It’s true isn’t it…I’m sure most, if not all of you, have seen this presentation. If not take 8 and a half hours out of your day and watch it:
This presentation really gets you thinking about what we are teaching our youth. I know here in Saskatchewan we are looking at curriculum and changing the way things are done, especially in math right now. I think technology needs to be a big part of this change. The internet is such a powerful tool to be used in learning. No longer does learning only need to occur in the classroom but it can occur online through collaboration with others whether they be in India, China, England, Kazakhstan, Australia, Cote d’Ivoire, Uganda, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, Jamaica, Cuba, or even the school down the street.
I think the questions the presentation asks us to ask people around us are key. We are teaching the people who will be going out to find job in ten years. What will the world look like then? What type of jobs are we training them for? What type of literacy will be necessary? Where does this all start? With you and I.
Please check out this presentation and then check out the wikispace that is set up for this presentation it has even more information.
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