למידה, אינטרנט ... ומה שביניהם

The idea is to assemble the system leaders in one place to get inspired for the new school year.

I need to create bingo cards or something to keep track of the number of educational clichés presented from the stage. Phrases like “21st century skills”, “the 4 C’s”, “digital natives”, and so many more. I’m pretty sure no one will mention standardized testing, instead using euphemisms like “assessment”, “data”, or “student achievement”.

All schools will build professional learning communities that employ best practices to raise the bar and close achievement gaps.

Once again he told us how our students have changed, how the world is different, and how we need to change our practice.

The problem with [the] talk, and really with most of the inspirational talk from the other speakers, is that what is said is very much disconnected from what everyone in the audience understands is expected of them once school starts.