Friday, June 4, 2010

What Would Yoda Do? Teachers Tweet About Their World - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.

What Would Yoda Do? Teachers Tweet About Their World - THE DAILY RIFF - Be Smarter. About Education.

What Would Yoda Do? Teachers Tweet About Their World



An Insider View For Parents & Educators:
The Jedi Approach For Teacher Professional Development
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"If you're not having fun, your students probably aren't either."


"Open classroom doors and let other teachers in to help us reflect and hone our practice.
It's not as scary as it seems.
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Want a glimpse behind-the-scenes of what teachers think about their own development?

A "call for submissions" from The Journal Of Curriculum and Pedagogy inspired three to respond in a collaborative mode by leveraging their social networks (PLN - Professional Learning Network). The topic up for discussion was how the influence of our digital culture was affecting pedagogy (teaching) and curriculum for teachers and schools. Rather than submit a formal scholarly essay, Rodd Lucier, Ben Hazzard and Kathy Hibbert decided to walk their talk by presenting this topic via tweets from Twitter from colleagues and contacts in the teaching profession.

Their sub-topic: A Jedi Approach to Professional Development For Teachers
The challenge: Message must be 140 characters or