This was our inclusion activity/discussion based on an assignment to pre-read an article or view an RSA Animate which focused on how education needs to change to meet the needs of the 21st century.
2. The Assignment
Think of your assignment to read/review one of the
following: “RSA Animate – Changing Education
Paradigms,” “A Bucket List for K-12 Students,” or “What
is the Purpose of Education?”
Review our school mission:
Hale Kula Elementary School educates all students to be
effective members of a global society. This includes
educating them to be competent and confident complex
thinkers and lifelong learners.
3. The Assignment - continued
Your assignment: How does our school mission match
what you read or viewed? What do we want our
students to be able to do when they leave our
classrooms?
Get into groups of 4. You have 10 minutes to share your
viewpoints and come up with a statement that reflects
your group’s views about education today. Using a
mobile device, post your group’s statement to:
http://todaysmeet.com/hkespd712
You are limited to 140 characters.
4. Our Teachers’ Responses to the Prompt
•Creating students who are active in the 3Rs and 4Cs and
they’re technology ready.
Jessica at 18:19 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web
• Our purpose/goal is to educate our students to make the
world a better place with the tools given.
Victoria, Laura, Ted, Dina at 18:19 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web
•21st century article claims students need to be engaged via
multimedia tools so children can construct own learning.
#lifelong learners
FABT at 18:20 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web
•The RSA fits with our mission to educate 21st century
learners.
•theawesomebunch at 18:21 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web
5. In order for students to be effective members of a global
society according to the articles they need to be taught the
skills to collaborate
Shelby at 18:21 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web
From our reading, we learned that our students need to be
engaged and be involved in their own education path
Rachel at 18:21 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web
We want students to be productive in society by knowing how
to think and solve problems.
Janelyn at 18:21 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web
Our mission statement is aligned with our life long learners
goals. We hope that our student have the skills from the bucket
list.
Fabiola at 18:23 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web
6. We are going to focus on inquiry instead of direct teaching with
an emphasis on classroom collaboration.
Lynele at 18:25 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web
Students should become active participants in our communities
-- moving from teachers telling to students doing. We are
facilitators!
Margaret, Cheryln, Lillian and Esther at 18:25 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web
The 21st century student needs to be both book smart AND
street smart. As educators, we have to expose our students to
basic life skills.
cheri at 18:25 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web
Using technology correctly and also knowing that these will
make a contribution.
Victoria, Laura, Ted, Dina at 18:26 PM, 24 Jul 2012 via web
