Redefining teaching....a scary thought! We have to connect, create content, collaborate, coach AND be a change agent? Whew! Things have sure changed since I graduated from college. At that time (back in the dark ages), a good art teacher just had to be able to teach a few skills and techniques and maybe throw in a little art history guaranteed to bore the kids. Artists by nature are not collaborators....we all want to do our own thing. So...how will this look in my classroom?
Connecting will be a fun change! Online critiques, sharing of images and ideas, blogs, wikis and voicethreads, oh my! What a wonderful way to extend the short time we have in class and to include more time examining art and talking about art. How exciting! Creating content is the really fun part of my job. I love to research and find new and exciting "starting points" for my kids...and seeing where they will lead. I am still not good at student collaboration. Too often, one of the team members does all the work (or most of it anyway). How can I make this more collaborative and less leader driven? Coaching is something I have gotten much better at doing, particularly since I completed my National Board Certification. Those videos were very informative! And finally, a change agent. Hmmm....this one may take more pondering and prayer!
The Read/Write Web is an exciting place to be in 2009....and in this financial crisis...one that can be accessed for the right price!
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