trends we recognize in education policy interact with the (r)evolution we envision for schooling?</b><br></br>
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This post has been forming in my head for a while now. <br></br>
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Really, it's inception came about because I read <a href="http://www.skillscommission.org/executive.htm">Tough Choices</a> at about the same time I began to involve myself in the school 2.0 conversation. I did that by: <br></br>
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<li>beginning my exploration of the blogosphere,…</li>
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The question is: <b>how do national trends we recognize in education policy interact with the (r)evolution we envision for schooling?</b><br/>
<br/>
This post has been forming in my head for a while now. <br/>
<br/>
Really, it's inception came about because I read <a href="http://www.skillscommission.org/executive.htm">Tough Choices</a> at about the same time I began to involve myself in the school 2.0 conversation. I did that by: <br/>
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<li>beginning my exploration of the blogosphere, reading only at first</li>
<li>establishing a bloglines account and beginning to take advantage of rss</li>
<li>starting this blog</li>
<li>realization that interaction and commenting on other folks' blogs is necessary to making real conversation</li>
<li>joining <a href="../../../../../../../">classroom 2.0 Ning</a>, and going through the same evolution of non-participation/observation, testing, real dialogue.</li>
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So Tough Choices is an obvious example of the kinds of national trends<br />
of which I am speaking, but that is not to say it should become a<br />
pariah, representing all that is misguided about education policy in<br />
the US. Rather, because it synthesizes so many otherwise disparate<br />
concepts under one roof, it naturally assumes a lead role.<br/>
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Lately, though, a couple of examples of national trends have hit the<br />
headlines, only to be rebuffed and dismissed by prominent<br />
edu-bloggers. Two examples:<br/>
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A backlash against the use of tech tools in classrooms. <a href="https://communitychest.k12.com/node/1435">And the ensuing response by thoughtful, articulate school 2.0 advocates.</a><br/>
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Bill Gates' recent push for ed. reform through political financing rather than more traditional channels . <a href="http://weblogg-ed.com/2007/aaaarrrrrgggghhhhh/">And the ensuing scream by Will Richardson et. al.</a><br/>
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Again, the question: what is the relationship between national trends<br />
(that many see as inevitabilities) and the School 2.0 (r)evolution? Or<br />
rather, we know what it is currently; what ought it be?<br/>
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<u><b>What are the trends? (Without commentary:)</b></u><br/>
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<li>Restructuring teacher compensation</li>
<li>Nationalization of curricula</li>
<li>School choice</li>
<li>Back to basics</li>
<li>Assessment +</li>
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And what, in the end, will be the synthesis of their emergence into the<br />
national educational environment in relationship to the way technology<br />
can shift pedagogy?<br/>
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It simply isn't enough to just scream.<br/>
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Nor to hold a line based on principle alone.<br/>
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What is the appropriate convergence of these two trains, so that they do not collide?Teacher Leaders -- Connectivist Activismtag:www.classroom20.com,2007-04-23:649749:BlogPost:71272007-04-23T00:46:03.000ZJeremiah Pattersonhttps://www.classroom20.com/profile/edhocracy
Howdy,<br></br><br></br>I've never met most of you, but I need your help.<br></br><br></br>I'm attending a phone conference on Thursday with the director of <a href="http://stand.org/">Stand for Children</a>, a national organization dedicated to advocacy for children. He has been asked to write an article for a future issue of <a href="http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.a4dbd0f2c4f9b94cdeb3ffdb62108a0c/;jsessionid=DEvgsuJ0DCVW9jMxiIaRKCoGG">Ed. Leadership</a>. The issue will be focused on teachers…
Howdy,<br/><br/>I've never met most of you, but I need your help.<br/><br/>I'm attending a phone conference on Thursday with the director of <a href="http://stand.org/">Stand for Children</a>, a national organization dedicated to advocacy for children. He has been asked to write an article for a future issue of <a href="http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.a4dbd0f2c4f9b94cdeb3ffdb62108a0c/;jsessionid=DEvgsuJ0DCVW9jMxiIaRKCoGG">Ed. Leadership</a>. The issue will be focused on teachers as leaders, and the article toward which our conversation will be directed will address teacher activism.<br/><br/>When I was invited to join the conversation, part of the request was that I relate anecdotal evidence of educators (particularly teachers) changing policy (written or not). I immediately thought of Classroom 2.0, as the posts I read here are universally insightful, charged, and eloquent.<br/><br/>I am particularly interested to know how, as a teacher-leader, your energy for exploring the possibilities around School 2.0 have shaped policy in your sphere of influence. <br/><br/>Two examples I am already thinking of including:<br/><br/><a href="http://www.scienceleadership.org/">1. Chris Lehman's school in Philadelphia -- SLA empowers teachers to explore pedagogical boundaries by breaking down traditional barriers to student engagement, embracing open source ideology in the name of inquiry.</a> <br/><br/><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ljbI-363A2Q">2. Karl Fisch's "Did You Know" presentation.</a> <a href="http://edhocracy.typepad.com/blog/2007/03/did_you_know_re.html">It has pushed me and caused me to share it with just about anybody who will listen.</a><br/><br/>So, what are you doing? How has your activism, your teacher-leadership, affected educational policy (on any level)?<br/><br/>This post will be duplicated <a href="http://edhocracy.typepad.com/blog/">on my blog at edhocracy.</a><br/><br/>Look forward to hearing from you!<br/><br/>jeremiah<br/>