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Sunday, August 14, 2011

Looking Back to Look Forward | Connected Principals

Looking Back to Look Forward | Connected Principals

Looking Back to Look Forward

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This year we are focusing on 21st Century Learning. For many myself included while this is exciting it can also be scary. What does it mean is it something new? Do I need to change the way I have taught for x years. To be honest some of the answers are Yes, but 21st Century learning is not new. The terms may be somewhat new the focus maybe new the ideas aren’t. As Rabbi Perl our Head of School showed during in-service there are many examples of critical thinking and questioning found in the Talmud, which are key skills that we talk about